State transit officials drop objections to Wynn casino
By Jon Chesto GLOBE STAFF AUGUST 24, 2015
The Baker administration’s transportation agency says the way should be cleared for state approval of Wynn Resorts’ $1.7 billion casino in Everett.
State regulators had previously raised several transportation-related issues with the project, effectively delaying Wynn’s request for a Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act permit to start construction.
But transportation officials are now satisfied enough with Wynn’s efforts that they recommend moving ahead with the casino approval, in comments filed with state environmental affairs secretary Matthew Beaton’s office Friday. Beaton is expected to issue his decision by the end of this week.
Beaton, in early April, had expressed concerns about the impact the casino would have on the Orange Line and on traffic in nearby Sullivan Square in Charlestown. Beaton also said at the time that the MBTA had improperly sold land next door to the casino site to Wynn before his office could make a final decision on the MEPA permit.
Those issues were the main reasons why Beaton chose at the time not to issue the environmental permit that the Nevada company needed to start construction.
But now Department of Transportation officials are saying that Wynn has addressed all three sticking points, at least to their satisfaction.
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