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Board of Selectmen Minutes—Verbatim October 10, 2000 Selectman Marsters: soon. If you read through this paper here, it says the House Resource, the Bill is to be marked up soon. The word soon is used. It also says that we need to have more balanced legislation here. I think that the whole thing seems to be being hurried, and if this process is being hurried, and we are behind the eight-ball now, we have been since May, we'd better get down there right away and find out what is going on. And, I don't see how anybody could have a problem with us just simply asking the questions, What is it? What is it you want? It's simple. Full disclosure. So I think we ought to devise a game plan this evening to get that full disclosure out and immediately get a lobbyist down in Washington to find out what is going on, and I support Jan Strickland's proposal of getting the BIA, maybe Kevin...the head of BIA, the Tribal Council, the Selectmen, in public hearing forum to answer any questions that the public may have concerning this matter. Applause. Selectman Green: Mr. Chairman, I would like to correct one thing that Mr. Marsters' has said. That was discussed with the Chairman, that was discussed with Mr. Whritenour and has been discussed with Mr. Taylor, once we get into the BIA process, we have no votes. I myself have no vote. As a Selectman, I know that our attorneys, Hale and Dorr know about House Bill 611. John McCain helped push 611 on the floor in June. If we took the time and we went with our attorneys, and they did not inform us about House Bill 611,then we have a problem with that. I'd say right along, that we need to sit down and talk this out. We need to get beside from the table, we need an open discussion, we need everything disclosed. I also agree with the gentleman, to bring the BIA up here and eliminate all of the misknowns. They need to tell them the rules and regulations, how it is going to go and what it is all about. 4