Virginia: Cordish to unveil details of Petersburg casino deal next week

Virginia: Cordish to unveil details of Petersburg casino deal next week

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  • Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch
October 21, 2022 2:54 PM
  • Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch

The details of a casino resort proposed in Petersburg remain a mystery, but the project’s Baltimore-based developer plans to lift the curtain at a community meeting next week.

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The Cordish Companies will make a public presentation of its plans at the Petersburg Public Library on Tuesday, one week after the City Council adopted a proposal to “explore the partnership” with the company to develop a casino resort at an undisclosed location in Petersburg. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

After emerging from a closed meeting, the council also approved a motion by Councilman W. Howard Myers to approve a contract, retroactive to July 1, with the Speller Consulting Group LLC, “for the evaluation, review and consultation as it relates to the selection of a casino destination economic development project.”