Running Aces Casino & Racetrack has halted plans to construct a $9 million hotel (forestlaketimes.com/2016/10/19/running-aces-to-add-grand-stay-hotel-and-suites) next to their current facilities over the potential construction of a Bituminous Roadways asphalt plant. The hotel was expected to bring more than 50 jobs to Columbus and the surrounding communities.broadstreet.zone(48036);
According to a press release issued on behalf of Running Aces Aug. 16, the asphalt plant would bring more than 500 open bed asphalt trucks past the site of the proposed hotel and existing casino/racetrack everyday, posing a significant threat to the success of the project. Mayor Dave Povolny and the Columbus city council will have the final say on whether or not the asphalt plant is approved.
Critics point out that the asphalt plant breaks with the Columbus 2030 Comprehensive Plan, endangering millions of dollars in future economic development and hundreds of jobs for the city. The Comprehensive Plan designates the land along the I-35
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