PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Pittsburg residents have raised concerns about a proposed state-owned casino.

The Joplin Globe reports that many residents have cited a potential increase in crime and flooding and traffic in the area as reasons for their opposition to a $62 million casino. The 18,500-sqare-foot casino would include a 125-seat restaurant, two bars and 120-room hotel.

Local residents voiced their concerns at a city Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in January. Officials said at the meeting that the city could handle any increase in crime. The city is backing the proposal and has annexed the development site.

A Pittsburg State University geography professor, Tim Bailey, says that a third of the land that is part of the casino proposal is in a designated flood zone. However, Bill Beasley, the director of public works for Pittsburg, said that the casino itself would not be in the flood zone.