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Springfield officials, business leaders tour MGM casino site

January 18, 2016 11:00 pm • Last Updated: January 19, 2016 1:58 pm

More than 30 elected officials and business and community leaders joined casino executives Tuesday in touring the construction site for MGM Springfield, the $950 million resort casino being built in Springfield, Mass.

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and City Council President Michael Fenton were among those who got a first-hand look at the site, where workers began demolishing a former school last week.

City officials, who have yet to approve changes in the project's original design, including the elimination of a 25-story hotel tower, are reviewing the site plan over the next two weeks and may act on it Jan. 26.

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