More Local News From Channel 4 Eyewitness News - 2004-01-29
Five Environmental groups say they'll stand-up to the city of Rock Island, before a new development ruins valuable wetlands.
If Casino Rock Island gets what they want, a piece of land near Highway 92 and Interstate 280 will become a new multi-million dollar complex. Environmentalist say this will have a huge impact on birds and wildlife.
"It'll change everything," says QC conservationist Sonny Stephens. "There will be no spawning areas.....and there will be no place for the birds to roost or have nest made...They'll have to move someplace else."
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