Central Valley, NY – Town Of Woodbury To Get Video Lottery Terminal, Creating 400 Jobs

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    The new VLT wil be set up at the facility of the former Nepera Chemical Plant property that is contaminated.New York – Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) announced his legislation to establish a video lottery terminal (VLT) in Orange County has received a three-way agreement between the Senate, Assembly, and Governor, and is set to pass.

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    The VLT license, owned by Resorts World, will be transferred from the now-closed Monticello operation to a new site in Woodbury/Harriman.

    During negotiations with Resorts World, Senator Skoufis outlined a number of conditions that he said must be met in order to earn his support: 1) site the facility at the former Nepera Chemical Plant property that is contaminated and, for the better part of a decade, has been reduced to rubble; and 2) no tax breaks.

    Skoufis was adamant that the company must clean up the property and pay full taxes.

    Resorts World agreed to both conditions. A full list of positive impacts are outlined below:
    · Remediating a blighted, contaminated property in the community
    · Substantial and full payment of property taxes to the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, Town of Woodbury, and Villages of Harriman and Woodbury
    · Approximately 400 good-paying, union jobs
    · Over $1.2 million in VLT impact aid to fully offset – and then some – the cost of municipal services associated with the project such as fire and police

    The project will be subject to the local planning board process just as any other construction would, and be required to mitigate any additional traffic.

    “I’m not particularly pro- or anti-gambling so I used this opportunity to deliver real, substantive economic benefits to the constituents I represent,” said Senator Skoufis. “The former Nepera Chemical Plant property has been a contaminated blight in our community for years; as a result of this project, it will now be cleaned, put back on the tax rolls, and employ approximately 400 local residents. It was also important to me that the facility be kept out of a residential neighborhood to avoid any disturbances. This agreement was always about bringing benefits to the community I’m proud to represent.”

    Frank Palermo, Woodbury Town Supervisor said, “I thank Senator Skoufis for his successful efforts that will create a new economic driver to our community, provide new annual tax revenue and protect taxpayers from subsidizing this project. This development will bring lasting jobs to our community and clean up a contaminated, blighted property. I look forward to continuing to work with Senator Skoufis as the project moves forward.”


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    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    4 years ago

    We have too much gambling already. I think we had a good model when you had to fly to Vegas to play a slot machine.

    Mentsch613
    Mentsch613
    4 years ago

    Don’t know about lasting jobs
    The new casino in Monticello has been losing 10-15 million a month since it opened 16 months ago.
    That’s not gonna last much longer

    The_Truth
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    The_Truth
    4 years ago

    Its gonna fail – only because they have to provide union jobs.