OVER THE YEARS AT LEAST TWO WORKERS OF THE MOHEGAN SUN HAVE BEEN KILLED OUT ON ROUTE 32 BETWEEN SANDY DESERT ROAD AND SHANTOK ROAD. I WAS TOLD ONE WAS KILLED CROSSING ROUTE 32 AT THE SANDY DESERT ROAD TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER OF A CAR SUPPOSEDLY RAN A RED LIGHT. THE OTHER WORKER WAS KILLED WALKING ON THE SIDE OF ROUTE 32.
THE CASINO IN TRYING TO PROTECT ITS' WORKERS HAVE GIVEN THEM RELECTIVE JACKETS, FLASH LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. THE EMPLOYEES DO NOT SEEM TO BE USING THEM. I WAS TOLD THE CASINO PAID FOR THE STREET LIGHTS ON ROUTE 32 TO ALSO PROTECT THE WORKERS.
NOW IT SEEMS THE CASINO IS PUTTING IN A SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROUTE 32 BETWEEN SANDY DESERT ROAD AND SHANTOK ROAD.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CASINO IS PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE ON RAMP GOING WEST OUT OF THE CASINO ON TO ROUTE 2 A. I ALSO HEARD WE ARE PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE ON RAMP FROM ROUTE 2 A ON TO I-395 GOING NORTH.
I THOUGHT THAT ROUTE 32 WAS EITHER MONTVILLE OR CONNECTICUTS' RIGHT OF WAY. I ALSO THINK THAT THE ON RAMP TO ROUTE 2A AND THE ON RAMP ON TO I-395 WERE CONNECTICUTS ' JURISDICTION.
I WAS TOLD BY A MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT OFFICAL THAT THE CASINO WAS INDEED PAYING FOR THE PROJECT, AT HIS ESTIMATE OF ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE CASINO DOING IT WAS THAT THE STATE AND MONTVILLE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO IT.
IT WAS REPORTED TO THE BROKENWING EDITORIALS THAT FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO IS PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF ROUTE 2A IN FRONT OF ITS' CASINO.
THE QUESTION IS: SHOULD THE CASINO BE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS? WHEN IS GIVING BY THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE ENOUGH? READERS PLEASE COMMENT?
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What price can we put on a human life?
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