Casi-poss?... CasiNO!

Act now, good citizen, or be faced with a city overrun with dirtasses:

Mayor Street will either approve the casino referendum or veto it this Thursday, March 29, 2007.

Please help the Mayor make the right decision. Call his office and
ask that the Mayor sign the casino referendum.

His phone numbers: 215-686-2181 or 215-686-2187 or 215-686-7508

No time, wrong time or too shy? Write a letter using Hallwatch:

http://www.hallwatch.org/faxbank/casino_ballot_question

A Hallwatch letter has the added benefit of putting City Council on
notice that their help may be needed. If the Mayor vetos the
referendum, it will be up to City Council to override it. 12 votes are
necessary.

Two weeks ago City Council approved the casino referendum which, if
passed by Philadelphia voters, would ban casinos from locating within
1500 feet of homes, schools and churches.

The Mayor's public statements suggest that he is leaning towards
vetoing the referendum, BUT he hasn't ruled out approving it, either.

"The Mayor believes the bill is illegal," spokesman Joe Grace told
Hallwatch. "Absent compelling evidence, he is likely to veto this
bill.

So let the Mayor's staff know your top 3 reasons for why he should
sign the referendum.

Some suggestions:

* Let the people decide what is best for them. Residents, and not
politicians, should decide whether Las Vegas size casinos and
neighborhoods go well together.

* The "Neighborhood Mayor" should support the will of tens of
thousands of petition signers who brought this bill before City
Council.

* The Mayor's legacy is on the line. Does Mayor Street really want to
be remembered as the man who denied a million Philadelphians their
say on siting casinos?

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Ed Goppelt
Webmaster @ hallwatch.org