Artist's rendering of proposed First Light Resort and Casino. Image from Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe released the raft environmental impact report for its proposed casino in southeastern Massachusetts. The tribe plans to invest $550 million on the First Light Resort and Casino in Taunton. The report provides details of the facility, along with the impacts it will have on the 151-acre site and the surrounding community. “We are pleased to provide this comprehensive analysis of our proposed destination resort casino in Taunton,” Chairman Cedric Cromwell said in a press release. “The publication of this report is a critical step forward and helps us keep this project on track to bring thousands of jobs to southeastern Massachusetts." The tribe has negotiated a Class III gaming compact for the casino but it hasn't been ratified by state lawmakers. It will have to be approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe's land-into-trust application for the casino site is pending at the BIA. Get the Story:
Environmental report on casino released (The Cape Cod Times 6/19)
Mashpee tribe releases environmental impact report for Taunton casino (The Taunton Daily Gazette 6/19)
Middleboro upping casino tab to tribe to $1 million. (The Brockton Enterprise 6/19) Related Stories:
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