Ocean Pines Wants Slot Machine Money

The Ocean Pines Association, or OPA, is concerned about the influx of slot machines on their community. They say that the amount of money that has been allocated to them is not nearly enough to cover the problems that the slot machines are going to bring to their community. The OPA sent a letter to state officials asking them to reconsider the allocation that they are currently scheduled to get as they say that it is not reflective of the “true impact” that the slot machines will have on their community.

The state maintains that no one really knows what kind of impact the slot machines are going to have on them or on any of the communities that will be located near slot machines. However, Worcester County can say that they will be impacted by the slot machines as they are going to be in the immediate vicinity of the machines. They have 15,000 residents of the community and it is the largest in the county.

They already know that traffic will increase on a road that is already considered to be congested. They say that they have four exits all onto the same road. They say that they can also expect more emergency calls for police and fire because of the additional people and vehicles.

The County Commissioners have asked that all slot machine revenue be sent to the county instead of being split between county and the municipalities. Ocean Pines has not asked for a percentage of revenue, they are simply trying to get what they are going to need to survive.

 

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