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Mayor O'Connell outlines timeline for Mashpee Wampanoag welcome center and planned MOA review
Summary
Mayor Shauna O'Connell informed the council via written communication that tribe representatives have addressed site cleanup and plan to present a welcome center proposal in mid-to-late January; the city will review a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and expects a municipal vote in late January or early February after confirming outstanding amounts owed to the city.
Mayor Shauna O'Connell updated the municipal council on the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag reservation land in East Taunton and the tribe's proposal to open a welcome center at the site.
In a communication read into the record, the mayor said the city previously requested cleanup because of illegal dumping and illicit activity and that tribal representatives "have since been addressing…
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