Notice of MEPA Scoping
Session
To: Distribution
From: Holly Johnson, MEPA Unit
Subject: Project First Light – Destination Resort Casino - TAUNTON
EEA #: 14924
_________________________________________________________________________
An Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has been submitted to the
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office for this project.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has proposed the construction of a destination
resort casino within and adjacent to the Liberty & Union Industrial Park
located on Route 140, Stevens Street, and O’Connell Way in East Taunton. As
currently envisioned, the project will include the following major elements
to be built in two main phases, with the first phase subdivided into three
subphases. Phase 1-A will consist of a 150,000-sf casino, food court, and
international buffet, two fine dining restaurants, a lounge, ten retail
stores, a 3,200-space parking garage, and approximately 2,100 surface
parking spaces. Phase I-B will consist of a 300-room hotel with additional
gaming space, a spa, pool, roof terrace, and meeting space. Phase I-C will
add a second 300-room hotel and a 200-seat, 24-hour café/restaurant. Phase
II will consist of a third 300-room hotel, a 15,000-sf event center, a
25,000 sf indoor/outdoor water park, and approximately 700 surface parking
spaces. The overall project will create 23.5 new acres of impervious area,
resulting in 46.1 acres of overall impervious area within the 146.39-acre
project site. Total project gross square footage is estimated at 2,176,000
sf. The project will generate 21,096 new traffic trips per day, for a
project total of 24,700 traffic trips. The project will consume 220,000
gallons per day of potable water and generate 220,000 gallons per day of
wastewater.
The project will require a Vehicular Access Permit from MassDOT; a Section
401 Water Quality Certification, Sewer Connection Permit, a Sewer Extension
Permit, and a Water Supply Distribution Modification Permit from MassDEP.
This project requires the preparation of a Mandatory Environmental Impact
Report.
A scoping session will be held to receive advice and comments from agencies,
officials, and citizens regarding which environmental issues, if any, are
significant for this project. Opinions as to the extent and significance of
possible environmental impact will be welcome.
The meeting is scheduled as follows:
Date: Tuesday July 24th, 2012
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Taunton High School Auditorium – 50 Williams Street, Taunton
Comments on the project will be welcome in writing prior to July 31, 2012. A
Certificate on the ENF will be issued on August 10, 2012.
To: Distribution
From: Holly Johnson, MEPA Unit
Subject: Project First Light – Destination Resort Casino - TAUNTON
EEA #: 14924
_________________________________________________________________________
An Environmental Notification Form (ENF) has been submitted to the
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office for this project.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has proposed the construction of a destination
resort casino within and adjacent to the Liberty & Union Industrial Park
located on Route 140, Stevens Street, and O’Connell Way in East Taunton. As
currently envisioned, the project will include the following major elements
to be built in two main phases, with the first phase subdivided into three
subphases. Phase 1-A will consist of a 150,000-sf casino, food court, and
international buffet, two fine dining restaurants, a lounge, ten retail
stores, a 3,200-space parking garage, and approximately 2,100 surface
parking spaces. Phase I-B will consist of a 300-room hotel with additional
gaming space, a spa, pool, roof terrace, and meeting space. Phase I-C will
add a second 300-room hotel and a 200-seat, 24-hour café/restaurant. Phase
II will consist of a third 300-room hotel, a 15,000-sf event center, a
25,000 sf indoor/outdoor water park, and approximately 700 surface parking
spaces. The overall project will create 23.5 new acres of impervious area,
resulting in 46.1 acres of overall impervious area within the 146.39-acre
project site. Total project gross square footage is estimated at 2,176,000
sf. The project will generate 21,096 new traffic trips per day, for a
project total of 24,700 traffic trips. The project will consume 220,000
gallons per day of potable water and generate 220,000 gallons per day of
wastewater.
The project will require a Vehicular Access Permit from MassDOT; a Section
401 Water Quality Certification, Sewer Connection Permit, a Sewer Extension
Permit, and a Water Supply Distribution Modification Permit from MassDEP.
This project requires the preparation of a Mandatory Environmental Impact
Report.
A scoping session will be held to receive advice and comments from agencies,
officials, and citizens regarding which environmental issues, if any, are
significant for this project. Opinions as to the extent and significance of
possible environmental impact will be welcome.
The meeting is scheduled as follows:
Date: Tuesday July 24th, 2012
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Taunton High School Auditorium – 50 Williams Street, Taunton
Comments on the project will be welcome in writing prior to July 31, 2012. A
Certificate on the ENF will be issued on August 10, 2012.
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