While Kaine opposed the casino, other officials have lent their support. Those in favor of ONE Casino include Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and eight of the nine members of the Richmond Council.<\/p>\n
\nIt’s time to elevate the southside and truly make this one city with this one project,”<\/strong> Richmond Councilmember Mike Jones declared to 8News<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nOne key issue is how Richmond plans to use the $26.5 million upfront payment Urban One would pay the city upon approval. “Increased funding for schools, affordable housing, and infrastructure upgrades,” Stoney opined recently of his spending preferences.<\/p>\n
Survey Says<\/b><\/h2>\n
Little polling has been completed to hint as to where Richmonders might come down on the more than half of a billion-dollar casino. But one conducted over the summer suggested that the vote will be a tight outcome.<\/p>\n
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Richmond For All, a committee opposing the casino, hired a canvassing firm to gauge the public’s support of the gaming question. The poll found that 45 percent of respondents said they did not want a casino in Richmond. About 30 percent said they were in favor of the casino, and the other 25 remain undecided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Urban One believes ONE Casino + Resort would create $50 million annually in local tax revenue, employ 1,500 people full-time on an average annual salary of $55,000, and feature a diverse workplace where 50 percent of the jobs are held by minorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
United States Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) voted “No” on the local ballot referendum before voters in Richmond, Va., asking if they support allowing one casino resort to come to the capital area. Kaine is a former governor of Virginia (2006-2010) who has served in the US Senate since 2013. He was also Hillary Clinton’s 2016 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":188131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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