Saturday, March 10, 2007

The City Council on Monday voted unanimously on a resolution apposing any
gambling at Pease, the port or on any other land within the city's
boundaries. "It was pretty all-inclusive," said Mayor Steve Marchand. The
resolution is in response to Senate Bill 225, which would allow for a casino
to be built at the tradeport or in the city of Berlin. The bill's lone
sponsor is Sen. John Gallus, R-Berlin. The resolution specifically excluded
Berlin because, according to Marchand, the council wanted to take a firm
stance on gambling specifically in Portsmouth. "Gambling in other parts of
the state was not unanimous on the council, and we didn't want that to
compromise the Portsmouth part," he said.