O’Meara files for council - 2004-01-29
Former Plymouth Mayor Michael O’Meara asked the council Thursday to table any agreements on a casino in Plymouth until after the recall election. A day earlier, O’Meara declared his candidacy for Councilman Rich Martin’s position.

O’Meara said he hoped they take into account any agreement with a tribe, “but don’t do anything with it until after this recall election.” He made the request during a public input period of the council meeting. Casino critics Elida Malick and Butch Cranford also requested inaction on the matter until after the recalls are decided.
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Georgetown's Share Of Casino Tax Is Eliminated - 2004-01-29
Georgetown has pocketed almost $1 million in earnings sharing from Harrison County's casino-tax funds since Caesars' gambling boat started operating five years ago. But the gusher of cash just stopped flowing.

The Harrison County Council voted 4-2 - with little explanation - to eliminate Georgetown's share of Harrison's yearly riverboat riches and to allocate it instead to Floyd County.

A Harrison County commissioner immediately condemned the action, predicting that the move would give the Indiana General Assembly a fresh reason to make new cuts in the gambling taxes going to Indiana's cash-laden casino counties.
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