The Casino Dividend

The city has received its quarterly dividend from the Casino but as usual most of the money is committed to the University and the Downtown Renewal (ha,ha), for now and well into the future. When the idea of the Casino was first proposed we were told that Brantford would receive large sums of money that would be spent partially to pay for the extra costs associated with the Casino, such as the extra policing costs and new roads, etc. and the rest would go to help reduce taxes and benefit other civic projects. Seems that this is all forgotten (a little goes to the police but doesn't cover all the calls to the Casino and associated crime investigations) and only the Downtown has seen any spending from this legacy fund. The rest of the city has just seen higher, not reduced, taxes as a result of the Casino. But isn't this always the way. The politicians make big promises but then change their tune when it comes time to deliver. This Casino revenue should be shared equally throughout the city and not just on the Council's pet project , "the Downtown".