Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe rejects counteroffer

Thursday, July 12, 2007  

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has rejected a "hostile" counteroffer to host a casino in the town of Middleboro, Massachusetts.

Chairman Glenn Marshall said he hopes the tribe and the town can reach an agreement. But a proposal that called for the tribe to pay property taxes in perpetuity and give up its civil jurisdiction over non-Indians was "unprecedented," he wrote in a letter to town leaders.

The rejection comes just two weeks before town voters are to consider whether to accept a casino deal with the tribe.

Get the Story:
Wampanoag balk at town's casino demands (The Boston Globe 7/12)
New measure seeks vote on casino concept (The Boston Globe 7/12)
Mashpees Scrap Middleboro Draft (WBUR 7/12)
Wampanoags reject Middleboro's counteroffer on casino (The Brockton Enterprise 7/11)
Casino questions (The Providence Journal 7/12)
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