EASTHAM — Threatened with demolition, two historic houses, one in Eastham and one in Wellfleet, were temporarily protected by local bylaws that delayed the destruction while alternatives could be explored. […]
COURT REPORT
6 Plaintiffs Are Dropping Out of Cloverleaf Suit
Ten others will move forward with the case
TRURO — Six residents who were suing the town and the developer in an attempt to halt the proposed Cloverleaf affordable housing project on Highland Road have decided to withdraw […]
COURT REPORT
Cloverleaf Plaintiffs May Have to Post $50,000 Bond
Town and developer invoke a new law meant to discourage frivolous suits
TRURO — A group of residents who have filed suit to block the Cloverleaf affordable housing development at 22 Highland Road in North Truro may be required to post a […]
PAINE HOLLOW
Progress on 8 Affordable Units First Proposed in 2006
ZBA says changes agreed to by developer and abutters don’t require new hearing
WELLFLEET — Developer Ted Malone will be able to meet the Oct. 30 pre-application deadline to seek funding in 2022 for his plan to build eight units of affordable housing […]
HOUSING COMPROMISE
Long-Delayed Affordable Development Takes a Step Forward
Zoning board set to consider amended Paine Hollow plan
WELLFLEET — A longer driveway with a gentler slope, some beefed-up buffers, and a promise to sink new wells should there be water contamination issues are among the concessions that […]
95 LAWRENCE ROAD
Final Choice of Developer May Be Delayed Until November
The POAH-CDP partnership wins an early vote of support
WELLFLEET — The committee charged with rating the would-be developers of 46 affordable apartments at 95 Lawrence Road hopes to clarify a few details with the three groups that submitted proposals […]
95 LAWRENCE ROAD HOUSING
Task Force, With Pencils Sharpened, Begins to Rate Proposals
Three bidders’ financial strategies still to be judged
WELLFLEET — The committee charged with recommending the best developer for 46 affordable rental units to be built on Lawrence Road has started rating the three proposals submitted, and the […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Sextons File Suit Against ZBA in Clearcutting Case
McKean says Park would be justified in taking their land
WELLFLEET — David and Chellise Sexton, who clearcut a large swath of woods on their property next to Lecount Hollow Beach in June, have filed suit in Land Court against […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
One Word Might Change Beach Rights Debate
Cyr proposes adding ‘recreation’ to an ancient law on coastal property
More than 70 percent of the Massachusetts coastline is privately owned and essentially off limits to the public because of a law written 380 years ago and still on the […]
TESTING
As All Students Return to Class, Covid Cases Are Expected to Rise
State to publish weekly numbers for school districts
None of the Outer Cape’s public schools had any Covid-19 cases in the state’s first report of positive tests, issued last Thursday. But as of Tuesday this week, cases were […]
DEVELOPMENT
T-Time Committee Wants Opinions of Younger Residents
Three forums planned, with Thanksgiving deadline for recommendations
EASTHAM — After two years of study, surveys, and discussion, the committee charged with considering how three town-owned properties on or near Route 6 can best be used has made […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
95 Lawrence Road Task Force Is Set to Tally the Scores
The group plans to reach consensus on a developer by October
WELLFLEET — With all the presentations done and many questions asked and answered, the task force charged with recommending the best developer to build 46 units of affordable rental housing […]
HOUSING
In Wellfleet, a YIMBY Effort Takes Shape
At a meeting on housing, concerns and hopes mingle peaceably
WELLFLEET — A funny thing happened when two dozen neighbors gathered on a patio here two weeks ago to talk about the affordable housing plans underway for land at the […]
95 lawrence road
Initial Reviews Completed, Task Force Readies Its Questions
Three would-be housing developers will be asked for details on Friday
WELLFLEET — The three developers who have submitted affordable housing proposals for six acres at 95 Lawrence Road should be ready to be grilled on Friday by members of a […]
EYESORES
Housing, Retail Could Replace 2 Derelict Spots
Plans are in the works for Nickerson’s and Atlantic Breeze
EASTHAM — Two derelict properties along Route 6 in the northern part of town, both considered eyesores for years, may soon be the subjects of development proposals, said their owner, […]
