re: St. Tammany residents: how do you feel about the proposed Slidell casino?

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Because it’s not just for Slidell. If it passes, then a casino can build in any part of St Tammany parish. Meaning they are eyeing the Mandeville lakefront.

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tigerwith3

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I don't feel strongly one way or the other but this is misinformation directly from the opposition. It's classic misdirection in an attempt to "scare" voters with hypotheticals that are not remotely realistic--"don't vote for one because there might be two."

The people pushing this narrative would rather the money stay in offering plates or in Mississippi. That should be telling.

And before someone tells their fellow citizen what they can and can't do, they at least owe them an honest conversation about the pros and cons of proposition. I understand some social/religious reservations, but Slidell doesn't get many opportunities like this.

There are obviously competing interests on both sides that are irrespective of what's "good" for St. Tammany but this theoretical nonsense doesn't further any legitimate discussion.

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How do you stop it?

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You make compromises. For instance, you commute for an hour instead of 20 minutes. Or, to use your example, instead of Aspen, you move to Cooke City, Montana, whose remoteness deters a lot of people from living there. Like I said, it's hard, but not impossible.

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I don't feel strongly one way or the other but this is misinformation directly from the opposition. It's classic misdirection in an attempt to "scare" voters with hypotheticals that are not remotely realistic--"don't vote for one because there might be two."

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You can't be an adult and believe this, right? You don't think after one there will be a push for another? You don't think there are people chomping at the bit to develop that space on the Mandeville lakefront? You can't be that naive, can you?

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Of course there are some big money interests that would love to put a casino on the Mandeville lakefront

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Flash enough money and it will happen.

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, much less against the will of the locale?

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There is a great deal that gets developed in St. Tammany agai st the will of the residents such as all of the DSLD shitbox housing and the evolving drainage issues.

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Gotta give it to the churches and Mississippi casinos; their tactics are working with some

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I don't care about churches, MS or the morality of the issue.

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Again, there's plenty of legitimate arguments to make in opposition and the same for voting yes--but Mandeville lakefront fear/hysteria isn't one of them

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Im not solely focused on the lakefront, that was just based on that poster's post.

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I know the "No" people are praying for a low turnout--only want some voices heard

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You sure? Usually it's the "yes" people that come out for their pet issue during these sneaky elections in St. Tammany.

I wouldn't want it in my town, but st tammany parish needs the tax dollars really bad. so frick slidell.

Of course we do. The current infrastructure cannot handle the rapid growth. Widening I12 isn’t gonna fix all the traffic issues. Not to mention the condition and neglect the current roads have.

Have to think long term here. It sucks for Slidell though.

As great as st Tammany is, it’s still in Louisiana. We will vote democrat or selfishly and put ourselves in a shithole.