Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to read its agenda and find information on how to view and take part […]
Civics
LEADERSHIP
Hoort’s ‘Hands-Off’ Management Led to Financial Crisis
‘You’re only as good as the employees you hire,’ says former administrator
WELLFLEET — The problems with the town’s financial management, which two temporary accountants are now trying to untangle, began years ago and mushroomed during former Town Administrator Dan Hoort’s tenure. […]
WELLFLEET AUDIT
Management Letter Finds Major Discrepancies in Accounts
Town’s auditors are no-shows at select board meeting
WELLFLEET — While the town’s June 30, 2020 financial statements somehow passed muster, receiving what is known as an unqualified opinion in the independent auditor’s report from Powers & Sullivan […]
CIVICS
Wilson, Carlson, and Wolf Face Off in Wellfleet Select Board Race
Carlson and Wolf jump in with write-in campaigns
WELLFLEET — When select board member Helen Miranda Wilson became the lone town resident to file election papers in April, she told the Independent that her unopposed status meant she’d […]
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Niggel Hits Roadblock in Storage Unit Review
Zehnder threatens suit to challenge regulators’ interpretation of plan
EASTHAM — A new 4,800-square-foot storage unit building proposed by Barbara Niggel, the owner of Willy’s Gym, will be dropped from the project currently before the planning board after an […]
BY RIGHT
DeVasto Pleads for Broader ADU Bylaw
‘People are living in illegal spaces with hot plates,’ he tells planning board
WELLFLEET — Select board chair Michael DeVasto told the planning board at its recent hearing on zoning bylaw changes that the need to allow more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 27 Planning Board, 6 p.m. Public Pier Corp. Board, 3 […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, May 27 Climate […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its […]
CURRENTS
This Week In Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to read its agenda and find information on how to view and take part […]
EASTHAM WARRANT
Rental Tax Bonus Would Go to ‘Community Support’
Eastham Select Board unanimously supports 2% tax increase
EASTHAM — The select board has unanimously recommended Article 8 on the June 12 annual town meeting warrant, which would increase the short-term rental excise tax from 4 to 6 […]
FISCAL CRISIS
Wellfleet Funds Not Certified by State Since 2018
The town has no general ledger or access to ‘free cash,’ says Interim Administrator Sumner
WELLFLEET — The town’s “free cash” account has not been certified by the state Dept. of Revenue for the last three years. This is just one of the mind-bending problems […]
OLD EXIT 12: BREWSTER ELECTION
Critic of ‘Liberal Mob’ Recruits School Board Candidates
Two in Brewster have links to Lange’s United Cape Patriots
BREWSTER — Voters will have an array of school committee candidates to choose from at the May 25 town election, including one who wants to reduce the number of school-choice […]
OLD EXIT 12: SCHOOL CHOICE
Brewster Voters Reject Move to Ditch School Choice
The same proposition, by citizen petition, is on the Orleans warrant for Saturday
BREWSTER — The first of two citizen-petition articles seeking to reduce school choice enrollment in the Nauset Regional Schools was defeated by Brewster voters 144 to 75 at their May […]
CURRENTS: THIS WEEK IN PROVINCETOWN
Another OK for Old Reliable From Planning Board
Meetings Ahead
Due to the pandemic, meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, May 20 Board of Health, 4 p.m. Zoning Board of […]
