Editing Straban Township, Pennsylvania (section)

===Casino proposal===
During 2006 there was debate about the proposed construction of a [[casino]] in Straban Township near the intersection of [[U.S. Route 15]] and [[U.S. Route 30]], not far from the [[East Cavalry Field]] battle site. Legislation enacted in 2005 known as "Act 71" permitted up to 60,000 slot machines to be located in casinos throughout the state in an effort to offset high property taxes. One of two available casino licenses was pursued by Chance Enterprises Inc. and [[Millennium Management Group]] for their proposed "Crossroads Gaming Resort & Spa". Many of the residents of neighboring Gettysburg and tourists believed that a casino near Gettysburg and the resulting increase in traffic would have had a negative impact on Gettysburg's hallowed ground. A group called "No Casino Gettysburg", made up of local citizens as well as students and faculty of [[Gettysburg College]], was formed to lobby against the proposal. On April 3, 2006, the Gettysburg borough council voted by 6&ndash;3 to support the proposal.

The [[Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board]] (PGCB) began hearings on the proposal on April 5, 2006, at Gettysburg College. A second hearing was held on April 7, 2006, in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], and a third and final hearing occurred on May 17, 2006, at Gettysburg College. On December 20, 2006, the PGCB opted not to award Crossroads a casino license, effectively killing the proposal. Crossroads' president soon announced that he would not appeal the decision.<ref>''Gettysburg Times'', December 22, 2006,</ref> In February 2007, the activist group, No Casino Gettysburg, disbanded.<ref>''The Evening Sun'', February 18, 2007.</ref>