Hundreds of people in western Rockingham County do not want a casino where they live.
The Ellisboro Baptist Church had standing room only on Tuesday night for a community meeting organized against any casino development on 192 acres off Highway 220 in Rockingham County.
A vote to rezone the property failed, but it will still go before the county commission.
The meeting lasted over an hour and a half, and those who spoke gave many reasons why they don’t want a casino in their backyard. Most importantly, they think they should have the right to vote on it.
“We’re not Las Vegas. We don’t want to be Las Vegas,” Chis Rodenbaugh said.
