Well here is a pretty important topic for Laurel real estate,……..should we allow slot machines at Laurel Race Track? This topic will be on the ballot on Novermber 4th.  This issue is commonly referred to as Question 2.

I was at a meeting on this topic last night at Bond Mill Elementary in Laurel MD. It was a panel discussion with two people for allowing slot machines in Maryland and two other people against.  A local Maryland state delegate from North Laurel in Howard County and the Maryland Secretary for the ageing were for the slot machines.  A Maryland delegate representing parts of Laurel MD and Beltsville MD, and a local pastor were against slot machines.

A brief summation of the discussion might be this;  The people for Question 2 (allowing slots) don’t have enough money in the budget for all of Maryland’s needs.  They claim the budget has already been cut to the bone.  They will not raise taxes because they just did raise them.  The people against Question 2 claim we just need to tighten are belts.  They also feel if a business can’t survive without Maryland’s help, then it should be allowd to fail.

One of the surprises for me was the Fraternal Order of Police and the Teachers Union are for allowing slots.

If you decide you are against slots in Maryland vote no on Question 2.  If you are for allowing slots in Maryland vote, yes on Question 2.

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