Here we go again.
I was one of those people who scoffed when I first heard of the possibility that they were considering putting a horse-racing facility in Chester.
Call me when Mayor Wendell Butler is standing in front of the ribbon with one of those big pairs of scissors, I replied, content in the notion it would never happen.
My eyebrows were raised when Harrah’s got involved, and it became clear that Chester also was going to be the site of one of the state’s prized new slots casino locations.
Needless to say I was wrong about what is now the glittering Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack.
I have to admit I had much the same feeling when I heard about the proposal to build a stadium in the city to lure a Major League Soccer franchise.
Today that project also will take a huge step toward becoming reality when they break ground for the stadium, in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge.
As has been the case every step of this long process, the Sons of Ben will be very much in evidence today. They are the local soccer boosters who have pushed for an MLS franchise for the region for years.
They will use today’s groundbreaking ceremony to kick off their annual holiday food drive to help the needy in Chester.
It’s another big day for the city, and the county.
And yes, I was wrong about Chester.
Again. And I couldn’t be happier about it.
I was one of those people who scoffed when I first heard of the possibility that they were considering putting a horse-racing facility in Chester.
Call me when Mayor Wendell Butler is standing in front of the ribbon with one of those big pairs of scissors, I replied, content in the notion it would never happen.
My eyebrows were raised when Harrah’s got involved, and it became clear that Chester also was going to be the site of one of the state’s prized new slots casino locations.
Needless to say I was wrong about what is now the glittering Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack.
I have to admit I had much the same feeling when I heard about the proposal to build a stadium in the city to lure a Major League Soccer franchise.
Today that project also will take a huge step toward becoming reality when they break ground for the stadium, in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge.
As has been the case every step of this long process, the Sons of Ben will be very much in evidence today. They are the local soccer boosters who have pushed for an MLS franchise for the region for years.
They will use today’s groundbreaking ceremony to kick off their annual holiday food drive to help the needy in Chester.
It’s another big day for the city, and the county.
And yes, I was wrong about Chester.
Again. And I couldn’t be happier about it.
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