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Dear Chairman Crowell: <br />The Town of Mashpee highly values its partnership with the Wampanoag Tribe, We <br />have found the Inter -Governmental Agreement CIGA) between us has served both <br />parties well and has been a useful context for the discussion of issues of mutual <br />interest. It is within the spirit of cooperation embodied by the IGA that we write to <br />inquire about Tribal Council's official stand on articles 21 and 22 of the Annual <br />Town Meeting. <br />Both articles were submitted by citizen petition and address issues of land <br />disposition and the formal relationship between the Town and the Tribe. As petition <br />articles, they appear on the warrant by right and the Board of Selectmen has yet to <br />take a position on the articles. Understanding the position of Tribal Council on these <br />articles, especially given how directly they address issues at the heart of the IGA, <br />would help inform the Board as it deliberates on a recommendation to Town <br />Meeting. In the event that the articles have the formal support of the Council, please <br />provide some insight into how you see these articles as conforming to the terms of <br />the IGA and why this approach is preferable to working through the issues s of <br />concerns within the context of the IGA before going directly to Town Meeting. <br />As always, we look forward to continuing our productive and positive relationship <br />with the Tribal Council and eagerly awaityour response. <br />Sincerely, <br />