| Letter to Robert Kraft from Walpole's state representatives |
January 27, 2012
Mr. Robert Kraft, Chairman and CEO The Kraft Group One Patriot Place Foxborough, MA 02035
Dear Mr. Kraft:
We members of the General Court, who have the honor of representing the citizens of Walpole, respectfully stating on their behalf and in their best interests, that we stand united and unanimous in opposition to a casino being situated so unacceptably close to the homes and businesses in the town of Walpole. This opposition of the people was succinctly affirmed by the recent unanimous votes of the Walpole Board of Selectmen and the Walpole Planning Board, each member of each board voting to support the votes of their Foxborough counterparts to oppose the siting of a casino in Foxborough.
We remain ever mindful of your vitally important business presence in our region, your invaluable contributions to our economy, and your steady leadership in putting thousands of our citizens to work. Your philanthropy to countless charitable and worthy causes is legendary and has, no doubt, changed the course of lives of so many of our fellow brothers and sisters for the better. For your past deeds, we owe you our deep gratitude; for your future deeds, we owe you our loyal candor. Thus, to be candid, should you continue with your current casino plans, though, of course, it is your right to do so, the wonderfully rich legacy that you so admirably cultivated over the last four decades would be terribly and irreparably diminished forever in the hearts and minds of the people of Walpole who have been your willing partners and supporters for so very long.
With the utmost respect, we appeal to you, our valued neighbor, to reverse course and announce that you have heard the voice of the people and, for their prosperity and well-being, will not seek to place a casino on your land. If you do that historic deed, your great legacy will forever be enshrined.
Sincerely,
HOUSE:
John H. Rogers, 12th Norfolk Louis L. Kafka, 8th Norfolk Paul McMurtry, 11th Norfolk Daniel B. Winslow, 9th Norfolk
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