WELLFLEET — After a four-and-a-half-month delay in the annual town meeting and the still unexplained dismissal of the town accountant, Wellfleet has finally set its property tax rate for fiscal […]
Civics
CONDUCT UNBECOMING
Herridge Is Censured by Select Board
Planning board member says he is going ‘to step back’ and not run again
TRURO — The select board has sent a letter of censure to planning board member Peter Herridge for violating town policies on honesty, integrity, and civility, suggesting that his actions […]
CIVICS
Economist Resigns From Provincetown FinCom
Dorie Seavey says Mark Hatch’s behavior doesn’t add up
PROVINCETOWN — A member of the finance committee has resigned because of the behavior of the chair, Mark Hatch, which she described as “condescending, dismissive, and even shaming.” Dorie Seavey […]
LAND USE REGULATION
Select Board Proposes Zoning Task Force
A response to calls for new rules on house size and uses
EASTHAM — Town officials are looking to create a zoning task force to examine and make recommendations on residential zoning and regulation issues, including the protection of historic homes and […]
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Historic District Commission, 4 p.m. Conversation Starters Covid-19 Update As of Nov. 23, […]
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Tuesday, Dec. 1 Board of Health, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 Planning Board, […]
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a meeting to read its agenda and get information about how to view and take part remotely. Monday, Nov. 30 Eastham 400 Commemoration Committee, […]
WATERFRONT
Rock Harbor Panel Mulls Change of Plan
Committee rejects idea of repurposing antique house as office
EASTHAM — The Rock Harbor Improvements Committee will not recommend moving an antique half Cape from 60 Dyer Prince Road and turning it into the harbormaster’s new office. Instead, the […]
TOWN HALL
What’s Behind Revolving Door of Managers
Personal attacks and shifting select board priorities are the main problems
The smallest town on Cape Cod, Truro, with 2,000 residents, will be paying its new town manager $172,000 a year, about the same as the Barnstable County district attorney’s $175,000 […]
EVOLUTION
Proposed Downtown Fitness Studio Seeks Parking Relief
Wellfleet ZBA considers new uses for 20 Briar Lane
WELLFLEET — Myya Beck-Baum and Thor Baum are going through the town’s permitting process to demolish a historic downtown home and rebuild it to house a fitness studio with three […]
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Nov. 19 Board of Health, 4 p.m. Licensing Board, 5:15 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, […]
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Nov. 19 Historical Commission, 2 p.m. School Committee, 5:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. […]
This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
From wellfleet-ma.gov, on the calendar, click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely. Thursday, […]
This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on a meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely. Thursday, Nov. 19 Affordable Housing […]
CIVICS
Select Board Is Ready for a Conduct Code
But its rules for social media would not affect FinCom’s Mark Hatch
PROVINCETOWN — They say politics in Provincetown is a blood sport. In an effort to try to change that, the select board is poised to adopt a code of conduct. […]
