Illinois Board Support Jumer's Move As reported by the Quad-City Times: "Members of the Big Island Conservation District say they are not opposed to the planned move of Jumer's Casino Rock Island to a site off Interstate 280 and Illinois 92, but concede that concerns they have raised about how the project would impact Big Island's levee system have delayed its approval.
"Casino officials and proponents hoped the Illinois Gaming Board would greenlight the move at its regular meeting in September, but a final vote was tabled, in part because of issues raised by the conservation district, Gaming Board spokesman Gene O'Shea confirmed Thursday. "Now, the board plans to visit the current casino location in downtown Rock Island as well as its proposed new site before holding a special meeting Tuesday in the Rock Island City Council chambers. The open session of the meeting will begin about 3:30 p.m., according to the meeting agenda. "…Though a deal that allowed the casino to acquire the I-280/Illinois 92 land angered some Big Island supporters, their dispute is with Moline-based RiverStone Group, not the casino, said Randy Wlaskolich of the Big Island Soil and Water Preservation Commission. The deal involved an agreement between the city and RiverStone for the company to sell the downstream site to the casino in exchange for a zoning change that could pave the way for a gravel mining operation…"
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