CONWAY — Following a lengthy presentation by Dick Anagnost of Bedford to the Conway Planning Board about opening a casino in a former grocery store at Shurfine Plaza, the Conway Planning Board on April 13 continued his application to their May 11 meeting.
Anagnost operates charitable gaming centers in Keene, Manchester, Dover and Lebanon and plans to open another in Berlin.
kAmpE :DDF6 :? E96 r@?H2J AC@A@D2= :D H96E96C 2 DA@CED 32C H:E9 492C:E23=6 82>:?8 :D 2 A6C>:EE65 FD6 :? E96 E@H?’D K@?:?8 E23=6 2?5 H96E96C E96 AC@A@D2= 3J p?28?@DE @7 r@?H2J !@<6C #@@> 2?5 r2D:?@ {{r ?665D 7F== D:E6\A=2? C6G:6H]k^Am
kAm$@>6 A=2??:?8 3@2C5 >6>36CD 36=:6G6 :E :D 2 D:8?:7:42?E 492?86 @7 FD6 E@ 8@ 7C@> C6E2:= FD6 E@ 2 42D:?@ 2?5 C6DE2FC2?E]k^Am
kAm%96 D6DD:@? E@@< A=246 ;FDE AC:@C E@ (65?6D52J ?:89E’D D4965F=65 >66E:?8 @7 E96 r@?H2J +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E[ 2E H9:49 $92H? q6C86C@? @7 q6C86C@? %649?:42= $6CG:46D :D @? E96 5@4<6E C6AC6D6?E:?8 23FEE6C q64<J |F=<6C? @7 t2DE $:56 #@25]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6 C6BF6DE:?8 2? 2AA62= @7 2? 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 564:D:@? 3J E96 E@H?’D 3F:=5:?8 :?DA64E@C E@ :DDF6 2 3F:=5:?8 A6C>:E E@ p?28?@DE’D 4@>A2?J] %96 D6DD:@? H2D 4@?E:?F65 7C@> E96 +qp’D |2C49 `d >66E:?8]k^Am
kAmqFE 3642FD6 @7 56G6=@A>6?ED 2?5 5:D4FDD:@?D 2E =2DE %9FCD52J’D A=2??:?8 3@2C5 D6DD:@?[ q6C86C@? D2:5 96 H@F=5 D66< 2?@E96C 4@?E:?F2?46 2E E96 pAC:= `h +qp D6DD:@? E@ :ED |2J `f D6DD:@?]k^Am
kAmx? E96 >62?E:>6[ F?56C 2 A=2? 28C665 E@ 3J E96 A=2??:?8 3@2C5 2?5 p?28?@DE 2E =2DE %9FCD52J’D A=2??:?8 3@2C5 D6DD:@?[ p?28?@DE :D E@ C6DF3>:E 2 K@?:?8 A6C>:E E@ E96 E@H?]k^Am
kAmx7 E96 E@H? 286?E — 6:E96C %@H? qF:=5:?8 x?DA64E@C s2G:5 !2?5:@C2 @C %@H? !=2??6C y2>6D %@CC6D — 56?:6D E92E K@?:?8 A6C>:E 3642FD6 492C:E23=6 36EE:?8 :D 566>65 ?@E E@ 36 2 A6C>:EE65 FD6[ E96? AC6DF>23=J p?28?@DE H@F=5 2AA62= E@ E96 r@?H2J +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E]k^Am
kAm%92E AC@46DD H2D 28C665 E@ 3J 2== A2CE:6D =2DE %9FCD52J 27E6C q6C86C@? >256 E96 A@:?E E92E 96 5:5 ?@E 766= E92E 9:D 4=:6?E D9@F=5 36 “5@:?8 E96 E@H?’D H@C<” 7:89E:?8 7@C E96 2AA62= @7 E96 3F:=5:?8 A6C>:E 367@C6 E96 +qp[ 4@?E6?5:?8 E92E E96 AC@A6C AC@46DD 925 ?@E 366? 7@==@H65 H96? p?28?@DE 5:5 ?@E D66< 2 K@?:?8 A6C>:E H96? 96 @3E2:?65 2 3F:=5:?8 A6C>:E 7C@> E96 E@H? y2?] h[ a_ab 27E6C 9:D :?:E:2= A6C>:E :DDF65 :? a_a` 6IA:C65 :? a_aa]k^Am
kAm“%96 7:CDE @?6 :DDF65 :? a_a` H2D E@ ‘C6?@G2E6 2 7@C>6C 8C@46CJ DA246 :?E@ DA@CED AF3 H:E9 492C:E23=6 82>:?8[’” q6C86C@? E@=5 E96 $F? 27E6C E96 >66E:?8] “%96? E96 @?6 :DDF65 y2?] h @7 E9:D J62C D2:5 E@ ‘C6?@G2E6 7@C>6C 8C@46CJ DE@C6 2?5 25;@:?:?8 DF:E6’ WE96 AC@;64E 8C6H :? D:K6 :?E@ E96 3F:=5:?8X[ :?E@ ’DA@CED AF3 H:E9 492C:E23=6 82>:?8]’ %96 E@H? @7 r@?H2J ?6G6C 2D<65 7@C 2 K@?:?8 A6C>:E] }@H E96J 92G6 2D<65 |C] p?28?@DE E@ 7:== @FE 2?5 DF3>:E 2 K@?:?8 A6C>:E 2D<:?8 7@C E96 FD6 E96J 2C6 D66<:?8 — :7 E96 2?DH6C :D J6D[ E96? 6G6CJ@?6 H:== 92G6 E@ D66 H92E 96VD 8@:?8 E@ 5@ 27E6C E92E] qFE :7 E96 2?DH6C :D ?@[ E96? 96VD 8@:?8 E@ 7:?5 9:>D6=7 8@:?8 E@ E96 +@?:?8 q@2C5 @7 p5;FDE>6?E] p?5 xV> AC6EEJ DFC6 E96 2?DH6C :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 ?@]”k^Am
kAmq@E9 E@ E96 $F? 2?5 367@C6 E96 A=2??:?8 3@2C5[ q6C86C@? F?56CD4@C65 E92E F?56C r@?H2J K@?:?8[ :7 2 FD6 :D ?@E DA64:7:65 :E :D ?@E A6C>:EE65]k^Am
kAm“x 6IA=2:?65 2E E96 >66E:?8[ E96 K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 :D A6C>:DD:G6[ >62?:?8 E92E E96 FD6 :D 24EF2==J DE2E65 :? E96 K@?:?8 @C5:?2?46 2?5 E92E :7 E96 FD6 :D ?@E :?5:42E65 @? E96 E23=6 @7 A6C>:EE65 FD6D E96? :E :D ?@E 2==@H65[” D2:5 q6C86C@?]k^Am
kAmw6 E@=5 E96 $F? 96 36=:6G6D p?28?@DE H@F=5 92G6 2 8@@5 2C8F>6?E :7 96 DE2E65 :? E96 K@?:?8 A6C>:E E92E 9:D AC@A@D2= :D 7@C 2 C6DE2FC2?E H:E9 2? :?5@@C 4@>>6C4:2= 2>FD6>6?E]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< E92EVD 2? 2C8F>6?E E92E 4@F=5 36 >256] qFE DE:== D@>63@5J ?665D E@ >2<6 :E[” D2:5 q6C86C@?[ 4@?E6?5:?8 E92E[ “%96 C62D@? H6 :?:E:2E65 E96 2AA62= 7@C q64<J :? E96 7:CDE A=246 :D E96 E@H? ;FDE 5:5?’E 7@==@H :ED @H? AC@46DD …k^Am
kAm{2DE %9FCD52J’D A=2??:?8 3@2C5 D6DD:@? E@@< A=246 ;FDE EH@ 52JD 27E6C r@?H2J G@E6CD 7@C 2 7@FCE9 E:>6 2E E96 A@==D C6D@F?5:?8=J 56762E65 2 A6E:E:@?65 2CE:4=6 E@ 2==@H <6?@ :? E@H?[ bgh J6D E@ `[`fc ?@j H:E9 3@2C5 >6>36C q:== q2C3:? H@?56C:?8 — 8:G6? E92E 2?E:\82>3=:?8 DA:C:E — E92E 925 2 492C:E23=6 82>:?8 2CE:4=6 366? @? E96 32==@E :7 E92E 2=D@ H@F=5 92G6 366? 56762E65]k^Am
kAmv:G6? E92E 324<5C@A[ q2C3:? 2?5 3@2C5 492:C q6? r@=32E9 2?5 @E96CD 4@?4FCC65 E92E E96 E@H? ?665D E@ ?@E W2D q2C3:? D2:5X[ “yFDE D=:56 E9:D E9C@F89” 2?5 E92E 96 72G@C65 7F== D:E6\A=2? C6G:6H[ 2 D6?E:>6?E E92E H2D D92C65 3J 3@2C5 >6>36C |2C< w@F?D6==]k^Am
kAmq@2C5 >6>36C t=:K2 vC2?E 2=D@ D2:5 7F== D:E6\A=2? C6G:6H H@F=5 AC@G:56 8C62E6C 2DDFC2?46 E@ E96 E@H? E92E E96 :>AC@G6>6?ED E92E 2C6 AC@A@D65 7@C E96 AC@A6CEJ H@F=5 36 8F2C2?E665 E@ 36 5@?6 D9@F=5 p?28?@DE ?@E 36 23=6 E@ 4@>6 E9C@F89 @? AC@>:D65 2?5 A=2??65 492?86D]k^Am
kAm%96 E@?6 @7 E96 pAC:= `b A=2??:?8 3@2C5 6I492?86 H2D 4@C5:2= 2?5 :?7@C>2E:G6[ H:E9 p?28?@DE 2?5 3@2C5 >6>36CD E6C>:?8 E96 D6DD:@? 2D AC@5F4E:G6]k^Am
kAmw6 H2D 244@>A2?:65 3J 6?8:?66C y@D9 |4p==:DE6C @7 wtq t?8:?66CD[ 4@?DF=E2?E %:772?J t55J 2?5 2EE@C?6J y@9? v] rC@?:? @7 rC@?:?[ q:DD@? 2?5 +2=:?D<J @7 |2?496DE6C]k^Am
kAmp=D@ :? E96 C@@> H2D tI64FE:G6 r@F?4:=@C y@6 z6??6J W#\(2<67:6@=5X @7 s:DEC:4E `] p?28?@DE 2?5 9:D E62> 7=6H E@ E96 6G6?E :? 2 AC:G2E6 96=:4@AE6C[ E@F49:?8 5@H? 2E E96 $9FC7:?6 A=2K2[ 5C2H:?8 4@?46C? 7C@> 2 76H =@42= C6D:56?ED] k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ |4p==:DE6C’D :?7@C>2E:@?[k^Am
kAmw@F?D6== BF6DE:@?65 p?28?@DE 23@FE E96 DE2E6 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2[ H9:49 2==@HD E96 DE2E6 E@ E2<6 `_ A6C46?E @7 E96 ?6E[ E96 492C:E:6D E@ E2<6 bd A6C46?E 2?5 E96 42D:?@ E@ C646:G6 E96 C6>2:?:?8 dd A6C46?E] w@F?D6== BF6DE:@?65 H9J E96 7@C>F=2 4@F=5 ?@E 36 25;FDE65 E@ :?4=F56 `_ A6C46?E 7@C 9@DE 4@>>F?:E:6D 3FE p?28?@DE ?@E65 E92E E96 AC@7:E >2C8:? 7@C C6DE2FC2?ED :D E:89E 5F6 E@ 9:89 4@DED] k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 E92E =@42= 492C:E:6D 2C6 4@?EC24E65 H:E9 3642FD6 E96J 5C2H :? =@42= 4=:6?E6=6 E@ E96 C6DE2FC2?E 2D @AA@D65 E@ FD:?8 492C:E:6D 7C@> 7FCE96C 2H2J]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.