Comments on: Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday, August 5, 2008 http://www.erieblogs.com/2008/08/05/erie-pa-news-and-events-for-tuesday-august-5-2008 ErieBlogs.com Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: bikemhttp://www.erieblogs.com/2008/08/05/erie-pa-news-and-events-for-tuesday-august-5-2008#comment-1758 bikem Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:28:30 +0000 http://www.burghblogs.com/2008/08/05/erie-pa-news-and-events-for-tuesday-august-5-2008/#comment-1758 "Instead Summit Township along with Millcreek, McKean, and Greene townships and McKean Borough get to argue amongst themselves what to do with $5.5 million." This is only kind of true. In order to get the monies, those municipalities have to apply for it and only if the project they want the money for directly deals with the casino. A popular misconception is that these 5 municipalities are just being handed money over to them. This is not at all the case. The point of the lawsuit was this: The County felt the restricted funds could be applied for by any of the municipalities in the county. The Summit 'group' felt the restricted funds could only be applied for by Summit Twp, Millcreek Twp, Greene Twp, McKean Twp and McKean Borough. The irony of the whole thing is that, according to the gaming law, whatever money is left over in the restricted funds *after* these municipalities successfully apply for it *goes to the county*. So the county wins no matter what. The county was actually trying to help the other municipalities have a chance to successfully apply for the money. “Instead Summit Township along with Millcreek, McKean, and Greene townships and McKean Borough get to argue amongst themselves what to do with $5.5 million.”

This is only kind of true. In order to get the monies, those municipalities have to apply for it and only if the project they want the money for directly deals with the casino.

A popular misconception is that these 5 municipalities are just being handed money over to them. This is not at all the case.

The point of the lawsuit was this: The County felt the restricted funds could be applied for by any of the municipalities in the county. The Summit ‘group’ felt the restricted funds could only be applied for by Summit Twp, Millcreek Twp, Greene Twp, McKean Twp and McKean Borough.

The irony of the whole thing is that, according to the gaming law, whatever money is left over in the restricted funds *after* these municipalities successfully apply for it *goes to the county*.

So the county wins no matter what. The county was actually trying to help the other municipalities have a chance to successfully apply for the money.

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