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BIA listens to Wampanoags in Middleborough; Environmental concerns raised
Federal officials were in Middleborough, Massachusetts Tuesday night to seek input as they consider the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe's request to put land in trust for the facility.
Town residents have their chance to debate the proposed gambling casino in their town.
A second hearing will be held Wednesday in Mashpee.
The tribe wants to build its administrative, housing and educational facilities on 140 acres in the Cape Cod town.
House lawmakers voted to killed Governor Patrick's casino plan last week.
The Mashpee tribe still has the ability to open a gaming resort under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.... NECN
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Hearing on tribe’s trust land draws 300 in Middleboro.
About 300 people attended a Bureau of Indian Affairs hearing Tuesday as federal officials sought input on the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s plan to take land into trust, the first step toward opening a casino on Route 44.
The comments, limited to three minutes each, ranged from traffic problems, crime worries and decreases in house values to protecting the Nemasket and Taunton rivers and the impacts of a casino on surrounding communities.
During the hearing in the gymnasium of Middleboro High School, many, including Barbara V. Frappier, a member of the Middleboro Resort Advisory Committee, said the plans lacked detail, calling them the equivalent of the Sunday funnies... Enterprise.
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