Impact on Mansfield From Planridge Racecourse Expansion Likely to be Small
According to Town Manager William Ross, Mansfield can expect the nearby Plainridge Racecourse to have a minimal impact on Mansfield.
After meeting with representatives from Plainridge Racecourse of Plainville, Town Manager William Ross told the Mansfield Board of Selectmen Wednesday night that he does not expect the racecourse’s planned expansion into slot machines to have a major impact on Mansfield. Unlike the previously proposed casino resort in Foxborough, Plainridge is competing for the lone slots license in the state that would limit the racecourse to slot machines and electronic games only. There would not be any table games if Plainridge were to win the license. It is expected there will be 1,250 slot machines if the racetrack were to get the slot license. Mansfield is unlikely to see a major increase in traffic with 90-95% of vehicles expected to come from …
Mary-Ann Greanier
4:21 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
In this story, ALL the numbers regarding traffic impact are coming ONLY from Plainridge. No town has done a peer review of the traffic proposal. The assertion that "Mansfield is unlikely to see a major increase in traffic with 90-95% of vehicles expected to come from Route 495 with maybe a small amount coming from Route 95," is coming directly and ONLY from Plainridge. And they keep changing the … more ›