$6 million in casino revenue to pay for Dauphin County projects
By EMILY OPILO, The Patriot-News
January 27, 2010, 5:55PM
Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County.Dauphin County commissioners approved the distribution of more than $6 million in gaming funds Wednesday to be used for public works projects.
The county receives 2 percent of the gross revenue of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township as required by the state’s Gaming Act. Six local municipalities split another 2 percent in revenue.
More than 87 percent of the funding will be spent on infrastructure improvements and emergency medical services and health and public safety projects, said George Groves, chairman of the Dauphin County Gaming Advisory Board. The board met for several months to prioritize applications for the funding.
WHAT’S NEXT: Appropriations included more than $3 million for road and bridge projects in East Hanover Township, $300,000 for engineering and architecture work on a fire station in West Hanover Township, $435,000 for a pumper truck to be purchased by South Hanover Township and $618,900 for the replacement of the Route 743 bridge in Derry Township.
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what happened to reducing property taxes?