'I don't know him I've never met the man,'' he said of company chairman Steve Wynn. The mayor said he harbors no ill will toward Wynn. Walsh said Wednesday that Wynn representatives had reached out to his corporation counsel's office and that he will be 'sitting down with the Wynn people to see what the next step will be,' after he returns from a planned trip to Ireland. Spokespersons for Mohegan Sun did not return messages Wednesday, and it was not known how or whether the company would continue to contest its loss. 'In my view, the objection at 10 night comes. The casino company could have raised its objections much earlier, he said, during a hearing that went from about 9 a.m.

Mohegan Sun, like Wynn, had its chance to address a potential weakness during the final deliberations, said McHugh. McHugh was the lone commissioner who did not vote for the Wynn project Tuesday. that has the potential to undergo real transformation.' The commission's acting chairman for the deliberations, James McHugh, said Wynn's vision to build a $1.6 billion gambling resort on a vacant plot of industrial land on the Mystic River would 'spark redevelopment of a piece of waterfront.

Tuesday, hours after the board voted 3 to 1 to back the Wynn project, according to the commission. The company lodged its objections in a four-page letter to the commission, e-mailed at 10 p.m. Mohegan Sun's objection was the only surprise to come out of Wednesday's brief commission meeting and signing ceremony.

Walsh refused to participate in arbitration with Wynn, as prescribed by state casino regulations, leaving the commission to decide how much compensation Wynn would pay the city. Wynn was unable to negotiate a compensation agreement with Walsh, and the mayor has criticized the way the company handled the negotiations. He said the company has not yet decided whether it will join other companies selected to build casinos in Massachusetts in defending the casino law from repeal.ĭeSalvio offered conciliatory words to Walsh, saying the company is eager to meet with the mayor.

'We're so happy to be in the City of Everett with all their support.'ĭeSalvio said that the company expects to open in 2017 and that the start of construction depends on how soon it can complete development permitting. 'We can't wait to get started,' Robert DeSalvio, Wynn senior vice president of development, said after signing a licensing agreement with the commission. With the state's most lucrative casino license in hand, executives from Wynn Resorts said Wednesday that they were eager to begin the next phase of the project, including mending their rocky relationship with Mayor Martin J.

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