Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham said he stands by the allegation that his city faced political pressure from the General Assembly related to its casino plans.
Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham said Wednesday that he stands by the allegation that his city faced political pressure from the General Assembly to choose a particular casino developer or risk losing the opportunity to have a casino altogether. Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, whom the Petersburg City Council has alleged had a hand in that pressure, […] The post Petersburg mayor says city ‘told the truth’ about casino pressure from legislature appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
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A hospitality workers’ union trying to ensure Petersburg picks a labor-friendly developer for its planned casino says it will sue the city over alleged transparency violations after the City Council appeared to make major decisions on the casino project behind closed doors. Unite Here, a union that represents casino workers across the country, announced Tuesday […] The post Labor union says it’s filing FOIA suit over secretive Petersburg casino process appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
PETERSBURG – After a closed meeting that lasted more than an hour and a half, the Petersburg City Council abruptly voted Wednesday to pick Baltimore-based Cordish Companies as the developer that will have a chance to build a casino in the economically struggling city. There was nothing on the council’s meeting agenda indicating such a […] The post Petersburg doubles down on Cordish as its casino operator appeared first on Virginia Mercury.