Tuesday, October 19, 2010
By Elise Franco
efranco@vindy.com
North Jackson
A pitch by James A. Traficant Jr. for support in his efforts to build a casino in North Jackson stirred a heated debate among residents Tuesday night.
Traficant, who’s running as an independent candidate in the 17th Congressional District, spoke to the Jackson Township trustees and about 150 residents about a proposed Indian casino, hotel, convention center, bank and possibly an indoor amusement park in North Jackson on the corner of Bailey Road and Mahoning Avenue.
He said the people of North Jackson should support the plan, knowing it will bring at least 1,000 new jobs into the community.
“By law, Indians must hire Indians,” Traficant said. “But less than 20 percent of these casinos are employing Indians because they’re not able to find any.”
Residents had varying opinions on the casino plan.
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