PROVINCETOWN — The town’s “housing workshops” — periodic joint meetings of four committees plus town staff that began in 2021 — have become a kind of drafting room for town […]
CHAPTER 91
State Regulators Face Questions on Harbor Access
The DEP’s Waterways Division is ‘still reviewing the file’ on Provincetown Marina
PROVINCETOWN — The director and assistant director of the state Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Waterways Division joined a Nov. 30 workshop in Provincetown focused on encouraging compliance with Chapter 91, […]
HOUSING MARKET
Year-Round Trust Debates Rent Hike at Harbor Hill
‘Market-rate rent’ is hard to pin down, and estimates spark disagreement
PROVINCETOWN — After discussing how quickly to raise rents at the town-owned Harbor Hill apartments at their meeting on Oct. 30, the members of Provincetown’s Year-Round Market-Rate Rental Housing Trust […]
DUNE SHACKS
2 of 8 Leases May Go to Local Applicants
But one previous dune family gives up, worn down by the process
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service’s public leasing contest for eight dune shacks in the Cape Cod National Seashore took a major step toward resolution on Nov. 15. The right […]
DEMOGRAPHICS
For Small Towns, Census Data Can Be a Puzzle
A peek at the numbers shows some strange results on the Outer Cape
PROVINCETOWN — For years, U.S. Census data have told a consistent story about Provincetown’s rental housing: one of vanishing inventory. In 1990, the decennial census found 1,009 renter-occupied housing units […]
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CIRCULAR FILE
Police Called Abuse of J-1 Students a ‘Civil Matter’
Protecting young visiting workers is nobody’s job
PROVINCETOWN — Four Bulgarian college students here on the U.S. State Dept.’s J-1 Summer Work Travel program spent nearly their entire season in Provincetown searching for help with an abusive […]
LOOKING AHEAD
Provincetown and Truro Plan to Expand Water Systems
The need is distant, but infrastructure takes years to prepare
Throughout the last year, Provincetown and Truro have been mapping out the infrastructure improvements that will keep the towns supplied with fresh water far into the future. In presentations last […]
TOWN MEETING
With Turnout High, All 14 Articles OKed
Provincetown now has first short-term rental bylaw on Cape Cod
PROVINCETOWN — All 14 articles on the warrant passed at the special town meeting on Oct. 23, including a $2-million purchase of land for new housing on Nelson Avenue and […]
STATE HOUSE
Gov. Healey Endorses Real Estate Transfer Fee
A $4 billion housing bill has a new tax Outer Cape towns have been waiting for
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced a $4 billion housing bill called the Affordable Homes Act on Oct. 18. In addition to new funding for […]
TOWN MEETING
Monday’s Provincetown Warrant: Heavy on Housing
A land purchase and two short-term rental regulations lead the agenda
PROVINCETOWN — There will be 14 articles in the town meeting booklet on Monday, Oct. 23, but only a few of them are likely to provoke much discussion at town […]
AQUACULTURE
Future Clam Diggers Seed Provincetown’s West End Flats
Volunteers spread tiny hatchery clams for a recreational harvest
PROVINCETOWN — About 20 recreational clammers gathered on Oct. 6 to experience a clamming day in reverse. Instead of walking out to the flats empty-handed and gathering up a dinner’s […]
VESPERS
Evening Light
CHAPTER 91
Provincetown’s Tidelands Have Unusual Protections
‘Public benefits’ are the law, but the process for securing them is slow
PROVINCETOWN — This town has stuck out from the tip of Cape Cod like a sore thumb since at least the early 1900s, when Portuguese immigrants and an influx of […]
REGULATIONS
Rules Proliferate as Provincetown’s Pedicab Fleet Grows
There are 38 licensed pedicabs today, up from 10 in 2019
PROVINCETOWN — If you have tried and failed to engage a local in conversation, the best trick is still to ask for restaurant recommendations — even the flintiest of townfolk […]
