Richmond City Council in Virginia is set to give the One Casino and Resort project another chance with a second public vote in November. The new referendum has to be approved by the Virginia Lottery and Richmond Circuit Court in order to be placed on the ballot in November.
In November 2021, an initial referendum on the $562.5m casino project failed to gain approval by just a 1,200-vote margin. Some 51.4 percent of Richmond voters rejected the plan.
City Councilor Mike Jones said: “I believe the citizens should have an opportunity to vote on this next time. You can’t compare the deal. There is no comparison to this deal. There just isn’t.”
Councillor Ann-Frances Lambert commented: “Here in the city of Richmond, we are 90 per cent residential and 10 per cent commercial. At the end of the day, if we want to be so much like Henrico, we have to say yes to projects.”
In November 2021, an initial referendum on the $562.5m casino project failed to gain approval by just a 1,200-vote margin. Some 51.4 percent of Richmond voters rejected the plan.
City Councilor Mike Jones said: “I believe the citizens should have an opportunity to vote on this next time. You can’t compare the deal. There is no comparison to this deal. There just isn’t.”
Councillor Ann-Frances Lambert commented: “Here in the city of Richmond, we are 90 per cent residential and 10 per cent commercial. At the end of the day, if we want to be so much like Henrico, we have to say yes to projects.”