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9 Selectman Marsters: It's putting a lot of pressure on five guys that are doing this part- time that still have to run a $32 million dollar business entity on the side. I agree with Dave that we are in a no-win situation here in terms, we are not going to look good no matter what we do, but I am beyond trying to look good. Right now, I am going to do what I think is right for the Town and I am also going to do what I think is right for me personally, and take some pressure off my own life because I don't feel that I am qualified to make that decision and I couldn't make that decision and go back to the people and say that I made the right decision because I am not the expert here. We have experts in Washington. It's called federal recognition, the federal program, the BIA. That's what they are there to do. I don't know that any case, a case that is set where a group of five part-time Selectmen have to work in such an emotional manner. We would probably be the first ones out there that would have to do that. And the reason why they won't do that is a), its emotionally draining and b) it is time consuming and c) we don't have the expertise and the facility to do so. And we have been trying to get this going for about a year now, and I must admit the survey has gotten my back up a little bit too. I felt like I was being backed into a corner there and I would not want to be pressured through public sentiment and ... we haven't gotten through any discussions. I agree with David and I think that the BIA course of action would be one that I would recommend and that way we could keep the dialogue possibly open,I don't know, but we have to get back to running this town, and we have not been doing too much of that during the last couple of weeks. Applause. George Benway: Is that a motion Mr. Selectman? Selectman Marsters: No.