. >> i tell my friend joe curtatone, joe, it's time, it's time to forget the appeal. >> and the call for action at this large crowd of casino supporters. >> inundate his phone. i know a lot of you personally have his number. page. convince him that what he's >> reporter: somerville mayor joe curtatone is appealing an environmental permit for the new 1.7 billion dollar wynn casino. it could stall the casino opening for at least six months. >> we going to cancel the ground-breaking ceremony that was scheduled for this april. >> this had the feel of a political rally, wynn brought along construction. >> wynn everett will be a >> reporter: and representatives from five unions to bolster their case that 4,000 construction jobs are on hold. >> enough with delays and lawsuits. >> wynn everett's president says the mayor wants enough payment to deal with the traffic in somerville but a deal has already been found and says the assembly square mall attracts plenty of cars and there are plans to expand. >> there is massive development going on right across the river and why is it okay on that si

now, somerville mayor joe curtatone says traffic is one of his biggest concerns and says the wynn casino will put 18,000 more cars on to the streets, punching tons of exhaust into the air and threatening the health of city residents and he says the city will not back down from five environmental lawsuits its filed against the project. he says wynn must come up with a traffic mitigation plan before the casino can move forward. >> no amount of political theater and public harassment mayor of somerville from doing my job and advocating for the health and well-being of the residents of our community, the city of somerville. >>> well, mayor curtatone says he wants jobs for his residents as much as everyone else does, but not at the expense of the health environment of his constituents. as for that arbitration agreement, he says that agreement did not address the city's environmental concerns. he says that he's not holding -- he is not the one holding up the casino project. he says it's the wynn casino team and says he wants them to give him a call. that's the latest live from somerville, i'm

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