From the Muskegon Chronicle via Pechanga:
FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP — A month ago, a resolution by the state Legislature that would allow for a casino in Fruitport Township seemed to be destined for quick passage.
The resolution — allowing the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to operate a casino at the former Great Lakes Downs racetrack site — has hit a snag in the state House of Representatives. A vote on the resolution has yet to be taken, a committee hearing concerning the resolution is planned for the coming weeks in Lansing and the House speaker — who is also a candidate for governor — is taking some heat from locals.
State Rep. Doug Bennett, D-Muskegon Township, and Fruitport Township Supervisor Brian Werschem are blaming House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, for the delay. Area lawmakers expect the resolution to pass if and when it reaches the House floor for a vote.
On the Senate side, Gerald Van Woerkom, R-Norton Shores, said he will not oppose the resolution.
Bennett said typically the speaker sends resolutions directly to the House floor for a vote rather than referring them to a committee.
“There’s nobody holding it up but the speaker,” Bennett said.
“Andy Dillon is intentionally stonewalling this project,” Werschem said.
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