Leaders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head in the Martha's Vineyard town of Aquinnah say they are moving ahead with plans for a new gambling parlor on lands granted to them in a 1987 settlement after federal officials appeared to clear the way, but opposition is already mounting to the idea.
Lawyers for the tribe released a new legal opinion from the National Indian Gaming Commission that approved a "class II gaming facility" in an unused community center. But local officials say they have not been approached and the move creates concern across the island that will likely raise legal challenges.
"The commission's actions confirm the Tribe's right to conduct gaming on its existing trust lands on Martha's Vineyard, and any new lands that may be taken into trust on the mainland," wrote Wampanoag attorney Lael Echo-Hawk.
Gov. Deval Patrick's chief lawyer said the settlement requires a state license for a gambling establishment, which Patrick declined last year. And Aquinnah Selectman Spencer Booker said people on the island worry about its physical and fiscal impact.
"I think because of what the 1987 settlement act says, the town has an obligation to challenge it," Booker said. The town has no businesses, he said, and development on tribal lands must follow local zoning ordinances in place at the time of the settlement, which included no major enterprises.
Other parts of the island share similar concerns, he said, and even tribal members in communities across Martha's Vineyard question the impact on their taxes of increased public safety and traffic costs.
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