The state Gaming Commission — claiming the city is "abandoning" its casino-related interests in Charlestown — said it would have its staff continue to urge Boston officials to negotiate with Wynn Resorts over how much money the city should get to mitigate the impact of the proposed Everett casino, but if that fails, the commission may appoint someone to serve as the city's advocate.
That person would neither be a city employee nor a consultant to the commission, but rather an independent person who would weigh Wynn's best-and-final offer to the city, including the amount it proposed to mitigate traffic, said Commissioner James McHugh.
"The city's basically, without telling us why, said they're ... just abandoning that section of the city. We have some obligation to protect it. At the same time, we've got to maintain our neutrality," McHugh said, noting other cities have successfully negotiated surrounding community agreements with Wynn, and because the company is competing for the sole Boston-area casino license with Mohegan Sun.
The commission also said it would have its staff meet with Boston residents — primarily people in Charlestown. A spokesman for Walsh had no immediate comment last night.
The offer Wynn made — but Mayor Martin J. Walsh rejected — called for $6 million in one-time payments and $2.6 million annually, amounts that pale in comparison to the $30 million upfront and minimum annual $18 million pledged to Boston by Mohegan Sun for a casino on the Revere side of Suffolk Downs.
McHugh declined to comment on whether he thinks Wynn's offer is fair.
The mayor ceded all dealings with Wynn to the commission earlier this month after announcing his pact with Mohegan Sun. The mayor claimed Wynn withheld details about its Everett plan that Boston needed to craft an arbitration offer.
The commission has the power to strip Boston of its status as a surrounding community, but can still require Wynn to pay Boston an annual impact fee and impose any requirements it deems appropriate. The commission will close its statutorily required hearings in Everett and Revere in mid-August. Its license deliberations will begin Sept. 8, McHugh said, and the commission hopes to make a decision on Sept. 12.
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