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July 17th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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07-17-2014
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AZCentral.Com
In a major shift, a divided Glendale City Council voted Tuesday to
support a southern Arizona tribe’s proposed casino near the Westgate
City Center.
The council voted 4-3 to rescind its previous
opposition to a plan by the Tohono O’odham Nation to build a major
casino resort on its land less than two miles from the Jobing.com Arena
and the University of Phoenix Stadium.
Glendale’s new position
comes after five years of fierce objections from the city, including
spending nearly $3.5 million in legal fees battling the casino.
READ MORE : Supreme Court decision could help Glendale casino plans
SEE MORE: Renderings of the proposed Casino
The change also comes a week before a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., to discuss Indian gaming.
Mayor
Jerry Weiers, who opposes the casino, is expected to attend the hearing
and present Glendale’s position supporting the tribe’s plan for a 1.1
million square-foot resort and casino on 135 acres.
Councilwoman
Norma Alvarez said the casino will create jobs for Glendale and generate
sales tax revenue for the city from ancillary spending, though council
members did not cite specific figures.
“We need to go forward,”
Alvarez said. “We’ve made some really big mistakes in the past in
spending money. …This will make our city much better.”
Alvarez
voted with council members Gary Sherwood, Ian Hugh and Sam Chavira to
support the casino. Weiers and council members Yvonne Knaack and Manny
Martinez were opposed.
“We have given up any leverage we may have had in negotiations,” Martinez said of talks with the tribe.
The
action occurred at a hastily called special council meeting that
attracted more than 100 trade union members who packed the chambers in
support of the casino plan.
“We’re trying to get some work out of it,” said Michael Henrichsen, a retired union pipe fitter. “It’s all about the work.”
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