By: Katie Mulvaney
The state made another play yesterday to keep its hold over 31 acres owned by the Narragansett Indian Tribe in Charlestown.
Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch’s office, joined by Governor Carcieri and the Town of Charlestown, filed an appeal asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider, and overturn, a ruling that allows the U.S. Department of Interior to hold the land in trust for the tribe.
Trust status would free the property from state and local tax and land-use regulations or most Rhode Island criminal laws.
Tribal leaders have said they will use the site for housing, but state officials fear the ruling would clear the way for the tribe to open a smoke shop, casino or other venture, outside state oversight.
Read more here: http://www.projo.com/news/content/Tribe_Appeal_10-19-07_H37HMUE.3f0cc6.html
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