It's been six years since Port Huron's voters were asked to weigh in on a Bay Mills casino; perhaps a new vote is warranted

In 1993, voters in Port Huron failed to approve of casino syndicator Michael Malik's plan to to use the downtown Sears store for a Bay Mills/Harrah's casino. Then 7-8 years later, in 2001, in a non-binding advisory vote, the citizens of Port Huron voted in favor of the idea of putting a Bay Mills casino on the site of the existing Thomas Edison Inn.

Perhaps now, 6-7 years after the last public advisory vote, the citizens of Port Huron should be allowed once again to weigh in on the matter; to see if the people of Port Huron are still in favor of the stalled plan; or perhaps in favor of another plan. After all, there is nothing binding about the 2001 vote and there is no binding contract in place between the City of Port Huron and the Bay Mills Indian Community or its casino syndicator partner, Blue Water Resorts, LLC (formed by Malik in 2001).