All we are voting on tonight is to support the democratic process,”<\/strong> said Councilor Andreas Addison. “Let the citizens of Richmond decide,”<\/strong> added Councilor Michael Jones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe lone dissenting vote came from Councilor Katherine Jordan. She represents the district where The Cordish Companies proposed building a $600 million casino resort in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins celebrated the successful outcome of the Richmond City Council vote.<\/p>\n
“ONE is extremely grateful and proud that Richmond City Council has voted to move forward with a first-class casino and resort in Richmond’s South Side. This project will be funded entirely with private investment and will generate millions of dollars in critically needed new tax revenue that can be used for schools, affordable housing, workforce development, infrastructure, and other city priorities,” Liggins declared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voters in Richmond, Va., will decide on Nov. 2 whether to authorize a more than $600 million integrated casino resort in the Virginia capital city. Last night, the Richmond City Council voted 8-1 in favor of placing a ballot referendum before voters next fall. The question will ask city residents if they favor allowing Urban […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":176458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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