Foxwoods Resort Casino spent $792,121 between April and the end of October on rent, staffing, polling, advertising, and other costs associated with promoting its plans to build a gambling complex in Milford, according to records filed in connection with Tuesday’s special election on the proposal.
In addition, Foxwoods donated $23,500 to Citizens for Milford’s Future, which backs its plans for the $1 billion resort casino off Interstate 495 and Route 16, campaign finance reports filed last week with Town Clerk Amy E. Hennessy Neves show.
Citizens for Milford’s Future spent approximately $5,000, primarily on catering and advertising, according to the records.
On the other side, Casino-Free Milford raised $23,770 from donations, and spent $13,795, primarily on printing, advertising and mailing costs, according to its filing with the clerk’s office.
Casino-Free Milford lists 32 different donors giving $50 or more, the threshold that must be individually reported. Fourteen of those donations came from outside of Milford, from locations as far away as Tewksbury.
The largest contribution listed by the group was from the Woodshouse Foundation in neighboring Holliston. The casino campaign finance documents are posted on the town clerk’s page on the municipal website, at www.milford.ma.us.
The casino project goes before Milford voters on Tuesday for a life-or-death referendum.
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