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Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

How do you make the world a better place? Do you give back?
Are you a kind friend? A good neighbor, father, mother,
sibling, teacher? What will your legacy be?

I am pleeing with you to do the right thing in this fine city
of Philadelphia and leave her to grow and prosper through local
business and strong-minded, budding community leaders. Not
through revenues built upon by a casino planted in the hearts
and souls of the neighborhoods in this city.

What will our city become? Worse yet, what will she be known
as? This unique place we call home needs to be protected from
the interests and pockets of the so-called leaders of this
state. I invite Govenor Rendell and the judges allowing this
atrocity to occur to meet the people who will be most affected
by this decision - the families, the children, the local
businesses. Would they then be able to look at the faces of
this cities future and see dollar signs in their eyes? Or
would their humanity become ever-present to envision what a
huge mistake they are encouraging on our doorsteps.

I am mostly sad for this city. For even after the casino walls
are built and the money flows in, this city will be forever
changed - and not for the better.

Please DO NOT ALLOW THIS CASINO TO DEVELOP ON OUR DOORSTEPS!!!
OUR CITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, WORK HERE AND SPEND
THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND LOVE TO MAKE IT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE -
DESERVE MORE!!!

Most sincerely a Philadelphia resident, teacher, friend,
community gardener, Temple Univeristy alum and human being,
Lesley Grill

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Hey guys? What's the holdup with HB 1477?? Please put your
efforts behind moving this Bill out of Committee and put it out
on the floor for a vote. Passage of this bill into law is a
much needed basic protection for those of your constituents
forced to live near these casinos.

Democracy is alive and well thanks to those elected officials
who listen to the common constituent- the little guy who has no
great clout or a bunch of cash- rather just a voice and a vote.

Please don't give into the corporate influence and political
paybacks that are trying to jam these things into densely
populated thriving neighborhoods regardless of the
consequences. We are counting on you to protect us.

Please, it is your job to represent the common people and I
hope you will do the right thing and move HB 1477 out of
committee and pass this into law.

Thanks.
-Mary

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:


Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best interests
of me and my family. Most especially, the General Assembly must
take steps to protect the children of Pennsylvania and the
neighborhoods in which they live from casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting.

Thanks for your help!

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best interests
of me and my family. Most especially, the General Assembly must
take steps to protect the children of Pennsylvania and the
neighborhoods in which they live from casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting.

Thanks for your help!

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best
interests of me and my family. Most especially, the General
Assembly must take steps to protect the children of
Pennsylvania and the neighborhoods in which they live from
casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting.

RESTORE MY FAITH IN DEMOCRACY PLEASE...IM ONLY 25!!!

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Please don't mess with my child's future.

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best
interests of me and my family. Most especially, the General
Assembly must take steps to protect the children of
Pennsylvania and the neighborhoods in which they live from
casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Happy New Year. We have been struggling for over 1 year to
prevent the two casinos from being built where we live. All the
time spent doing this, prevents us from volunteering from other
neighborhood projects.

We feel this issue is too important. We firmly believe that
our neighborhoods will no longer be safe. These 2 casinos will
give out free liquor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Their
patrons will be driving through our narrow streets. We all
know how unsafe this is. Why should we let that happen?

We know from research that with more people crime will
increase. Why should we let that happen?

We know small businesses in our neighborhoods will not be able
to compete with free food and liquor giveaways offered by the
casinos. We know they will close. Why should we let that
happen?

We live here. We clean our streets. We take care of our
porperties. We donate to our churches. We look out for our
neighbors. This is OUR COMMUNITY. It does not belong to the
casinos.

This is why for 1 year we have donated our time and money to
stop them from being built. We have initiated House Bill 1477
to protect not only OUR neighborhood, but ALL Philadelphia
neighborhoods. It requires a minimum 1500 buffer between any
casino and houses, churches, schools. We think these casinos
are terrible, but we are not looking to shove them into
anyone's backyard. We are being more responsible than the
government was to us.

You have witnessed out determination. We regularily attend
City Council sessions, we regularily travel to Harrisburg to
lobby our Representatives, and we seek out the press to draw
attention to this horrific issue.

In this past year, we have gotten larger, stronger, and smarter.
We will prevail. We have the home field advantage, they don't.

You know how tough the Philadelphia home crowd can be. You know
our faces, we have met you here and in Harrisburg. We are not
going to go away, we will keep working to protect our
communities. We ask you to join us to keep all Philadelphia
neighborhoods safe and livable. Ethically we all know this is
the right thing to do.

Sincerely,

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best
interests of me and my family. Most especially, the General
Assembly must take steps to protect the children of
Pennsylvania and the neighborhoods in which they live from
casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

HELLO! IS ANYBODY LISTENING??

Please move forward on moving House bill 1477 out of committee
and work on getting it passed. IT IS COMMON SENSE LEGISLATION!

Casinos have been proven to harm our neighborhoods. For the sake
of the health of our communities, we must be better stewards of
our neighborhoods. This bill provides that protection.

The people are ready! Are you? PLEASE! GET UP OFF YOUR CHAIR
RIGHT NOW- STAND UP and STRETCH!! Take a deep breath! Splash
some water on your face and revive yourself. EXAMINE YOUR
CONSCIENCE and then get to work on getting this bill passed for
ALL Pennsylvanians!

It's the RIGHT thing to do.

Thank You!
M. Stumpf
Ellsworth St

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:
I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best
interests
of me and my family. Most especially, the General Assembly must
take steps to protect the children of Pennsylvania and the
neighborhoods in which they live from casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting

Your help in protecting my neighborhood would be greatly
appreciated.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the
end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to
other more suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect
neighborhoods by requiring casinos to locate at least 1500 feet
away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best interests
of me and my family. Most especially, the General Assembly must
take steps to protect the children of Pennsylvania and the
neighborhoods in which they live from casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your
wholehearted support. I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of
committee at your next committee meeting
jb

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:I believe the Casinos can
contribute jobs, tax relief etc., where ever they are. However,
I do not believe they should locate near homes, houses of
worship, or schools. They could be located in areas like the
Navy Yard or somewhere near the stadiums. There could be shuttle
buses from the subway which would eliminate a lot of traffic
congestion. If they are near the stadiums they may attract
sports fans and others attending performances. Perhaps they
would go to the casino before or after. In these locations they
would not be interfering with local retaurants or other
businesses either.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Let's count just some of the ways Foxwoods and Sugarhouse
Casinos will impact our lovely neighborhoods if they build their
slot slums at their currently proposed sites:


1-Casinos increase neighborhood crime, blight, corruption,
addiction, foreclosures and 24/7 drunken driving.
2-Casinos force property values down.
3-Casinos cause traffic gridlock and thus the use of eminent
domain (destruction of homes)to widen streets.
4-Casinos cannibalize local businesses.

Would you want these monstrosites 12 seconds away from your
front doors?

No?

Then do the right thing and pass HB 1477 and related legislation
to banish these vile operations to the backwaters or to stop
them altogether.

Sincerely,

Mary O. Reinhart
Philadelphia

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

The Suger House and Foxwood casino projects should not be
allowed to go forward. It is obvious that the communities do
not want the casinos. They should be moved to an area that
wants them.

This is a major topic to me and I will not caste my vote for
any elected official that continues to support these two
projects, no mater the party.

Thank you for your time.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the end of the year.

The two Philadelphia casinos have refused to consider moving to other more
suitable sites. House Bill 1477 would protect neighborhoods by requiring casinos to
locate at least 1500 feet away from any residence, church or school.

I expect my elected officials to look out for the best interests of me and my family.
Most especially, the General Assembly must take steps to protect the children of
Pennsylvania and the neighborhoods in which they live from casinos.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your wholehearted support. I
urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee at your next committee meeting.

Let's keep our city known as a bastion of democratic rule--citizens must be heard.
Thank you.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:
Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

I urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee before the end of the year.

HB 1477 is common sense legislation that deserves your wholehearted support. I
urge you to vote House Bill 1477 out of committee at your next committee meeting.

Thank you.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

Would you like to live a few blocks away from the casinos in Las Vegas? How about
Atlantic City? No, you wouldn't. Those areas, as close as they are to the bright lights
and the excitement, are seedy areas rife with crime.

From muggings and assaults, to prostitution and drug dealing, it's a scary place to
venture. Tourists are always advised to stay clear of those areas. Yet the State of
Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided that casinos can be placed close to
neighborhoods where people live, attend school and pray. It's as if there is no
regard to the fact that people actually live in spitting distance to the riverfront. And
these areas will turn into the same kinds of slums that exist within blocks of the
casinos in those cities without your help.

Maybe those who live in Harrisburg or Central PA have never ventured to the big
cities, or taken a trip to Vegas or AC. And if they have, they've probably heeded the
advice and stayed in the "safe zone" right on the strip. For if they had, they'd realize
and understand that it's simply unthinkable to erect enterprises that cater to
gambling, booze and wreckless abandon so close to neighborhoods.

Perhaps we should consider building casinos on the Susquehanna? Within 300 feet
of a residential area, a few blocks from a some homes, schools, churches and
temples. Let's propose this idea and see how it flies. Sure, that would be silly,
everyone knows it. But for some reason, Harrisburg and the courts don't think it's
silly to propose it in Philadelphia.

I can't imagine how they can even have the gall to step on our toes and dictate what
happens in our city, so far away from their sleepy little burgs. Perhaps they're not
aware that we are already burdened with an overwhelming amount of violence and
crime. That the traffic on one of our main thorofares is already congested on a good
day. That the neighborhoods of Fishtown and Pennsport are finally rebounding from
years and years of blight, and that all these new homeowners who have invested
into their reformed neighborhoods are either going to flee or fall victim to another
dark era. The local restaurants and bars are bound to fail with the competition of
cheap food and drinks. Cars will be broken into, drugs will be bought and sold, and
prostitution will locate near the drunk desperados.

How can we let this happen? How can our pleas be ignored? Are the courts so bold
as to think they don't have to make decisions according to the will of the people?

Please help us with this effort to create a 1500 ft. buffer zone in any way you can.
Help us to prevent the casinos from getting the licenses and permits they need to
move on with their ruthless plans. Thousands of us are counting on you.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:

A beautiful and accessible Delaware River waterfront will be an
attribute and comparative advantage for Philadelphia for
decades to come, significantly influencing our dreams to
be "the next great city." Let's not soil that future with
construction that we will forever regret, ala the current I-
95/Penns Landing mess.

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:
PLEASE SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 1477

JB

Dear Gaming Oversight Committee Member:
The 1500' buffer zone is a must to keep casinos out of
neighborhoods where children live. Our children deserve a
better future than casinos have to offer. Lets invest in real
education rather than vice. The histories of other casino
neighborhoods hold the best education for those who have been
deceived into thinking casinos will work; Those who ignore
history are bound to repeat it! Let's not be one more set of
statistics.

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