{"id":124719,"date":"2020-01-19T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=124719"},"modified":"2020-01-19T13:10:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T21:10:36","slug":"atlantic-city-mayor-demands-demolition-of-vacant-trump-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/atlantic-city-mayor-demands-demolition-of-vacant-trump-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlantic City Mayor Demands Demolition of Vacant Trump Plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlantic City could soon tear down the abandoned Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino that Mayor Marty Small recently called an \u201cembarrassment.\u201d The now-vacant New Jersey property was once part of a gaming company owned by current US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small wants to see the vacant Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino — as seen in 2018 — torn down. (Image: The Press of Atlantic City)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s [a] blight on our skyline \u2026 [and is] the biggest eyesore in town,\u201d Small proclaimed Thursday. \u201cMy administration\u2019s goal is to tear Trump Plaza down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The current situation is \u201cnot accepted in any other city but Atlantic City,\u201d Small added in a speech to the Metropolitan Business & Citizens Association. Carl Icahn\u2019s Icahn Enterprises now owns the former resort casino after Trump’s company filed for bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The former Trump casino was considered for demolition two or three years previously. Icahn never got the required permit. Trump\u2019s company also formerly owned Trump Marina — now the Golden Nugget — and the Trump Taj Mahal — now the Hard Rock.<\/p>\n

Also, during Thursday\u2019s speech, Small repeated his opposition to a plan to reorganize Atlantic City local government. An effort is underway to replace the current mayor with a larger city council form of government.<\/p>\n

A referendum could put to the voters a proposal that five council members select the mayor, and a city manager would run daily operations. The effort is led by Unite Here Local 54 President Bob McDevitt and Morris Bailey<\/a>, owner of the Resorts Casino Hotel.<\/p>\n

Last year, McDevitt told NJTV, \u201cNo major city that has the kind of hospitality industry that we have has a main drag with the kind of undesirables and buildings that should be torn down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen<\/a> said Atlantic City is now in worse shape than in 2017 and suggested he could understand why the referendum effort is underway.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrankly, the town\u2019s in worse shape today than it was when we bought the building,\u201d Allen told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

In June, then-Council President Small claimed the referendum effort had racial overtones. \u201cThe move reflects a mindset that believes African Americans and other races can\u2019t govern and don\u2019t have the backbone or the courage to fight,\u201d Small was quoted by NJTV.<\/p>\n

Atlantic City Moves Forward with Planning<\/h2>\n

On Thursday, Small also announced that a master plan for Atlantic City will be completed in June, according to The Press of Atlantic City<\/em>. Vacant properties, such as the ex-Trump Plaza, will be addressed by a code enforcement review panel set up by Small, The Press<\/em> adds.<\/p>\n

The new mayor also plans to set up a business advisory council and an infrastructure committee.<\/p>\n

Small took office last October, after the resignation of Frank Gilliam. Gilliam has pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud.<\/p>\n

Iraqi Calls Donald Trump \u2018Son of Gambling Halls\u2019<\/h2>\n

President Trump has severed ties with the Atlantic City casino sector.<\/p>\n

But earlier this month, Trump\u2019s involvement with gambling operations was highlighted by Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr, who called Trump \u201cthe son of gambling halls\u201d and \u201cson of the night clubs,” according to a translation from the Middle East Media Research Institute.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The negative statements came during recent tensions between the US and Iran\/Iraq.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlantic City could soon tear down the abandoned Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino that Mayor Marty Small recently called an \u201cembarrassment.\u201d The now-vacant New Jersey property was once part of a gaming company owned by current US President Donald Trump. \u201cIt\u2019s [a] blight on our skyline \u2026 [and is] the biggest eyesore in town,\u201d Small […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":124721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33810,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAtlantic City Mayor Demands Demolition of Vacant Trump Plaza<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Atlantic City could soon tear down the abandoned Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino that Mayor Marty Small recently called an \u201cembarrassment.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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