Steuben County holds casino forum before November referendum

Steuben County held an educational forum about a casino proposal ahead of a referendum scheduled for November.

The forum was described as educational, placing it before the county’s public vote on the issue. The event involved the casino proposal and the upcoming referendum, but details about the proposal, the wording of the ballot question, the forum’s date, and the participants were not established.

The November vote

The referendum is scheduled for November. Voters will decide the issue through that public vote.

What the forum means

The forum was held to provide information before the referendum. The available account does not state whether the forum included a presentation, public questions, or a formal vote.

The event does not itself decide the referendum. The decision will come through the November vote.