PROVINCETOWN — Just two days before the federal government was expected to enter a shutdown caused by Republicans in Congress, the National Park Service signed a five-year special-use permit allowing […]
THE HOUSING CRISIS
Short-Term Rental Rules Won’t Dent Vacation Home Market, Study Finds
But some limits and deed restrictions could protect the community
PROVINCETOWN — A year after the select board first discussed the need for a study on potential short-term rental regulations, researchers at the UMass Donohue Institute turned in its 60-page […]
DUNE SHACKS
As Leasing Deadline Nears, a Glimpse Into NPS Reasoning
‘Have some confidence in the process,’ Carlstrom told one family
PROVINCETOWN — The National Park Service’s effort to write new 10-year leases for 8 of the 18 dune shacks in the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District on the back shore […]
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK
Everyday Gay Stories
Two weeks ago, a contingent from the Independent made our first visit to the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association’s annual conference, which was held in Philadelphia the weekend after […]
HOUSING
Town Meeting to Consider New Short-Term Rental Measures
Boards address ‘misinformation’ in email from taxpayers’ group
PROVINCETOWN — Eight of the 15 warrant articles being prepared for an Oct. 23 special town meeting are related to the town’s ongoing housing crisis. They include a $2-million purchase […]
PUBLIC HEALTH
As ‘the Crud’ Hits the Cape, New Covid Shots Are Approved
A summer affliction that isn’t Covid rears its head
PROVINCETOWN — For many people on the Outer Cape, summer ended this year as it often has in the past — with a wicked case of “the Crud.” Towns full […]
NLGJA
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TAX POLICY
Provincetown Ups Residential Tax Exemption to 35%
Overall, the residential tax rate will go from $5.32 per $1,000 of assessed value to $5.58
PROVINCETOWN — At its annual tax classification hearing on Aug. 28, Provincetown’s select board voted unanimously to increase the town’s residential tax exemption to the legal maximum of 35 percent. […]
SHORT-TERM RENTALS
A Stuttered Rollout for the Community Impact Fee
Early returns were low, but summer receipts will be arriving soon
At their spring town meetings in 2022, voters in Provincetown and Wellfleet adopted a “community impact fee” on investor-owned short-term rental properties: a 3-percent surcharge on bookings. According to the […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Supt. Carlstrom Is Promoted to a Job in Denver
He will become an NPS deputy regional director on Oct. 8
PROVINCETOWN — When Brian Carlstrom became superintendent of the Cape Cod National Seashore in April 2018, he told the Cape Cod Times that he wanted to continue “a lot of […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
Supt. Carlstrom Is Promoted to a Job in Denver
He will become an NPS deputy regional director on Oct. 8
PROVINCETOWN — When Brian Carlstrom became superintendent of the Cape Cod National Seashore in April 2018, he told the Cape Cod Times that he wanted to continue “a lot of […]
ON THE WATERFRONT
Parsing the Possibilities at the Provincetown Inn
Zoning and floodplain maps will shape what can be built on the six-acre site
PROVINCETOWN — The six-acre property at 1 Commercial St. that encompasses the 102-room Provincetown Inn and its 125 parking spaces, six conference rooms, and swimming pool shaped like a Pilgrim’s […]
LEDGERDEMAIN
Short-Term Rental Taxes Boom — but Not in Provincetown
Receipts from state rooms tax actually fell despite strong sales reports
PROVINCETOWN — The Outer Cape had another banner year for rooms tax receipts, with revenue up 42 percent over last year in Eastham, 46 percent in Wellfleet, and 47 percent […]
ROAD SAFETY
Bicycle-Scooter Crash Results in Serious Injury
The cyclist, 30, is flown to Boston and has spinal surgery
PROVINCETOWN — A collision between a bicyclist and an electric scooter rider on Commercial Street on the evening of Aug. 7 resulted in injuries that caused the cyclist, Garen Brennon, […]
DUNE SHACKS
Provincetown Asks for Mediation With National Park Service
Dune shack families’ deadlines are extended to Oct. 31
PROVINCETOWN — The select board has asked Cape Cod National Seashore Supt. Brian Carlstrom to bring in professional mediators to help with ongoing controversies over the Dune Shacks of Peaked […]
