SugarHouse Getting Spooked by Anti-Casino Wrath?
Anti-casino stormtroopers are braying “Victory!” after City Council canceled its September 21st public hearing on bills related to SugarHouse’s casino application. A post on Young Philly Politics, quoting shadowy “political insiders,” claims that “SugarHouse requested the delay after they unsuccessfully tried to force the Fishtown Neighbors Association to the negotiation table.” Philebrity piles on the rumor mill by saying essentially the same thing. SugarHouse representatives have yet to return an Examiner e-mail request for comment.
Elsewhere on the spirited protest front, Casino-Free Philadelphia and other community groups plan to swarm a “rules hearing” at City Hall tomorrow to “lobby members of City Council and to ask for their continued support for re-siting SugarHouse and Foxwoods casinos.”
The party starts at 10 a.m., across from the Dunkin’ Donuts at the northeast section of City Hall. Bring your yelling pants.
Philadelphia City Council Cancels SugarHouse Hearing [Keystone Politics]
Fishtown Neighbors Group Feels Slighted by SugarHouse [Evening Bulletin]
