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He's not trying to stop the casino, he's trying to get more money than they already agreed t o pay him. He should have just called it good enough, you don't extort casinos.
 
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Jouhou said:
you don't extort casinos.
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I would have thought it was the opposite. He has very little to lose here. He has seen the deal Walsh struck and wants something similar for his city. He has a far stronger hand than Wynn here, why not play it.
 
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Ruairi said:
I would have thought it was the opposite. He has very little to loose here. He has seen the deal Walsh struck and wants something similar for his city. He has a far stronger hand than Wynn here, why not play it.
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That was after Boston wasted millions fighting it in a lawsuit though. I mean... you may call it a worthy investment; I call it taxpayers' money down the toilet.
 
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This is a symptom of New England's balkanized municipalities, nothing more. When local governments are as hyper-local as they are here, every community has an incentive to play off of others. Especially when dealing with an entity that's at a municipal cross-roads. Short of major modifications to NE municipal law and probably state constitutions, it's just a fact of life.
 
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dshoost88 said:
That was after Boston wasted millions fighting it in a lawsuit though. I mean... you may call it a worthy investment; I call it taxpayers' money down the toilet.
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Spending "millions" to get this is a waste of taxpayer money? Seems like pretty faulty math to me. Note my bold below -- legal fees were reimbursed in the agreement.

http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/Default.aspx?id=20500

Boston - Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that the City of Boston has signed a Surrounding Community Agreement with Wynn Resorts that includes $68 million in mitigation funds, $20 million annually for local businesses over a 15-year period, and a potential opportunity to create public open space in Charlestown. This agreement represents the largest community benefit to date offered by Wynn Resorts or the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to the City of Boston.

The Surrounding Community Agreement was negotiated directly between Mayor Walsh and Wynn Resorts Chairman & CEO Steve Wynn.

"Our efforts over the past two years have been to protect the people of Boston and ensure the neighborhood of Charlestown is treated fairly," Mayor Walsh said. "Residents have been trying for years for a solution for traffic congestion in Sullivan Square and Rutherford Avenue, and we must work together to improve local transportation infrastructure. I offered to keep an open line of communication throughout this process and I thank Steve Wynn for coming back to the table to listen to Boston's needs."

The agreement includes:
$31 million over 15 years for community impact;
$25 million over 10 years for Sullivan Square infrastructure improvements;
$11 million for traffic mitigation in Charlestown;
$250,000 for a Regional Working Group on a long-term fix for Sullivan Square;
Good faith effort to purchase $20 million annually over 15 years from Boston businesses; and,
$1 million for reimbursement of professional expenses.
The agreement states further commitments by Wynn Resorts for traffic improvements, including Transportation Demand Management measures, a transportation monitoring program and additional mitigation measures if operational deficiencies are revealed.

In addition, Wynn Resorts has agreed to work with the City of Boston to explore moving the Boston Water and Sewer Commission's Materials Handling Facility with the goal of creating public open space along the waterfront in Charlestown.
 
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I'm a casino booster but Curtatone will successfully ride this wave on a local level. Wynn knows that so he's betting Joe will settle because it damages his statewide reputation.

As the Globe notes, Somerville's the only municipality to file on this specific permit so only it can appeal. Fair argument for it making a play. Since Somerville is generally opposed, then it's gravy for him locally. He kept out the evil casino.

Statewide, he gets played as "Local goon playing for handouts" and all that. 50/50 on where the inevitable Globe editorial lands on this...

Reasons they'd go against him: Damages regional business-friendly reputation, limits tax inflows, and means good union jobs go unfilled.

Reasons for him: "Municipal Freedom Gives National Strength" is Somerville's motto so you can't fault a guy for standing up for his town, and yes there are legit environmental issues left unresolved (political legerdemain aside)
 
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There really aren't any legitimate environmental issues left. The project would be a big win for the environment. Cleanup a contaminated site. Provide money for further environmental work. And the location has good access to transportation to mitigate to the greatest extent possible additional emissions. Anything further would be to say we should reduce economic activity and halt population growth to reduce local emissions.
 
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navigator4 said:
Globe: Building of Wynn casino on hold: Somerville's appeal stalls groundbreaking.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...undbreaking/f0J9NQgTYpCOkOftakBSaK/story.html

Great job Curatone, just what your constituents need - less jobs.

Curatone is not smart enough to pull off the Marty Walsh shakedown. He goes too far and kills the golden goose.
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What are you talking about less Jobs? The casino is going through and if I was Curatone I would be doing the same thing until WYNN acknowledges that he needs to invest more capital in Infrastructure for the surrounding areas, before the project gets off the ground then gets built-- Then Wynn will sell the entire project for a 500Million dollar profit and leaves the area without any real capital investment into the already outdated infrastructure in the area.

No reason to rush a casino project without understanding the surrounding areas needs & wants for the community.
 
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I hate casinos, and anything to do with them!. With that said, I truly think it's a roll of the dice if this thing ever actually breaks ground, and a real crap shoot at this point. I still think Wynn will never show his hand, and he'll beat Curtatone if he plays his cards right.
 
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Is this not as straight forward as
Baker - Joe, the MBTA messed up, your not getting the GLX. sorry.
Curtatone - Charlie, Give me my train or I'll delay any state income from the casino.
 
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Ruairi said:
Is this not as straight forward as
Baker - Joe, the MBTA messed up, your not getting the GLX. sorry.
Curtatone - Charlie, Give me my train or I'll delay any state income from the casino.
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I didn't think about that. That might be right.
 
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Ruairi said:
Is this not as straight forward as
Baker - Joe, the MBTA messed up, your not getting the GLX. sorry.
Curtatone - Charlie, Give me my train or I'll delay any state income from the casino.
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I thought that the idea was that Curtatone is getting ready for mount a run for Governor in 2018, so stalling Baker's agenda wherever possible and painting him as the villain makes sense.
 
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deh74 said:
I thought that the idea was that Curtatone is getting ready for mount a run for Governor in 2018, so stalling Baker's agenda wherever possible and painting him as the villain makes sense.
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I dunno, this has had me a bit puzzled lately. Perhaps the worst kept secret in the Massachusetts Democratic Party is that Curtatone is in poll position for a gubernatorial run in 2018. It seems strange that, given this, he's taking such a public, controversial, and disruptive stance on this issue. Now, the first thing that most people outside of Somerville ever hear of him will be that he stubbornly filed suit to prevent something from happening that Commonwealth voters approved 3-to-2.

Instead of introducing himself as the responsible and popular mayor of a thriving city he's going to be seen as that asshole neighbor who sticks his nose in your business. Doesn't seem like a great first impression to make. Nobody wants that in a governor.

At least he'll still have a way better accent than Charlie. And if you don't think that matters, ask John R. Connolly what he's up to today.
 
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JumboBuc said:
I dunno, this has had me a bit puzzled lately. Perhaps the worst kept secret in the Massachusetts Democratic Party is that Curtatone is in poll position for a gubernatorial run in 2018. It seems strange that, given this, he's taking such a public, controversial, and disruptive stance on this issue. Now, the first thing that most people outside of Somerville ever hear of him will be that he stubbornly filed suit to prevent something from happening that Commonwealth voters approved 3-to-2.

Instead of introducing himself as the responsible and popular mayor of a thriving city he's going to be seen as that asshole neighbor who sticks his nose in your business. Doesn't seem like a great first impression to make. Nobody wants that in a governor.

At least he'll still have a way better accent than Charlie. And if you don't think that matters, ask John R. Connolly what he's up to today.
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And I doubt Curtatone has enough political skill to be able to spin this as a positive for him and use it to unseat a popular incumbent. And if Curtatone is counting himself out who does that leave? Kim Driscoll? I doubt Maura Healey's going to run.
 
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The fight over the Wynn casino, explained

I thought this part was interesting: "He also asked for Wynn’s help in bringing a hotel to Somerville’s Assembly Square, located just across the Mystic River from the casino site, according to the report."

So all that posturing over how a pedestrian bridge would help Wynn more than Assembly Row... I think a footbridge is pretty much essential to attracting a hotel to Assembly Row. Of course Wynn won't love the competition from a hotel that has potentially cheaper rates, but that seems pretty reasonable to expect that a few hotels might open up in close proximity to Wynn.

Pledge another couple million towards a construction of a footbridge and I think a hotel becomes very attractive at Assembly.
 
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