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Casino zoning appeal sent to court

PENNSYLVANIA – As reported by the Evening Sun: "An Adams County judge sent an appeal of a casino zoning decision to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in a court order Wednesday.

"The appeal challenges the Straban Township Zoning Hearing Board's unanimous decision in October to permit a slots casino, resort and spa in the commercial highway zoning district at the intersection of routes 15 and 30.

"Nine Straban Township residents who opposed to the project – Crossroads Gaming Resort and Spa – filed the appeal in Adams County court last week, but Judge Michael George ruled Wednesday the court doesn't have jurisdiction due to a clause in casino law that says all appeals will be filed with the state's highest court.

"…No Casino Gettysburg's lawyer, who filed the appeal on behalf of nine individual Straban residents, referred questions to chairwoman Susan Star Paddock. She said they believed at the time the appeal had been filed in the right place, but are OK with it moving courts now…"

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