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Incoming Bergen County exec says he supports expanding gambling to Meadowlands

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Incoming Bergen County exec says he supports expanding gambling to Meadowlands

NOVEMBER 25, 2014, 6:47 PM    LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2014, 6:27 AM
BY JOHN BRENNAN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

In a speech to a receptive business group, incoming Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco on Tuesday said he supports expanded gambling at the Meadowlands Sports Complex, as part of a remaking of the complex that includes a convention center and a hotel.

During his remarks to the Meadowlands Regional Chamber, Tedesco also said that he recently met with executives of Triple Five — the new developers of the long-stalled shopping and entertainment complex that is once again under construction at the Sports Complex. — and that they agreed to meet with the Bergen freeholder board “within the next three weeks.” Tedesco, a supporter of the company’s American Dream plan, said he wanted Triple Five to make a presentation to update the freeholders on the progress at the site.

During the campaign, in which he ousted incumbent Republican Kathleen Donovan, Tedesco had said he supported casino gambling at the Meadowlands.

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