Project developers estimate the $350-million casino will bring 850 construction jobs and 1,000 jobs after production. Meanwhile, local union workers are in favor of bringing more labor jobs to the area saying, “ is going to create a lot of great jobs for building trade members as well as the whole area surrounding us.” That means I was 4 years old then,” said John Bush of Kenosha. “I oppose finding out this is all based off of a 2004 referendum, which for those of you in the room, I’m 23. People in Thursday night's public meeting said the decades-old referendum shouldn't apply A 2004 referendum showed residents in favor of a casino but a similar proposal at the time was vetoed by then-governor, Scott Walker. This isn't the first effort to bring a casino to the county. The roughly 60 acre project would be built along I-94 in Kenosha, owned by the Menominee Gaming Authority and developed by the Seminole Indian Tribe and Hard Rock Cafe in Florida. Just two days later, dozens of residents filled the seats in the city's municipal building to speak for and against that possibility. On Tuesday, the city announced its latest plan. On Thursday, the public got a chance to weigh in on the latest plan. There is now a new step in the years-long effort to bring a new casino to Kenosha.
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