6/15/07 What a difference a day makes. After more than 600 residents packed the high school auditorium the night before, scarcely more than twenty people (not counting reporters) came to the second meeting of the casino study committee last night. Each member reported on their assigned tasks from the first meeting, but the highlight of the meeting was a power point presentation and talk by Dr. Clyde W. Barrow, Director of UMass Dartmouth's Center for Policy Analysis.

This was an excellent opportunity for those trying to get the facts about the impact of casinos in Middleboro to have their questions answered by an expert.

The meeting was taped by Comcast and should be available for viewing at a later date. As soon as we can determine the times of the  broadcasts we will post them here. Here's an article about the meeting from today's Standard Times.

 6/13/07 - The draft agreement between the Town of Middleborough and the Mashpee Wampanoag was discussed at the selectman's meeting, and could have been voted on. It was discussed. It wasn't voted on. You can read about the meeting in the newspapers. Unbeknownst to almost everyone in the auditorium, tribal Chairman Glenn Marshall and a number of his advisors sat in the very last row on the left side of the auditorium and observed with great interest the proceedings. 

You can view a picture essay of the selectman's meeting here.

Copy of the draft agreement (This is now more readable online than it was when first posted)