To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing

To vote or not to vote for Issue 3 — it can be confusing

EDITOR:

The anti issue three people amuse me. Their first issue was that no jobs were going to Ohio workers. But logic won out. Even if out of state people come to work, they will become Ohio workers, bringing with them their families, earning money in Ohio, spending money in Ohio, paying taxes in Ohio. So this, according to the anti people, is reason not to vote for Issue 3?

Then they whined about the owners of the business making a profit larger than the amount they pay to Ohio. Now this shows how stupid these people are. Every business needs to make more money than it gives to the state or else why stay in business.

Now they whine about the Valley not getting something they did not want built, and they say we are singled out never to get one from those evil people who are in charge of building them. Wow, I guess then if it brings money to Ohio, brings jobs to Ohio and gives the Valley an extra $3 million, not having one built in my backyard — even though I never wanted it anyway — is reason enough not to vote for it.

Issue three is good for Ohio, and it will help the Valley grow.

JIM WILLIAMS

Boardman

No, no, no, no, no, no, no

EDITOR:

I am urging a no vote on Issue 3.

Why?

If the issue passes, we will not get a casino in the area.

We need local jobs.

A casino could further revitalize the downtown area.

If you want to gamble, it would be easier for the area residents to go to Mountaineer instead of all the way to Cleveland.

If you wanted to work in a casino, you would still have to commute to do so.

The area would be passed over once again.

CHRISTOPHER PEYKO

Boardman

Casinos are magnets for crime and misfortune

EDITOR:

I am shocked at the fact that so many Valley residents were hoping for a Las Vegas style casino.

Recently, I moved back to Youngstown from the Los Angeles area to care for my elderly mother. While in Los Angeles I worked as a paramedic for 12 years. Most of the areas that I worked in had a local casino within their borders. What the wonderful people of Mahoning Valley may not know, is that casinos are nothing but a magnet for crime.

While on duty in L.A. I was often called into the security office to evaluate and treat the victims of assaults that were often the result of a parking lot robbery attempt. There were a slew of other complaints, many of which originated from gamblers sitting at the tables and machines for up to two days straight with virtually no sleep. Other situations included drug or alcohol abuse and even murder.

What really got me when I found myself in those security offices, were the photographs of the people who had been missing. There were always about a dozen of them and they were all last seen at the casino.

Everything within a five mile radius of the casino became a “bad neighborhood” almost instantly after the casino was built. What happens when Youngstown gets a casino and then Warren gets one? Maybe Struthers will want one too?

Promoting vices like gambling is not a good trade off for jobs in the Mahoning Valley. What our area needs is a good industry or two that wants to stay here. Youngstown is primed for industries to come here and operate with less expense and a great work force.

JEFF BUZARD

Youngstown