Attorney General wants state to deny permit to Wynn casino

Steve Wynn is nobody’s victim, so when the gambling magnate complains he’s being singled out unfairly by Attorney General Maura Healey – well, let’s just say few will be crying salty tears on the flashy billionaire’s behalf.

Wynn spokesman Michael Weaver said that the environmental and traffic review requires the company “to mitigate our traffic impacts, not solve decades-long issues which predate our project”.

She stated Wynn’s plan for transit-related enhancements within the space, together with a dedication to take a position over $7 million into subway operations, will handle short-term points and that longer-term fixes for the notoriously congested Sullivan Sq., situated close to the entry of the proposed on line casino, should not maintain up the allow.

“If you approve the Casino without a long-term traffic mitigation plan, we may never get one”, she wrote. It also came on a Friday deadline to submit comments on Wynn’s permit application, which has been under review for about two years. A decision is expected to be issued by Matthew Beaton, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary, by August. 28. If given the green light, the Wynn development would be the largest casino project in Massachusetts, but in order for Wynn to break ground the state certificate is needed. Project plans call for a hotel, casino, shopping, dining and entertainment complex on about 30 acres (12.1 hectares) of formerly industrial land. “We expect the fair treatment afforded any other developer”. It is now over 10,000 pages of detailed proposals to deal with challenge impacts. Furthermore, the construction of the resort, which is said to be one of the state’s most expensive private developments ever, would not be phased and this would further complicate the current traffic situation.

In addition to Healey’s letter, Beaton has acquired at the least 18 written feedback and almost 700 submissions despatched electronically, based on paperwork offered by the workplace.

All three cities are also suing the Massachusetts Gaming Commission in separate lawsuits over the regulator’s decision to award Wynn Resorts one of three casino licenses for the launch of fully-fledged casinos in the state.