Casino-Free Milford Co-Chairmen John Seaver and Steven Trettel Explain How Milford Residents Can Oppose the Development of a Casino in Milford

Casino-Free Milford co-chairmen John Seaver and Steven Trettel have written the following letter to all Milford residents:

We often hear people around town proclaim that a casino will never be built here in Milford. The fact of the matter is this: Foxwoods is currently investing millions of dollars on consultants to design their development and determine the impact of their proposal on Milford. When reporting the amounts being spent by Foxwoods at Monday night’s Selectmen’s meeting, the Shefsky & Froelich attorney emphasized, “It shows they’re serious.”

A good chunk of those millions—nearly $600,000—has been dedicated specifically to strategic communication, public relations, and polling consultants. These funds probably include some walking-around money to do favors for groups in town to demonstrate what generous neighbors they would be. Already Milford’s residents are being asked to take telephone surveys. We expect that soon we will also be subjected to a slick and sophisticated marketing campaign aimed at converting non-believers.

We continue to be completely convinced that allowing a destination resort casino to be built here in Milford would be a serious mistake. The negatives far outnumber any positives. A casino simply does not belong in a residential suburban setting.

Although the developers’ deep pockets can be intimidating, we can work together to preserve our community.

What can you do to help? The most important step you can take is to get the facts! Read all you can. Start with the Casino-Free Milford website (CasinoFreeMilford.com). Click the Casino tab to read how a casino would affect local housing, schools, infrastructure, crime, property values, and more. With facts in hand, talk to your friends and neighbors. Share your concerns with the Selectmen. Their contact information is available on the town website (milford.ma.us).

We also invite you to join us. Casino-Free Milford is a growing, nonpartisan, grassroots group of dedicated volunteers who are passionate about our community. Sign our petition, sign up for email updates, volunteer, or make a donation. Do what you can do.

We CAN stop this. Working together we can keep Milford Casino Free!

John Seaver

Steven Trettel

Co-Chairmen, Casino-Free Milford

Casino-Free Milford is a volunteer, nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to informing the Milford community about the negative impact a destination resort casino would impose. More information about Casino-Free Milford can be accessed on the group’s website (CasinoFreeMilford.com).