Hello Concerned Citizen,
The Common Sense Coalition, now more than 15,000 people strong, needs your help to fight the proposed Confluence floodplain casino in Spanish Lake adjacent to the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area – the wrong development in the wrong place. We are not backing down.
News for You
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Eagle Days Grows Effort to Save the Confluence
Our outreach at Eagle Days was a terrific success. We reached more than 2,000 people and identified more than 100 new volunteers. Together, we can Save the Confluence.
Common Sense Coalition Names Campaign: “Save the Confluence”
In order to better describe the heart of our effort, the Common Sense Coalition has named the effort “Save the Confluence”.
Resources for You
There are hundreds of reasons to oppose this casino development at this location. We have included many of them under the “Learn More” tab. We also have “casiNO!” buttons available now. Please get involved and get yours today.
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Please share any other insights you have into the harm this development will inflict upon the local community, economy, or environment. The Common Sense Coalition is for the community, by the community and we are looking for fresh ideas and creative strategies like yours for this fight.
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Take Action
Write!
Letters to the editor about your concerns will help win this. Here are easy ways to send yours:
· St. Louis Business Journal: http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/contactus/contact_editor.html
· St. Louis Post Dispatch: letters@post-dispatch.com
Speak!
Your local elected officials should also join our effort to Save the Confluence. Check with your county council members, school board members and your city officials. Your call to your elected officials will help demonstrate that you are seriously concerned about the impacts of this proposed casino – and we are not giving up.
Tracking Our Progress
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You can also E-mail us at : moenviron@moenviron.org or call us at (314)727-0600 so that we can keep track of our progress.
Coming Soon
Materials, information, events, and actions YOU and YOUR Organization can take to Save the Confluence.
Maybe the solution to the controversy surrounding the possibility of a new casino near the Columbia Riverbottom conservation area is as simple as lifting the restrictions on where casinos can be built. What if the Common Senses Coalition focused on the law that requires casinos to build on riverfront property? If casinos didn’t have to build on the river, I wonder if they would choose to build elsewhere. I suspect real estate might be cheaper at any number of places, such as a closed factory, than along a riverfront. Anyone who knows the Columbia Riverbottom area knows that you cannot stop the river from flooding, but you can divert the waters to prevent damage to surrounding homes. Maybe the solution to the casino issue is similar: stopping the casino might be similar to trying to stop the Mississippi from flooding, but give the casino somewhere else to go and it might be diverted from the residents of Spanish Lake. (source – http://casinoprp.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/environmentalists-for-casinos/)
Well said, Paul! You and I think alike. I have also said changing the law restricting the location of casinos would be a good solution. At least for this proposed development. I know this idea has been presented in the Common Sense Coalition. There are many avenues the Coalition is working to try to stop this developemnt. I think there is a concern that changing the law would take too long and this casino would move forward before the location restriction could be lifted. But maybe development can be delayed long enough to make this happen.