By Pete McIntyre 107.5 kissfm
Plans to relocate Vernon's casino have been put on hold for at least a couple weeks. Vernon council has deferred its decision on Lake City Casino's application until its next meeting. Councillor Barry Beardsell wants more information on the facility fees, from the BC Lottery Corporation. Beardsell says he's been trying to get the details for years, and was upset some data was given to council members just hours before Monday's meeting. He tells KISS FM, "And (I'm looking for) more detail about what the money has been spent on. I mean coming at the 12-th hour like that with a bit of information, that's treating us with disrespect in my mind."Councillor Jack Gilroy opposed the deferral. "The time is running out with the casino we have in town. Their lease is up. They have to move to a new facility. Do we want it in Vernon or not? Let's vote on that facility. It has nothing to do with Barry's (Beardsell) thing because he hates casinos or whatever he does, let's vote and say we want this casino in Vernon." Lake City needs city approval to move to a larger facility, to be built near Vernon Toyota.Greg Walker from the Lottery Corp says the city's delay won't have any impact on the project.
2 comments:
Councillor Gilroy does it again! Hoof and mouth. Love the juxtaposition of Gilroy's comments and Greg Walker's of the Lottery Corp. That's 'juxtaposition'--look it up, Jack!
This is typical Beardsell delay tactics. For the last several years I have watched him grind decision making on this council and GVS to a halt because of his stubbornness and intolerance to other peoples ideas. Good on the Mayor for taking a stand with him. THAT’S LEADERSHIP. In this every changing world we need people on Council who are forward thinking. Let Beardsell resign from Committees and from Council. Let’s just hope no one of like mind replaces him.
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