With casinos now here to stay, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said he is ready to talk turkey with Wynn Resorts on improvements to Boston roadways leading to its $1.6 billion gambling palace just over the city line in Everett.
"We have a lot of outstanding questions that we have to figure out when it comes to traffic, and I think they have their own questions with the land over there and some of the environmental issues around the land," Walsh said yesterday. "As far as Boston goes, I'm going to talk about Sullivan Square, Rutherford Ave., benefits for the people of Charlestown. The people of Charlestown are going to be the most impacted by this casino, so I'm going to go back to work now and see what I can do."
All seven of Charlestown's precincts voted to repeal expanded gaming Tuesday, the only neighborhood in the city to skew so anti-casino. Statewide, the ballot question failed by a 60-to-40 margin.
Walsh had his first face-to-face meeting with Vegas gaming titan Steve Wynn two weeks ago in a low-key affair at the Parkman House, which the mayor described as "mostly small talk" because the repeal vote was in the offing.
"We really didn't get into much of a conversation about the benefits, although he said, 'You can work with me, I'm a person you can work with,'" Walsh said. "So I take him at his word, and I look forward to seeing if we can hammer out some type of agreements here for the city of Boston."
Wynn's project, which will receive its formal license award today from the state Gaming Commission, is expected to generate 31,000 new vehicle trips on an average day. Wynn executives expressed confidence that tensions with Walsh and any other permitting and legal hurdles will be smoothed over.
"Anything that comes along I think can be dealt with," said Robert DeSalvio, president of Wynn Mass LLC.
Wynn needs permits from Boston for road alterations, and pledged to submit Sullivan Square fixes to the city's Public Improvements Commission within 90 days after the referendum.
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