MILWAUKEE – Gov. Scott Walker will reject the plan for the Kenosha casino. In a statement released Friday, Walker said “the risk to taxpayers is too great.”
“Due to the compacts negotiated by Governor Doyle, the current cost to taxpayers of approving the proposed casino project is up to $100 million and the long-term economic hit to the state budget would be a potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.,” the statement read.
Barca told News 3 he was informed of the decision by the Department of Administration on Friday. He called it “a decision of colossal proportions.” He said the rejection of the casino proposal comes over concern to taxpayers over a potential lawsuit.
The Menominee Indian Tribe is expressing disappointment. Tribal chairwoman Laurie Boivin said in a statement Friday that the project would have improved the lives of the nearly 9,000 tribal members. The chairwoman says that instead, one tribe — the Forest County Potawatomi — and Walker’s presumed presidential aspirations derailed the project.
