To the editor:

I am against granting Twin River 24 hour operation rights. Why should the small town of Tiverton be made to have more hours than Twin River's current hours of operation in the city of Newport? What is the benefit to our small town? Is the legislature going to give us more than the promised $3 million if we allow Twin River to stay open in our town 24 hours a day? I think not.

So what is the benefit to our town? Certainly not the additional demands on our police department. Does this mean  Tiverton taxpayers will be paying for increased police staffing during the formerly "quiet hours of the night?”  Again, I ask what is the benefit to Tiverton residents? Certainly not the danger of driving on the same roads with those that have been drinking all night at Twin River.

I believe the idea of granting a one year temporary license and "see how it goes" is a joke - you know once Twin River gets what they want, they are not going to give it back without a fight and Tiverton doesn't stand a chance against Twin River's deep pockets!

And by what standard will the temporary license be judged — just because Twin River might be able to contain any problems on their property does not take into account what happens on the streets of Tiverton after their customers have left their property.  

I'm sure if The Boat House or Little Bear asked to stay open all night they would get a quick no!

Let's not make a bad situation even worse by allowing Twin River to stay open all night.  Let's put Tiverton and its residents first. This just does not make sense for our town.

Liz Colbert

Tiverton