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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Joe Lam, Member of the Public, on Metropolitan Park Project
1:51:32
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Joe Lam expresses strong support for the Metropolitan Park project, highlighting its potential to create jobs, revitalize the community, and provide various benefits including green space and entertainment venues. He emphasizes the project team's extensive community engagement efforts, particularly with Chinese and Korean communities.
- The project promises to bring 23,000 union jobs during construction and 6,000 union jobs once opened.
- It includes 25 acres of open green space for community use, as well as a concert venue, food hall, hotel, and casino.
- Lam, with experience in marketing for gaming organizations, praises the team's community engagement over the past 2.5 years.
Joe Lam
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Good morning.
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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify.
1:51:36
My name is Joe Lam.
1:51:37
I'm here to express my strong support for the Metropolitan Park project, a transformative development that promises to bring 23,000 union jobs during construction, 6,000 union jobs once opened.
1:51:52
It will revitalize Fashings and surrounding community, not to mention significantly boost local businesses, including restaurants and shops.
1:52:04
This visionary project offers a comprehensive mix of benefit, including a live concert venue, a foothold featuring local vendors, a world class hotel and casino.
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Additionally, the inclusion of 25 acres of open green space for community use, which underscore the team's commitment to creating a vibrant, accessible and inclusive environment for everyone.
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As someone with professional experience in marketing and outreach for major gaming organizations such as MGM and Hot Whack Casino, I can confidently say the Metropolitan Park team's extensive community engagement effort set them apart.
1:52:51
Over the past two and a half years, they have gone above and beyond to involve local stakeholders, particularly members of the Chinese community Chinese and Korean community, soliciting their input, concern, ideas, and priority for this project.
1:53:09
I firmly believe that this project will be a catalyst for economic and cultural growth in fashion and beyond, and I urge the necessary authority to approve it without delay.
1:53:21
Thank you very much.