By Tom Murse
Published Feb 06, 2006 13:23
But the casino plan might be history well before then.
The developer working to open the slots parlor in the Bulova Technologies building at North Queen and Orange streets is still seeking a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board.
The firm, Manheim Township-based Blackford Development Ltd., was to appear before the three-member panel this afternoon. But it asked for and received a second postponement.
The project is on the March 6 agenda. But it is unclear whether it will remain there.
Blackford is the developer working with Pennsylvania Gaming Group LLP, whose application for a slots license was rejected last week.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s Bureau of Licensing determined that the investment group failed to submit the statutorily required letter of credit or bond demonstrating its ability to pay the $50 million license fee.
The board ruled unanimously that the application by Pennsylvania Gaming Group LLP was “statutorily ineligible for consideration for licensure.”
“Given the competitive nature of this process, for us to have taken any other actions than the ones we took today could have created an unfair and inequitable result for the entities that met the requirements,” Board Chairman Tad Decker said.
Pennsylvania Gaming has until next week to prove the application was complete, but it remains unclear whether the partners will try to do so.
“The president of the company has authorized me to continue fighting,” said Lancaster attorney Jerome C. Finefrock, an investor who has served as a spokesman for the group.
But Pennsylvania Gaming has not officially sought to challenge the ruling, nor would Finefrock lay out the grounds for such an appeal today.
