Economic, social arguments highlighted in Hyattsville debate.
A handful of area voters got the opportunity last night to dive a bit deeper into the debate surrounding Question 7, which could allow a casino to operate in Prince George's County and bring Vegas-style table games to casinos across the state. Gathered in a first-floor conference room in the Hyattsville Municipal Building, they were here to consider the two sides of the argument in a manner more thoughtful than what might be available to a typical voter in the midst of one of the most expensive political campaigns waged in Maryland in recent memory. Arguing in favor of expanded gambling was Brad Frome, deputy chief of staff to Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker. His argument focused on three projected benefits which a casino in…
Instead the meeting was conducted as a question and answer session with the county executive's Deputy Chief of Staff Brad Frome.
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker was scheduled to be the featured speaker at the Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt Club's general meeting on Friday night, but he didn't make it to the Greenbriar Community Center. Instead, Baker's deputy chief of staff, Brad Frome, handled the duties of answering the questions that members of the Maryland Democratic organization had. "[Baker] has a million and one things going on all over the place," said Frome, about Baker's absence, "For every event he does, he has to miss a dozen others." Responding to questions posed mostly by Greenbelt residents, Frome said the county is focussing on the issues of development and crime. "We want to see redevelopment inside the Beltway," said Frome. He …
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Jim Groves
11:56 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Both of these gentlemen probably see eye to eye on 95% of the issues out there. This made it a bit easier to have this discussion, rather than a knock down debate. It was not recorded, which is really a shame. There are changes coming to our Community channel and hopefully the ability to quickly put something like this on the air will be something that is doable in the future. more ›