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Our Village, Our News
DECEMBER 12, 2012
Vol. 5 No. 2
Last chance for input on video gambling Westmont holds final Public Safety Committee hearing before Village Board’s Dec. 17 vote By Robin Ambrosia Staff Reporter
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Third and final Public Safety Committee hearing will be the last opportunity for business owners to make case for video gambling terminals.
special Westmont Public Safety Committee hearing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, will be the final opportunity for interested parties to express their viewpoints regarding video gambling terminals coming to licensed establishments in their community. Earlier this year, the Public Safety Committee held two special hearings to invite the public to discuss the topic of video gambling. The committee has considered the issue under review with no final decision made by either the
committee or the village board. “Business owners at previous meetings presented information and their request for video gaming,” Westmont Police Chief Tom Mulhearn said. “Several local merchants have expressed an interest in having video gaming terminals in their business.” The last special public safety committee hearing regarding video gambling will be held at the Village Hall, 31 W. Quincy St., on the second floor. “One issue is revenue and the other is for these merchants to have video gaming See VIDEO GAMBLING, page 4