Other newer cities and large urban areas have the luxury of not trying to shoehorn two sewage systems into space that’s been built up like Lynchburg Richmond and Alexandria (or was it Arlington?)

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Because that’s a cost of $5600 per resident of the city(1.3b/230k). A family of 4 cost would be over $20k for their share.

Really the state/fed funding is the only way to make this feasible. You have new residents to the city (new movers or new born for the last 50 years) who are on the hook for over 100 years worth of bad infrastructure.

BINGO

Who the literal fuck wants this fucking casino? Never met a real person who does.

Not true though is it? Casinos are a blatantly immoral and predatory business and accepting that into your culture has snowballing effects. Petersburg shouldn't have one either but I'd rather it be outside of the city than have it directly festering in the heart of what is currently a very positive movement

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I don't think we need casinos in Virginia period. But I certainly don't want it in Richmond. Let the people in Petersburg decide what they want.

I can second this. They have it a few weekends, it's rarely busy and you can snap all the photos you want. Plus they have a cool train set up going on now.

No I did the research and have the numbers, but you’re the one making bogus claims so you do the fucking work now.

Why they tryna delay fixing our poop storm river fix?

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You said everyone in the area wants it, which is the lie. What is the population of that precinct, and district? The turnout was like 13%.

1.3 billion and the casino site is yours!

They'd probably agree. I could be convinced to vote yes for that one.

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As someone who lives in Richmond i cannot vote for for people in Petersburg. If they want it they can vote yes. I can however vote and say, "No thank you, not in our city. Take your filthy money elsewhere."

That money up front sounds appealing but there is a much greater cost in the long run. The casino is not a boon, it is a money drain that funnels our cash into the pockets of the rich and the politicians.

I know it seems too simple but couldn't we get our councilmen to pass something that says a new Casino has to pay for the combined-sewer cleanup?

Richmond literally voted no on this. This brings it to the bottom of the "wish list"

How about enough ambulances to serve us? How about fair pay for emts? How about more money for teachers and schools?

All the casino will do is pad the pockets of the politicians and the rich. Disgusting.

The casino is going to be so fetch

But if you hit it big you can continue to afford living in the city.

It should read "Stoney" not "Richmond".

We are F'd until a new administration. This one does not care about the employee.

Richmond is spending all this time and effort for a casino...

and in the same breath...

>The city also wants, as its second highest priority, to prevent any state effort to accelerate the required completion of a $1.3 billion combined-sewer cleanup of the James River before 2035.

Levar, we got real problems in the city and a casino isnt one of them.

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