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)
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