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This warrant has closed. WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETINGMiddleborough, Massachusetts SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
Middleborough, Massachusetts
To Gary J. Russell, Police Chief or any of the Police Officers of the Town of Middleborough Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn all the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet on the Ballfield of the Middleborough High School on July 28, 2007, at 11:00 A.M., to act on the following articles:
Article 1 To hear the report of the Casino Gambling Study Committee, or take any action relative thereto. Article 2To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen on behalf of the Town to enter into an agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in connection with development by the Tribe of a proposed gaming casino and related facilities in the Town in accordance with the terms and conditions of a proposed agreement presented by the Board of Selectmen to the Town Meeting or in accordance with an agreement on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may approve, which agreement may provide for payments by the Tribe to the Town in lieu of taxes, payments by the Tribe for the cost of transportation and infrastructure improvements related to the proposed casino and facilities, payments by the Tribe related to income from the gaming facilities and annual payments by the Tribe to the Town to support the Town’s municipal services, provision by the Town of certain water, sewer, gas and electric facilities and services in connection with the proposed gaming casino and facilities, provision by the Town of police, fire and emergency services, provision for creation of a Tribal Town Advisory Committee with jurisdiction over any matter within the scope of the agreement, and/or agreement by the Town to support the proposed gaming casino and facilities in connection with approvals by state and federal agencies, or act anything thereon. Article 3 “To see if the Town approves of the creation of a Gambling Casino Resort Complex within the Corporate Boundaries of the Town, or act anything thereon.” (By petition)
Given under our hands at Middleborough, this 9th day of July, 2007. MARSHA L. BRUNELLEADAM M. BOND PATRICK E. ROGERS WAYNE C. PERKINS STEVEN P. SPATARO BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Pursuant to the instructions contained in the above warrant, I have notified and warned all inhabitants of said Town of Middleborough, qualified to vote as expressed in said warrant, to meet at the time and place for the purpose specified by causing an attested copy of the same to be published in the Middleboro Gazette on the 12th day of July 2007, that date being more than fourteen days before the time specified for said meeting. GARY J. RUSSELL, Police Chief |