Franklin County Approves Riverboat Casino - 2004-01-28
Residents in Franklin County Tuesday voted to approve a proposal to float a riverboat casino.
With almost 40 percent of registered voters participating, 53 percent of the votes were in favor of the referendum.
Gayle and Roger Burnett, of Rockford, want to operate the boat, which would employ up to 600 people.
Under the plan, a riverboat casino would be located off Interstate 35 near Iowa Highway 3.
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