TOWN OF SAUGERTIES

RESOLUTION OPPOSING CASINO GAMBLING

WHEREAS, the New York State Constitution prohibits casino gambling; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Saugerties is a Greenway community dedicated to protecting its rich environmental and historic assets and protecting and preserving its quality of life for its inhabitants and visitors; and

WHEREAS, Saugerties has been proposed as the site for a gambling casino on the Winston Farm that will irreparably change the nature of our community and will create negative socio-economic conditions that will place undo burden on the Town, its residents and businesses; and

WHEREAS, the Town of Saugerties is determined to prevent the siting of a gambling casino within its borders, including those of our school district, and is resolute in conveying this determination to our elected county, state and federal representatives; and

WHEREAS, the Saugerties Town Board adopted a resolution on June 8, 2005 opposing the establishment of a casino in our community and now wishes to re-affirm its opposition for the benefit of the new Governor and State Legislature; it is hereby

RESOLVED that on this date, January 3, 2007, the Town Board of Saugerties opposes the siting of a gambling casino in Saugerties or its environs and asks the Governor of New York State and the State Legislature to decline to enter into any agreement that would allow the acquisition of property in this Town for the purpose of building a gambling casino; and it is further

RESOLVED that this Resolution be forwarded immediately by the Town Clerk to New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer and all State Legislative leaders considering expansion of casino gambling into the Town of Saugerties and to our elected representatives on the federal, state, county and local levels.

Roll Call Vote:

Councilman Bruce Leighton��������������������� Yes�������������

Councilwoman Leeanne Thornton������������� Yes

Councilman Fred Costello������������������������ Yes

Councilwoman Nancy Campbell���������������� Yes

Supervisor Greg Helsmoortel�������������������� Yes

Passed January 3, 2007

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