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Wellington residents are disappointed, while many Mulvane residents are thrilled with a decision to develop a destination casino near Mulvane. Reporter: Deb Farris Email Address: deb.farris@kake.com |
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How can the KAKE poll for or against the Mulvane casino provide any relevant information when I can sit on a computer and vote one way or the other many times a day from the same computer. It is one person voting one way many many times. I hope no one is going to try to use the poll to show why Mulvane should or should not have been selected.
How can the gaming commission go against the wishes of the Sumner County Commissioners and the people. The location at US 81 and Peck Rd. (119 Ave) is a dangerous intersection the locale can tell you that there is a bad accident at this location once every 4-6 weeks. I can tell you of one accident that took the lives of a 10 year old girl and her 12 year old cousin at this intersection. And they want to increase the traffic flow at this location with a casino. Wellington location would of been a safer location.
OH MY GOD!!!!! Somebody call the WHAAAAAAAAAAMBULANCE!!!!!! Get over it!!! It's just a casino!!!
Rania, you should spend more time watching the news, and less time on message boards. Hansel told KAKE she felt like moving to Oklahoma Friday night at 6...The video is available on this website.
Surprise to anyone that Shelly's Former Employers didn't air any of her unprofessional, immature and distasteful comments? This is how KAKE handles any news that involves Sumner County, they call Shelly and ask her how they should report any news.
I hope that the city officials in Wellington and the Sumner County Commisioners DO NOT TAKE THIS LYING DOWN! We here in Wellington got screwed. Mulvane should keep in mind they could be next.
My theory is Wellington was never going to get the Casino in the first place. The lottery board, influenced by Topeka, picked the one least likely to pass the finance test. The whole process will then start over and I'll bet Sedgwick will get to vote again. If they can pass it this time, the casino will be in downtown Wichita and Sumner will be left out altogether.
We need to back off of Shelly???? Give me a break. She was only out for the good of Wellington not South Central Kansas or Sumner county. Anyone with clear sense would have embraced all the proposals, as they all will benefit the county and not mainly Wellington! Hansel should go home disgraced! What an unprofessional response to all of the work she has put into it. Shelly, we are embarrassed of your actions too! So whatever we can do to help you move out of the state, let us know!
Too bad Mulvane didn't propose the casino actually be in Mulvane, instead of Peck. They could have leveled downtown, (starting with the Mulvane News building),and put the casino there. Downtown could have been revitalized. Now that would have been a win/win by any measure!
To all of the Mulvane supporters of the casino, thank you so much for all of your hard work to get a casino that is going to be in my backyard and not yours. If only all of you could work so hard together for a truly good cause like helping the hungry children in Mulvane or purchasing needed supplies for the schools. Just think of the difference you could make. Oh, that's right, that is what the revenue from the casino is supposed to do. What a joke!! Thanks again for forcing something on the people of Peck who have chosen to live in the country for a reason.
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DECISION THE CASINO WILL GO TO THE MULVANE EXIT. AS ALWAYS, THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THE NUMBERS COUNT WITH GOVT. JUST FOUND OUT THE NUMBERS COUNT ONLY WHEN LAW-MAKERS WANT THEM TO..SORRY TO THE LARGEST MAJORITY OF MULVANE POPULATION THAT LIVE NORTH OF THE ALLY (SEDGWICK COUNTY), YOUR VOTE DIDN'T COUNT EITHER...YOUR CITY COUNSEL JUST SIMPLY ANNEXED SEDGWICK COUNTY LAND INTO SUMNER COUNTY. SPEAKING OF THE MULVANE CITY COUNSEL...SHAME ON YOU FOR YOUR AMBUSH TACTICS...ALWAYS HAS ALWAYS WILL BE...SUCKING OFF THE HARD WORK OF OTHERS...AND ALWAYS GETTING AWAY WITH YOUR UNETHICAL PRACTICE OF LAW MAKING...HOW DO I KNOW ABOUT YOUR CITY COUNSEL ETHICS...I LIVED AND WORKED IN MULVANE ONCE UPON A TIME. NOW FOR ALL THE RESIDENCE OF SUMNER COUNTY...I TRULY FEEL LETTERS TO OR REPS. DIDN'T DO A LOT OF GOOD, BUT VINCE WETTA, SUMNER COUNTY COMMISIONERS, CITY COUNSEL MEMBERS OF WELLINGTON, AND OTHER SUMNER COUNTY TOWNS, ASIDE FROM MULVANE, DID A GREAT JOB FOR US!
You need to back off on Shelly. I have never met the Lady, but I know she devoted a lot of her time to this project. Many in the county were dissappointed in the system today. I don't think, this is what the voters of Sumner County wanted. Leave it to the State of Kansas to mess up a good idea.
I am not surprised that the casino went to Mulvane, after all it is Wichita. I hope everyone in this part of the country will go to Oklahoma. I for one do not like Wichita and and do not want to associate with the people from there, so I will go to Oklahoma.
Shelley Hansel is a bitter soul. Lose with some dignity. She was never very "interesting" as a "frumpy" news reporter, anyway. You are a lousy ambassador for the town of Wellington and furthermore, not a spokesperson for the State of Kansas. I'll chip in for the gas it takes to move you out of state so you can embarrass them like you did to us.
I have followed the casino contest for months now and have been very impressed with Matt All's leadership of the review board. Today he said the decision to choose Harrah's for him was strictly business and I believe that's the truth. If the Mulvane supporters had lost, they would have accepted it and congratulated the winners. That's what people with Kansas class do. However, listening to Shelley Hansel say “I hope Harrah’s goes down in flames and I hope the south central zone is completely left out and I hope the State of Kansas loses money from not having a good casino in south central Kansas” was shocking. What a clear display of being an angry, bitter, sore loser. She said she was ashamed to be a Kansan and was considering moving to Oklahoma. I say start packing your bags, because there are some nice casinos down there for you to visit and this great state will do just fine without you.