HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-12-06 94-31 RESOLVEAssigned to Councilors Blanchette and Popper 94-31
December 6, 1993
CITY OF BANGOR
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lhent a l ;carve to conduct off-lratk Betty to an operator Barad wlthln the
Corporate Limits of the City of Bangor
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4diHteAS, hemses xscug ham been cemAoted within the city of Bangor at the
City's ems Park Complex and petleCeSsor facilities on a regular
basis for mora then 120 years; ai
[gffieAS, the operatua of a harreas rating facility at the city of Bangor's
Bora Park is of critical importance to the cont nt i suooees and
cnoreacial viability of the harmea xacip iiustry within the State
of Maine as a whole; and
ugffiR8i•S, the harness racing industry, and Bangor's continuing Support of that
inrhestry, provide npoxtant ecavafc terefice m the State of Malone
as a whole; and
va>�r•.ns, for rtany }ears, By or taxpayers have been tomd to anppo tle wet
of o rata g lwaes and capital and impmvaomt of time
Bass Park Cun lex withwt assistance or cwntrilanr:.,. from the State
of Mavens, the Mefne harness Racing Cammisaion or ft® the taxpayers
of other Maine nmmnicipalitim; and
WI�tBPS, over the last five racing seasons, taxi ers of the city of tn pr
base subsidimei the moral harness racing nest through contributing
approximately $400,000 in tax dollars; and
rnlent mamt¢ns w Title 9-A, Moue Beviei Statutes, pto
off-track letting have mile possible the devel.opsant of an off-trsek
botty udmatry that is liRoly to generate significant tax arcl
non -tax tevem as for the State of sane, for the Maine Barrens pacug
C ssion, and for participants m the harness racing tuustry; end
t9ffi+&AS, the ancillary economic benefits of off-track betting Should belong to
those Haire communities aRese residents have providad substart]a1,
ongoing Support to the harness racixg industry; and
W®iHaS, a nm3er of businesses taus applied to the Maine BarreSs Racing
G aission for a licase to cvayhxc off-track betting M locations in
the City of ems; and
94-31
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wi11 wa..it in oc®eaful gsxatfone which wP Lathe State of
meine. the Meuse dams Facing Camdasion puYicipanis in the
haxneee rvcin9 iMsatsy, grid the msirffint aM t� of the City
of Begot;
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the City Wm U of the City Bangor urges the Maine Harness Pacug
Camiitsion to gt a off-track l turg to an
apemtor udn wlll locate tle FaiPosed facility within Ue crspozate
limits of the City of Smgor.
IN CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 6, 1993
VOTE FOR PASSAGE
5 YES ISO 3 ABSENT
VOTING YES BLANCHETTE. COHEN,
POPPER. SOUCY, TYLER,
VOTING NO SULLIVAN
ABSENT BALDACCI, SHUBERT, STONE
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A E S 0 L V E
CALLING "ON THE MAINE HARNESS FACING
COMNISSION TO GRANT A LICENSE TO CONDUCT
On TRACK BETTING TO AND OPERATOR LOCATED
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LMITS OF THE CITY OF &VIGOR