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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2001

Residents of the Connecticut town of North Stonington will decide later this month whether to spend an additional $60,000 on legal fees to fight the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

The funds would be used to defend a tax bill the town says the tribe owes. The tribe has filed an appeal on the valuation of properties in the town. Town leaders claims they could lose as much as $200,000 if they don't fight the appeal.

Just last week, North Stonington approved $135,528 to oppose federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot Tribe and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe. The town is also spending in excess of $53,000 to block the Mashantucket Pequots from adding land into trust adjacent to Route 2 in Connecticut.

If approved on August 27 the town of North Stonigton will have spent over $230,000 in the past year in litigation to fight the tribes. Of the amount, $180,000 was already in the town's budget.

Get the Story:
North Stonington residents to decide whether to oppose tribe's appeal (The New London Day 8/11)

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