The other? A half-supportive statement from Maxwell, whose council district includes Granite Park.
Two exceptions? Esmeralda Soria, whose fiancée – developer and Granite Park operator Terance Frazier – serves as a conflict leading to her recusal from the issue.
One after another, five of Fresno’s City Council members voiced their support for Club One to move to Granite Park. It couldn’t have proven to be more different. The pandemic closure led Club One co-owner Kyle Kirkland to reevaluate the business and decide that a move out of the long-time location downtown was best.įollowing an initial hearing before Fresno lawmakers two weeks ago, it seemed as if the council’s approval would be a mere formality on Thursday. Instead, the cardroom is facing a demand from Councilman Tyler Maxwell for more public input despite no public opposition to their relocation.įresno’s lone cardroom, based in the heart of downtown Fresno for 25 years, was shuttered last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It appears that more than an hour of emotional appeals from out-of-work blackjack dealers, cooks, servers and support wasn’t enough to sway the Fresno City Council to approve Club One Casino’s highly-anticipated proposed move to Granite Park on Thursday.
