Wynn: Boston Declines $1M Casino Payment
BOSTON (AP) — Wynn Resorts says Boston has declined to accept a $1 million payment the company made to help offset the impacts of the casino it plans to build in neighboring Everett.
Boston sued the Massachusetts Gaming Commission this week, seeking to stop the $1.6 billion project from going forward unless residents of the city's Charlestown neighborhood are given a vote.
On Wednesday, Wynn said it made the first payment in a minimum $56 million mitigation package ordered by the commission after Boston refused to participate in surrounding community discussions with the casino developers.
Wynn says the package calls for at least $25 million toward improving traffic in Sullivan Square — a key concern of the city.
Wynn said the $1 million check was delivered to the commission after Boston declined it.
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