FUMO ISSUES STATEMENT CONCERNING CASINO USE OF ILMC LAND

     PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 2008 – In conjunction with the City Council Rules Committee meeting today regarding the proposed Foxwoods Casino development on the Delaware River waterfront, state Senator Vince Fumo (D-Philadelphia) issued the following statement:

     “Interstate Land Management Corporation (ILMC) controls certain lands along Interstate 95. As a state Senator who has a seat on the ILMC board, I want to make it clear at this time that I will vigorously oppose leasing any ILMC space underneath I-95, or elsewhere, in Pennsport for employee or, especially, bus parking for Foxwoods. The same holds true for Queen Village, Society Hill, and Whitman.

     “Use of such land resources for the casino would increase traffic congestion and air pollution in Pennsport to a degree that would be unacceptable to the residents of the community. It is an unacceptable potential solution to the requirements of the Foxwoods facility, one that would come at the severe expense of Pennsport or other neighborhoods."

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