TRURO — The tent is back in town. Not a red-and-yellow tent with elephants — but an enormous, unevenly heated white tent that was set up for the first time […]
Civics
TOWN MEETING PREVIEW
Wellfleet Will Debate Plans for Campground
No operating overrides; $600K for marina won’t address fire damage
WELLFLEET — For the second year in a row, the annual town meeting warrant does not propose any Proposition 2½ overrides to raise local taxes above the state’s statutory limit, […]
EASTHAM WASTEWATER
June Town Meeting to Consider $50M Sewer Loan
The sewer system would serve 1,600 homes — a fourth of the town
EASTHAM — A special meeting of the select board on Thursday, April 17 had a limited agenda: “administrative matters — wastewater project.” That brief description packed a big punch, however: […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Parking Rules
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Town Meeting Made Easy
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Old Rules, New Enforcement, and an Emergency
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Don’t Touch That Dial
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
NATIONAL SEASHORE
ADU Rules Are Debated by Advisory Commission
State law makes ADUs legal by right — but not in the Seashore
EASTHAM — The Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission advertised the topic of its April 7 meeting with just five words: “Protecting the Seashore District Character.” The meeting, at the […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Coastal Resiliency
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Pre-Town Meeting
Meetings Ahead Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join. […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Affordable in Perpetuity
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Wellfleet are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting that interests you on the calendar at wellfleet-ma.gov for details. All meetings […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Lease to Locals Contract
Meetings Ahead Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All […]
TOWN MEETING
P’town Approves Override and 3 Petitioned Articles
Short-term rental cap and East End rezoning are rejected
PROVINCETOWN — The 380 voters who assembled in town hall on April 7 worked through the 107-page warrant booklet with relative ease, approving 43 articles including a $1.4-million override measure […]
HOUSING
Wellfleet Considers 250-Unit Proposal for Maurice’s Campground
Some are supportive while others want to stop a ‘Mega City’
WELLFLEET — Residents debated whether a master plan for year-round housing at Maurice’s Campground would help bring young people and families with children into town at a community meeting at […]
EASTHAM ELECTION
Jerry Cerasale Seeks Re-Election in Lawyerly Style
Town budget, wastewater, and hiring a town manager are among his priorities
EASTHAM — Jerry Cerasale was first drawn to Cape Cod by love for the sea; not just Cape Cod Bay, he says, but the “waves on the ocean side.” He […]