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The full report is available on-line at http://www.casinocommittee.com/, but this is a very quick synopsis.

A shortened version of this that will print on one page is here.

• Roads and bridges will be improved
  
  
• Water Dept. needs a new tank
  
  
• Wastewater "should not further impact the Nemasket River"
  
  
• Gas and Electric: "should create economies of scale resulting in lower rate costs to all citizens of Middleboro"
  
  
• Traffic: "All efforts should be made to limit casino-resort traffic from local roads"
  
  
• Fire and Ambulance: Fire chief says he needs $1M to cover costs.
  
  
• Police: Estimated $500,000 annual cost increase.
  
  
• Crime: "Perceptions of the relationship of casinos to crime do not mirror reality"
  
  
• Addiction: With or without a casino, "issues of addiction need more attention"
  
  
• Pollution and environmental impact: Important (but Indians do have to meet EPA requirements)
  
  
• Schools: "minimal impact"
  
  
• Library: Obviously needs help.
  
  
• COA: same comment
  
  
• Real Estate: "should be an increase in home prices"
  
  
• Rural Character: Middleboro has large amounts of undeveloped land and still will after this.
  
  
• Employment: Will reduce unemployment.
  
  
• Local Business: "People using local businesses will continue to use them"
  
  
• Transportation: Plymouth Airport could see increase in traffic.
  
  
• Increased Town revenue ($11M plus, with inflation increases)
  
  
• Wampanoags back in ancestral home
  
  
• Will fix Rte 44 (finally!)
  
  
• New upscale restaurants
  
  
• New entertainment venues
  
  
• Regional Conference Center
  
  
• Increased tourism
  
  
• More commercial development
  
  
• More employment (over 16,000 currently unemployed within 30 miles of Middleboro!)
  
  
• State police will patrol Rte 44, freeing our police
  
  
• Rte 44 no longer will divide town with stoplights.
  
  
• New Tribal Museum
  
  
• Possible Golf course
  
  

Overall, the report is positive. This Resort-Casino deal will help Middleboro.

A shortened version of this that will print on one page is here.

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