Weekly Update 3/8/21

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This week's updates:

The City Council met in Executive Session to discuss the Taunton Police Supervisory Personnel Association contract and ultimately approved it. This contract represents give-and-take on both sides and I applaud the Union leadership, Police Chief, Law Department, HR Director, and Budget Director for getting it done.

The Assistant City Solicitor provided an update on the casino. The Interior Department has withdrawn its appeal in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's land-in-trust case. The issue now reverts back to the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs to make a determination regarding the land-in-trust.

The City Council voted to de-certify the Boston Globe's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement. The Boston Globe was not in compliance with the terms of the agreement, and it has also been certified by the Department of Revenue as a manufacturing corporation exempt from personal property tax.

Phillip Duarte