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I look forward to telling them we don't want a casino in Jackson County. Hopefully once the voters of Jackson County tell the Choctaws their casino isn't wanted, they will go back to Philadelphia and leave us alone. Why do they want a casino here?
The tribal school by the way is in Philadelphia, MS. They want to come into our county (which is over 4 hours away from their tribal home in Philadelphia), build a casino increasing traffic, drunk driving, crime and various other problems in Jackson County in order to benefit residents of Philadelphia, MS. Don't let the Choctaws fool you, the only people their casino will benefit are the Choctaws in Philadelphia, they don't have to pay taxes like the rest of us and they are looking for more revenue for the Choctaws in Philadelphia.
The rest of the article can be found in The Mississippi Press.
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Choctaws looking forward to November vote
I look forward to telling them we don't want a casino in Jackson County. Hopefully once the voters of Jackson County tell the Choctaws their casino isn't wanted, they will go back to Philadelphia and leave us alone. Why do they want a casino here?
The summary also indicates the tribe is looking for future revenue to offset expected increases in health and educational costs, with a 21 percent increase of health care usage projected over the next 10 years.
"The largest tribal school system in the nation continues to grow without a local tax base to keep up with competitive demands on teacher salaries and other costs," the summary reads.
The tribal school by the way is in Philadelphia, MS. They want to come into our county (which is over 4 hours away from their tribal home in Philadelphia), build a casino increasing traffic, drunk driving, crime and various other problems in Jackson County in order to benefit residents of Philadelphia, MS. Don't let the Choctaws fool you, the only people their casino will benefit are the Choctaws in Philadelphia, they don't have to pay taxes like the rest of us and they are looking for more revenue for the Choctaws in Philadelphia.
The rest of the article can be found in The Mississippi Press.
- Residents Of Jackson County Not Allowed To Voice Their Opinion On Choctaw Casino
In 1990, about 60 percent of the county voters rejected gambling. Now the Choctaws want to ram it down our throats. If they want a casino on the Gulf Coast, why don't they put it in Harrison or Hancock County where the residents voted FOR GAMBLING?...
- Denson: Casino Up To Choctaws
Jackson County Supervisor Frank Leach sent a letter to Denson this week asking for a public meeting to discuss his plans. "My hope is that the voice of Jackson County will be heard and be respected," said Leach. The county had an agreement with Martin...
- Coast Residents Don't Want Casinos
The tribe has been battling Coast residents to get a $375 million casino resort approved in Jackson County on tribal land (it's not tribal land, it's land the tribe bought and it's in a County that voted no to casinos), a move local casinos...
- Reasons To Vote No To Choctaw Casino
Before they can build the proposed casino, the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will have to gain approval from two government bodies, the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Mississippi governor's office said Jason Giles,...
- Fordice Signed Away Mississippi's Rights
When Kirk Fordice in 1992 secretly signed a compact permitting the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to operate casino gaming on tribal lands near Philadelphia, no one dreamed it could lead to a multibillion-dollar casino complex in the red clay hills...