Politics & Government
Report: County Council Suspends Residents from Speaking Out on New Casino
Community-wide meeting Wednesday did not include public comments, the Gazette reported.
By Kirsten Petersen
After announcing that residents would be able to share concerns about Prince George’s County’s new casino location at a community-wide meeting this week, the council conducted a short meeting July 10 with no opportunities for public comment, The Gazette reported.
Approximately 300 people were inside the Oxon Hill Library for what became a standing-room only meeting, the newspaper reported. Even more residents watched the presentation through the library’s windows, the Gazette reported.
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District 8 County Councilman Obie Patterson told the audience that the meeting was only an update on the site selection process, not a public hearing, according to the newspaper.
Patterson added that public hearings would not begin until September or October, the Gazette reported.
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