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MGM Reducing Scope Of Springfield Casino Project

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published October 20, 2015 at 2:26 PM EDT
An artists rendering of the proposed MGM Casino in Springfield, MA
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MGM is scaling down the size of the proposed resort casino project in Springfield, Massachusetts

MGM is reducing the size of the project by 122,000 square feet according to a revised environmental impact report filed with the state.  

Although no change is planned in the size of the casino gambling floor there would be downsizing in the retail, dining and entertainment parts of the project.

Earlier MGM scrapped a planned 25-story hotel.

Springfield City Council President Mike Fenton said once again city leaders were caught off guard by MGM.

"This is another surprise," said Fenton.

The council and the state gaming commission must approve the design changes.
New England News
Paul Tuthill
The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
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