Nov 16, 2008 1:35 pm US/Eastern
Philly Mayor Signs Casino Zoning Legislation
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ―
Philadelphia's
mayor has signed zoning legislation that would help plans to put a casino at a
downtown shopping mall.
Residents of the nearby
Chinatown neighborhood oppose plans for a
casino at the Gallery. They sent Mayor Michael Nutter stacks of petitions
opposing the zoning changes.
Nutter on Sunday signed
bills that created a commercial entertainment district for the proposed
Foxwoods casino. The legislation passed City Council last week.
The developers already
have a license to build a slots parlor on the Delaware River waterfront in South Philadelphia. But because of fierce opposition,
they agreed to consider moving it to the Gallery, a 1970s-era mall in a
struggling retail corridor.
Nutter met with leaders of
the Chinatown community on Saturday.
He says he plans to meet with them again on Thursday.
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