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"THE SITUATION IS UNDER
CONTROL."
HOLYOKE CITY HALL WAS PACKED
TONIGHT AS THE CITY COUNCIL
HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND
WEIGHED THE BENEFITS OF FORMING
A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW
CASINO PROPOSALS.
AFTER AN EXTENDED PUBLIC INPUT
PERIOD, THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED
NOT TO RUSH TO FORM A COMMITTEE
TONIGHT. INSTEAD, THEY'LL PUT
THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE CHARTER
COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK, AND DECIDE
WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
SPECIAL FIVE MEMBER COMMITTEE.
CONCILORS PROMISE ALL SESSIONS
WILL BE HELD IN PUBLIC.
"WE PLAN ON HAVING ALL OF OUR
MEETINGS IN PUBLIC. THERE'S NOT
GONNA BE ANY PRIVATE DEALS. IF
WE HAVE ANY MEETINGS WITH ERIC
SUHER, IT'S GONNA BE RIGHT HERE
IN OPEN SESSION, AND CERTAINLY
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS,
THEY'RE WELCOME TO ASK AND WE
WILL GIVE ANSWERS."
ERIC SUHER IS A LOCAL REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPER WHO OWNS
MOUNTAIN PARK AND IS PROPOSING A
CASINO THERE. THERE ARE ONE AND
POSSIBLY TWO OTHER PROPOSALS FOR
HOLYOKE. THE CHARTER COMMITTEE
WILL CONSIDER THE SPECIAL CASINO
PROPOSAL COMMITTEE SOME TIME