State Report Envisions City Avenue As Lucrative Casino Location

City Avenue is among the most potentially lucrative locations in Pennsylvania for a new casino, according to demographic research whose results state Treasurer Rob McCord reported Tuesday.

However, at least on the Lower Merion side of the street, the notion is simply not being considered, township officials said.

"The last thing we need at this time is someone thinking that there are plans for a casino along City Avenue," township Planning Director Robert Duncan told Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch via email, indicating he was surprised by the news.

Said township Commissioner George Manos, whose Ward 9 includes City Avenue through Bala Cynwyd: "Not much to think about here. ... There is probably not a single person in the township who would support the use, so getting approval would be nigh to impossible."

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