Those opposed against and in-between a plan to build a casino and entertainment venue on the Coney Island boardwalk made their voices heard at a town hall Monday, highlighting the at times bitter divisions in the community on the best path forward.

"In gambling they say the house always wins, and that is who will win here the developers and their investors, not the community," said Ronald Stweart, who lead the townhall meeting.

"Those who say this will bring value no this will take value from the people, who gamble their money away," he added.

But those in favor of the proposed project, highlighted the increase foot traffic, revenue and property value boost the project could bring, and touted that the project, known as The Coney, appears to not be asking for taxpayer dollars to help construct the site.

"I take my kids to Atlantic City, they have water parks, here we do not have restaurants, and I feel this could add the buffets, the dining the spot for entertaintment that I would hope they would add to the boardwalk area," said Jospeh Packer, who spoke in support of the project.

However those on the fence tell News 12 that they want to see the developers commit to helping fund existing projects and needs in the area, and want to sit down and have the future of their community, involve them.

"Coney Island has been promised a lot of things by a lot of developers, and time and again those promises do not pan out," said Ramone Guadalupe.

In a statement to News 12, those behind the project said:

"The Coney continues to work with and listen to the community so that it can develop an economically impactful project that will bring improved infrastructure, thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investment to Coney Island and beyond. Coney Island needs and deserves a year-round economic driver that will uplift the local economy while also creating critically needed workforce development initiatives. We look forward to continued community discussion and engagement opportunities so that our bid will best reflect the needs of Coney Island."

The projects will need a community review sign off, before the project can move forward, with the casino license window set to close in June of 2025.