TRURO — The buzz about the special town meeting was not put off until May 4 — even if the meeting itself was. Debate over its two most controversial subjects, […]
CERTIFIED
Eastham Takes on the Housing Management Problem
Seven units owned by the affordable housing trust will be managed by town staff
EASTHAM — Last July, the Eastham Affordable Housing Trust’s housing management contract with the nonprofit Community Development Partnership (CDP) expired, and the trust didn’t renew it. Instead, it decided to have […]
PLANNING AHEAD
North Eastham Master Plan Has Time to Evolve
Housing needs are based on pre-pandemic data, but there’s time for updates, say town officials
EASTHAM — The North Eastham Master Plan, which was created in 2022 to help guide the development of three parcels of town-owned land, will likely need some updates before any shovels […]
UPZONING
Provincetown Select Board Wants to End Single-Family Zoning
Planning board asks for a joint discussion before town meeting
PROVINCETOWN — The select board is enthusiastic about two zoning amendments that it wants to bring to town meeting voters this spring — one that would “upzone” the town’s zoning […]
FUNDED
Wellfleet’s Lawrence Hill Project Wins State Support
The plan to build 46 units next to the elementary school moves forward
WELLFLEET — The plan to build 46 affordable apartments at 95 Lawrence Road has cleared its last major hurdle. On Monday, the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Truro’s Cloverleaf Faces up to $7M Funding Shortfall
Developer asks to increase the number of units from 39 to 43
TRURO — Construction at the Cloverleaf project at 22 Highland Road has yet to begin, seven years after the state transferred the 3.9-acre property to the town specifically for affordable […]
STATE HOUSE
Outer Cape Is Whistle Stop on Senators’ Housing Policy Tour
‘This is our shot’ for real estate transfer fee, says housing committee chair
PROVINCETOWN — Sen. Lydia Edwards of Boston, who represents the third Suffolk district and cochairs the state legislature’s joint committee on housing, visited Provincetown on Dec. 22 to talk with […]
BUSINESS
Chamber of Commerce Proposes New Hotel Tax to Promote Tourism
The Tourism Destination Marketing District gets a mixed review from Eastham board
EASTHAM — The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce is proposing to generate money for tourism marketing with a new 1.5-percent tax on stays at hotels and motels with 15 or more […]
CONSOLIDATION
Linchris Buys Provincetown Inn for $24M
Hotel company also buys Foxberry Inn for staff housing
PROVINCETOWN — The Linchris Hotel Corp., a multi-state hotel management and investment company based in Plymouth, has bought the 102-room Provincetown Inn from the Evans family, who have owned it […]
HIGH HIGH
Eastham Bylaw Linking House Size to Uplands Isn’t Clear
What’s safe from flooding at high tides? It depends.
EASTHAM — Town meeting voters approved a bylaw change last spring that linked the allowed size of a proposed house to the size of contiguous uplands on the property rather […]
PRESSURE-TREATED
A Move-In Is on Hold After Conservation Commission Objects
The dispute is over the kind of wood used in pilings on Harmes Way
EASTHAM — The owners of a new $1.8-million house overlooking Cape Cod Bay at 345 Harmes Way were waiting for an occupancy permit before moving in. Instead they got a […]
AMPLIFICATION
Brewing Co. Gets Permit for Outdoor Entertainment
New speakers at lower volumes, limited hours, and one year to see how it goes
PROVINCETOWN — The owners of the Provincetown Brewing Company apologized to neighbors for past nuisances related to entertainment at the popular Bradford Street gathering place at a Dec. 7 hearing […]
STATE GOVERNMENT
Housing Bill Is Still on Track, Say Cape Legislators
The ‘most significant housing legislation since 40B’ will go to hearings in January
PROVINCETOWN — The state legislature has been roasted by the Boston Globe and WBUR for its slow pace of lawmaking this year — the first in which Democrats have held […]
HOUSING
Workshop Offers a Preview of Town Meeting Agenda
Zoning changes and a ‘Lease to Locals’ program are on the docket
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 […]
ACCOMMODATIONS
Seeking: An Accessible Two-Bedroom Rental in Provincetown
For Patricia Ainsworth, waiting for a move is taking its toll
PROVINCETOWN — Patricia Ainsworth came home to 288A Bradford St. the day she married Victor Alexander in 1982, and she never left. For 41 years, she has lived in the […]
