12/16 CPA meeting summary
A summary of last night’s CPA meeting can be seen on the CPA Now web site.
I have to say that I’m very excited by the turnout and I’m not talking about the sheer quantity of people – which was pretty darn respectable. It was the type of people who were there.
With the Marshall indictment, our old friend the casino issue is rearing it’s ugly head again and no doubt things will heat up in the coming days. There was a tremendous cross section of people from very pro, to very anti, to people who didn’t give rat’s behind. There were older townie types, new residents, people from town governemnt, citizen activist types. There were people who have feuded pretty publicly over the last year and a half. Right up front was a Wampanaog trbal member. Nearby was Brian Giovanoni – who has excellent knowledge of CPA and apparently worked to pass it in Duxbury. There were some people who have done some pretty good skewering of me on the Internet and some people who have had their own battles on the ‘net.
This was the very first time since the “C” came, that I really felt that there was hope for the town to come together and work together on something without a cloud hanging over everything.
I want to personally thank everyone that came.
You mentioned the Wamponoag tribe member was there. Did you ask if she has “Un-Shunned” the tribe members who were against Marshall? Are they still a Wamponaog tribe if they got the recognition under false pretenses? Also, did you ask why was she there when she wants to bulldoze 500 acres for a mega casino? Anyone?
The shunning was not done by the Tribe but by the Tribal council.
The rank and file tribal member, and the chief have clearly indicated they wanted the shunning lifted as I understand it.
All the rotten things that have gone on have nothing to do with the average Mashpee Wampanoag member. It’s been the leadership and the investors.