Chuck Walters

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  Casino Backers Hope Latest Push Makes Big Impact - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/15/2006    Last Visited: 4/15/2006  

  Chuck Walters, chairman of the gaming committee, said the billboards can be seen on Missouris 176, 165 and 13.
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  Walters said that due to a large amount of media attention, three additional companies that letters were not sent to have contacted the committee in hopes of also submitting proposals.

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  Casinos LasVegas - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/18/2002    Last Visited: 12/14/2003  

  "This is not just about making noise or making waves," said Chuck Walters, a Rockaway Beach marina owner who is among the citizens organizing the casino effort."Rockaway must do what is best for Rockaway."
  
  Walters said gambling would benefit not just the town, but Taney County and the entire state through the generation of gambling-tax revenues.

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  G-A-M-B-L-I-N-G - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/18/2002    Last Visited: 9/12/2003  

  "This is not just about making noise or making waves," said Chuck Walters, a Rockaway Beach marina owner who is among the citizens organizing the casino effort."Rockaway must do what is best for Rockaway."
  
  Walters said gambling would benefit not just the town, but Taney County and the entire state through the generation of gambling-tax revenues.

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  Hometown Daily News - Branson News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/7/2005    Last Visited: 8/18/2006  

  Rockaway Beach gaming committee chairman Chuck Walters and Attorney Doug Stone talk to people Tuesday night in more detail about the town's latest attempt to land a floating casino
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  Kansas City Star | 04/07/2006 | Rockaway rolls dice... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/7/2006    Last Visited: 4/7/2006  

  This time around, officials will keep it simple, said Chuck Walters, chairman of the citizens advisory Rockaway Beach Gambling Committee, which is directing the city initiative.
  
  "Hindsight is always 20-20," said Walters.
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  Walters said no decisions had been made yet on the shape or language of the new ballot proposal.He said that task must await a deal with a financial backer for the project.
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  Walters on Thursday fired the first shots in the coming war of words by putting up the first of five billboards around the area.

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  Kansas City Star | 09/15/2003 | Small Ozarks town... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/15/2003    Last Visited: 9/15/2003  

  "Human nature says people like to help their neighbor," said Chuck Walters, a Rockaway Beach marina operator who is chairman of a committee formed to get the casino.
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  "It's a very depressed economy here," said Walters, who thinks a casino would change everything.
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  It is headed by Walters and other Rockaway Beach business owners and city officials.

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  News-Leader.com | Local News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/18/2006    Last Visited: 4/18/2006  

  "Everyone was so convinced it was going to pass," said Chuck Walters, chairman of the Rockaway Beach Gambling Committee.

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  Ozarks' future is propelled by water - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/16/2002    Last Visited: 3/3/2003  

  Chuck Walters, owner of Rockaway Beach Marina, says that in the heat of summer when the algae blooms peak, "it smells like an open septic tank."
  
  Some tourists who stroll onto his dock intending to rent boats walk away after looking at the tangled mess of algae and plants that ensnarl propellers, Walters says.
  
  The foul and odorous scene in Erland's back yard is likely repeated thousands of times around Table Rock Lake, according to a water quality group that monitors pollution in southwest Missouri's recreational jewel.

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  Ozarks' future is propelled by water - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/16/2002    Last Visited: 4/16/2003  

  Chuck Walters, owner of Rockaway Beach Marina, says that in the heat of summer when the algae blooms peak, "it smells like an open septic tank."
  
  Some tourists who stroll onto his dock intending to rent boats walk away after looking at the tangled mess of algae and plants that ensnarl propellers, Walters says.

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  Rockaway Beach Group Seeks Statewide Vote On Casino - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/12/2003    Last Visited: 4/12/2006  

  Chuck Walters, owner of Rockaway Beach Marina, helped spearhead the campaign to bring gambling to town two years ago.He said Wednesday he was "extremely" excited that the issue may move forward.
  
  "It will bring a lot of jobs, and that's going to improve the economy for the whole area, all of Taney County," he said.

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