Silver Slipper proposes funds for land

WAVELAND – Developers of the Silver Slipper Casino are proposing a $100,000 donation for land conservation and the restoration of adjacent wetlands if the state will allow an acre along the shoreline to be filled in.Paul Alanis, the chief executive officer of Silver Slipper Casino Venture, outlined the plans at a public hearing tonight. The Commission on Marine Resources may vote on the casino’s request at its Feb. 21 meeting. The Silver Slipper is leasing 25 acres, Alanis said, but only five of those acres are uplands.

The fill work north of the mouth of Bayou Caddy is necessary to reroute a public road, he said.

The footprint of the casino project, which previously would have gone on pilings above the water, was changed after the Legislature amended state law to allow on-shore gambling. The casino is now being built on top of Shipyard Road so it can be within 800 feet of the water, a legal requirement.

Source: SunHerald 

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