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What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the Choctaws would have an unfair advantage due to the location directly off the Interstate and because the Choctaws aren't required to pay taxes.
Residents of Jackson County will have the opportunity to voice their support or opposition to the casino in a non-binding referendum on the November ballot.
Chief Martin personally vowed to abide by the outcome of the referendum and withdraw plans for the casino if the voters in Jackson County oppose it, although it is unknown if the Tribal Council supported that agreement.
Denson hasn't announced whether he is in favor of the casino, but said the decision should be made by Choctaws, not by Jackson County voters.
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- Choctaws Looking Forward To November Vote
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Denson hasn't announced whether he is in favor of the casino, but said the decision should be made by Choctaws, not by Jackson County voters.
What a new chief will mean to Jackson County is uncertain. The Choctaws have announced plans to build a casino on tribal land near exit 57 of Interstate 10. Casino owners in Harrison and Hancock counties are strongly opposed to that proposal, saying the Choctaws would have an unfair advantage due to the location directly off the Interstate and because the Choctaws aren't required to pay taxes.
Residents of Jackson County will have the opportunity to voice their support or opposition to the casino in a non-binding referendum on the November ballot.
Chief Martin personally vowed to abide by the outcome of the referendum and withdraw plans for the casino if the voters in Jackson County oppose it, although it is unknown if the Tribal Council supported that agreement.
Denson hasn't announced whether he is in favor of the casino, but said the decision should be made by Choctaws, not by Jackson County voters.
Many Jackson County residents will experience a lower quality of life if the Choctaws force their casino on us, but according to Denson we shouldn't have a say?
Reasons Jackson County should say no to the casino
- Increased traffic
- Possible flooding of nearby residential areas
- Increased drunk driving
- Impact on wetlands
- Impact on Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge.
- Impact on the proposed Sportsplex.
- Impact on nearby schools.
Also we need to remember the Choctaws will NOT pay TAXES, like everyone else.
- 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?...
- Choctaw Chief Beasly Denson Wants To Ram The Casino Down Jackson County Resident's Throat
Newly elected Choctaw Chief Beasley Denson has said he will not abide by the Jackson County referendum. He said it is an issue to be resolved between the Mississippi Band of Choctaws, the governor's office and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Under...
- 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...
- 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?...
- Vote No On Casino Issue
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians remains committed to developing a casino in Jackson County and welcomes a non-binding referendum on the proposal, the tribe said in a statement. I am a resident of Jackson County and I don't want the Choctaw's...