Broadwater plans to be reviewed by committee
By MICHAEL NEWSOM mmnewsom@sunherald.com
BILOXI – The $1 billion Broadwater Resort proposal unanimously passed the City Council on Tuesday, with stipulations that finalized plans would have to be approved by a review committee.
The Broadwater plans call for two casinos: one at the site of the Broadwater Hotel and another south of U.S. 90. The resort would be built with some 3,375 condos and 1,900 hotel-room units on site and would also have an 18-hole golf course, with possible condominiums to be built on the site of the former Broadwater Sun Golf Course. The 180-acre golf course would include retail shops along the edges.
Mark Calvert, who made the presentation for developers, said the project could be finished by December 2008.
“It is bringing the bar up,” Calvert said. “It is no doubt that Beau Rivage brought the bar up. This will bring it up again.”
The project is conceptual and developers don’t have renderings of what the buildings will actually look like, so the finalized plans have to be approved by the city’s Design Review Committee. Developers and city officials agreed that the sheer size of the project makes the conceptual method the easiest for them.
Developers of the 261-acre condo, hotel and casino resort got a height variance – which will allow one structure to be built at 403 feet, as opposed to the 220 feet specified in the city’s Land Development Ordinance – among other variances and a zoning change.
Broadwater Development LLP is a partnership formed by Coast businessmen W.C. “Cotton” Fore and Roy Anderson III, who own the land. Read the rest of this entry »
Silver Slipper Casino executives will introduce their new executive chef, David Lancaster, and debut their new fire truck grill to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Saturday, at the Gulf Coast Symphony’s Barbeque Under the Oaks fundraiser in Pass Christian Mississippi .
Hancock County, MS (PRWEB) March 25, 2006 –- Silver Slipper Casino executives will introduce their new executive chef, David Lancaster, and debut their new fire truck grill to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Saturday, March 25, 2006, at the Gulf Coast Symphony’s Barbeque Under the Oaks fundraiser. “We’re proud to be a sponsor of this annual event,†stated John N. Ferrucci, COO and GM of Silver Slipper Casino. “Everyone will have a chance to meet David, see our new fire truck grill and taste some of the best barbeque on the Gulf Coast, compliments of Silver Slipper Casino.â€
Lancaster most recently served as Chef for the Delta Downs Race Track Casino & Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana. Prior to that, he was employed at Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada; Beau Rivage Hotel & Casino in Biloxi; and the Copa Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The Silver Slipper’s modified 1984 Mac fire truck is equipped with a large smoker and grill, designed to serve large crowds. “It’s fun and perfect for events such as this,†stated Ferrucci. “We intend to use it for charity events and sponsorships throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast and Louisiana.†Chef Lancaster will be on hand to observe the operation, and to help cook and serve some barbecue chicken, smoked sausage, and Jambalaya from the fire truck.
The Silver Slipper Casino, previously scheduled to open February 2006 on the former Bayou Caddy site in Hancock County, is now scheduled to open, October 1. Paul Alanis, a former top executive with Horseshoe Gaming and Pinnacle Entertainment, is Chairman and CEO, and project developer for the Hancock County project. For additional information regarding the project contact Manny Corrao at (228) 324-9961 or www.silverslipper-ms.com.
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., announced plans to reopen its Grand Casino in Biloxi by late summer, pending regulatory approval of its renovation plans.
Harrah’s existing Grand Casino land-based facilities, including the Bayview Hotel tower and the convention center, will be completely redesigned and rebuilt into a casino and 500-room hotel, featuring a steakhouse, a 300-seat buffet, a swimming pool and a 16,000 square-foot service spa.
The Grand Casino Biloxi is one of the casinos that received extensive damage by Hurricane Katrina. Mississippi’s lawmakers changed the rules for casinos after the storm wiped out about a dozen floating casinos in the cities of Biloxi and Gulfport.
Now, casinos can be rebuilt on solid ground. Before, only the hotels could be on the land, and the casinos had to float on the water.
The project is in the design phase. When reopened, Grand Casino Biloxi will initially employee about 1,000.
Source: APÂ
