PENNSYLVANIA – As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "Trump casinos has made an offer to the Philadelphia School District to buy a school that sits on land where it proposes to build
Trump Entertainment Resorts a slots parlor in Nicetown.
"Trump wants the Randolph Skills Center, a 400-student vocational-technical high school at Henry and Roberts Avenues, district spokesman Fernando Gallard said yesterday.
"…Tom Hickey, a spokesman for the Trump project, said the district would be offered $17.5 million to build a new 'state-of-the-art, technical school' to replace Randolph.
"The current plan calls for razing the school and building an outdoor pedestrian area for the casino, Hickey said. He added that the project would breathe new life into the community.
"…Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. has proposed a $350 million casino for a portion of the approximately 80-acre site in Nicetown that once held the Budd Co. factory
"…Trump has encountered heavy community opposition to his casino plan…"
Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. operates three properties including Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Trump Marina Hotel Casino, located in Atlantic City's Marina District. Together, the properties comprise approximately 371,300 square feet of gaming space and 3,180 hotel rooms and suites. |
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