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5 Board of Selectmen Minutes September 13, 1999 APPOINTMENTS AND HEARINGS: Attorney Stephen Olesky: The Board of Selectmen met with Attorney Stephen Olesky of Hale and Dorr to advise them on the process of the Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council's plans for federal recognition. Hale and Dorf were hired by the Town as special counsel to assist in discussions about the nature and extent of the recognition being sought. If federal recognition status is granted there is a potential for land use controls such as gambling activities and possible claims to revive Indian Tribal lands. It is prudent for the Town to have a voice in the recognition informed Attorney Olesky. The Selectmen agreed to meet with the Tribal Counsel next week to review their objectives and discuss the process and their involvement with their bid for recognition. A ggrney Robert Mills--Golf Course Land Pro sal: Attorney Robert Mills of Wynn and Wynn was present with the Cape Club developers to discuss properties located in of Santuit Park. It was noted that an article appears on the Town Meeting warrant proposing to give the Selectmen authority to deed out the Town's interest in the listed parcels, all of which were taken at various times for non-payment of taxes, although a number are incorrectly assessed to other parties. Title research for other property owners in the area indicates that the Town may have only a half interest in the parcels and that the land, which is in scattered pieces in a"paper" subdivision east of Santuit Pond,is also subject to sanding rights in favor of adjacent cranberry bog owners. In addition,there appear to be two private residences located on some of the parcels which,although apparently taken by the Town more than 30 years ago, have continued to be assessed to the home owners,who have continued to pay taxes on the properties.