In April 2009, the Mashpee Wampanoag leadership informed the Middleboro Board of Selectmen that the planned Billion Dollar Mega Casino would not include such grandiose plans, such as the hotel for which the town was to receive, was it projected to be $4 million per year? (The about was disputed since the 'comp' rate of casinos is so high.)
Middleboro casino plans may be scaled back
MIDDLEBORO —
Mashpee Wampanoag tribal officials told selectmen Monday night they are moving ahead with plans for a casino, but the size of the casino likely will be scaled back, with room for future expansion.
“We don’t want to build something too big,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council Chairman Cedric Cromwell said, citing the current economic climate.
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Lest anyone still believe this project is viable, the Agreement the Town had with the Tribe included that the Tribe would pay for "infrastructure" for Route 44 which is currently gridlocked, to the tune of about $400 million.
At the time, funding might have been available through one of the DOI programs were the property to be placed into "Trust." 2 SCOTUS decisions render that meaningless, with additional cases pending.
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