Politics & Government

Community Update

Milford voters have rejected a resort casino application by a comfortable vote margin.

Foxwoods Massachusetts had hoped to develop a $1 billion development off Route 495 and 16, on a nearly 200 acre site. But voters on Tuesday rejected the project by a large margin.

The application was filed in January with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and set off a 10-month campaign, including a local opposition response. The project is one of two, possibly three for the single resort casino license available in the greater Boston region.

Voter turnout was strong throughout the day Tuesday, but did not hit the levels seen in the last presidential election, when 72 percent of voters turned out.


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