Proposal calls for casino along Lake Hartwell in Georgia
The deal hinges on Georgia lawmakers and voters giving the green light to casinos
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Updated: 6:46 PM EDT Jul 21, 2021
The deal hinges on Georgia lawmakers and voters giving the green light to casinos
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Updated: 6:46 PM EDT Jul 21, 2021
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NO WORD TONIGHT ON ANY ARRESTS. >> A CASINO COULD COME TO NORTHEAST GEORGIA. PART OF A RESORT BEING TALKED ABOUT FOR LAKE HARTWELL. LAW MAKERS WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. TAG IS ALIVE IN OCOENE COUNTY. THERE ARE SEOM DIVIDED OPINIONS ON THIS. >> YES, WREE' TALKING ABOUT THE FIVE MILES WORTH OF SHORELINE BEHIND US IN LIVONIA, GEORGIA. WHILE IT'S SLLTI SOME TIME AWAY A LOT OF TALK SO FAR ABOUT WHAT COULD BE. >> OUR PROPOSED RESORT ACROSS NEARLY 500 ACRESF O PROPERTY, A GOLF COURSE, SHOPS, AND A CASINO. >> IT WOULD BE SO COOLO T EVERYBODY IN THE AREA, D,AN YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE --HE T STYLE OF DEVELOPMT WILLEN BE VERY, YOU KNOW, GEORGIA-SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA FLAVOR. >> COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE RICK LACKEY HAS THE PROPERTY LISTED. THERE ARE HURDLES. LAW MAKERS WOULD HAVE TO ALLOW FOR A JOE, SOMETHING THAT WOULD LIKELY BE A REFERENDUM. >> WE BELIEVE IT'S TIME AND THE LEGISLATORS JUST NEED TO WORK OUT HOW THE MONEY WILL BE, YOU KNOW, DVIIVED UP AROUND THE STATE. >> THE LAND FALLS IN HART AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. SOME SAY THEY WOULDN'T WANT IT TOME SAY THEY WOULDN'T WANT IT AFFECT DOWNTOWN HARTWELL. >> MAYOR JOHNSON ANDHE T CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE A VERY JOB REVILITAZING DOWNTOWN HARTWELL AND I WOULDOT N DO ANYTHING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT OR TO TEAR THAT DOWN. I THINK THAT'S A CONSIDERATION THAT PEOPLE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. >> THE CHAIRMAN OF FRANKLIN COUNTY TDOL WYFF NEWS 4 BACK IN JUNE, "THE TYPE OF DEVELMEOPNT PROPOSED WOULD HAVE A HEUG IMPACT LOCALLY THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE ENTIRE CHARACTER OFHE T AREA." >> WHEN YOU THINK OF THIS ASHE T BIBLE BELT PARTF THE O COUNTRY, SO PEOPLE WILLOT N -- ARE NOT THAT INTERESTED IN HAVING ONE IN THIS AREA BUT I CAN SEE WHY THEY MAY BE INTERESTE IND LIVONIA BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT OFF 85. >> I HAVE FOUND TTHA CASINOS BRING GOOD REVENUE TO THE EA.AR YOU KNOW. IF YOU'RE LOOKINGOR F EXPANSION, LOOKING FOR BUSINESS OWNERS TO THRIVE AND MORE TRAFFIC -- >> SOMETHING ELSE TO NOTE HERE, IF THIISS PASSED AT A STATEWIDE LEVEL IT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNTIES TO DECIDE. ESSENTIALLY THE VOTERS IN EACH COUNTY WOULD DECIDE GIVEN THAT THIS PROPERTY FALLS IN TWO COUNTIES, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER EXTRA HURDLE THAT THESE DEVELOPERS WOULD HAV