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

• 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.