Tuesday, September 05, 2006

As reported by the Evening Sun: "The Straban Township supervisors
recommended to themselves approval of preliminary plans Thursday night for a
slots parlor at the intersection of routes 15 and 30. "It might sound funny,
but the supervisors were acting as the planning commission, which ordinarily
makes recommendations to the board. But they were left with the job when
commissioners unanimously recused themselves, citing bias. The developer had
complained one commission member was against the casino. "Supervisor Troy
Martin said it's safe to assume the board will follow its own recommendation
to approve the plans at its meeting Monday. "Crossroads Gaming Resort and
Spa LP submitted the plans to the township in late March. The plans call for
a hotel, spa, restaurants, a parking garage and a parlor with up to 5,000
slots to be built. "They decided to approve the plans Monday with one
condition - that Crossroads modify a parking garage to reflect the most
recent road design configuration."