Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to buy land at casino site for $4.5M

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts has agreed to buy 45 acres in the town of Fall River for $4.5 million.

The land is part of a larger 300-acre site that the tribe wants to use for a casino. The tribe holds an option on the remainder of the site and has said it will pay a total of $21 million for the site.

The tribe has included the site in its pending land-into-trust application.

Get the Story:
Redevelopment Authority approves sale of 45 acres to Mashpees (The Fall River Herald News 10/20)

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