The legislation to make Fairfax County eligible for a casino isn’t officially dead, but it appears to be in active need of resuscitation.
A House of Delegates appropriations subcommittee’s decision to pass by Senate Bill 982 after a 30-minute hearing on Wednesday (Feb. 12) brought celebratory statements from the community groups and local elected officials who had vocally opposed the proposal to allow a casino in Tysons.
“The voice of the people was finally heard today,” Tysons Stakeholders Alliance President Paula Martino said, thanking the delegates for not acting on the bill and the state senators who voted against it earlier. “… If this bill had passed, it would have not only wreaked havoc on our county and region but it would have set a bad precedent in circumventing local authority and the will of the local community.”
