WELLFLEET — During a downpour on Oct. 14, seven houses on Dalmas Trail lost power. The homeowners called Eversource for repairs. Then they discovered that they are among an unfortunate […]
Housing
Planning Board Rethinks Employee Housing Article
Article 8 will be amended or withdrawn on town meeting floor
PROVINCETOWN — Only a week after the Nov. 9 special town meeting warrant was finalized, the planning board decided that Article 8, which would add employee housing to the town’s […]
NEIGHBORHOODS
Moving Back From the Edge and Into a Neighbor’s View
Wellfleet ZBA considers a ‘proactive’ move, but with conditions
WELLFLEET — Requests to move shoreline houses back from coastal banks to protect them a little longer from erosion have become commonplace here. They can cause controversy with neighbors who […]
ZONING
Employee Housing Measure Will Come to Special Town Meeting
Short-term rental district is held back until spring
PROVINCETOWN — The warrant for the special town meeting on Nov. 9 is short and almost entirely focused on the town’s $75-million sewer expansion project. The planning board added one […]
HOUSING
Wellfleet ZBA OKs Permit for 95 Lawrence Rd.
Developers see 46 rental units completed by late 2024
WELLFLEET — The Zoning Board of Appeals signed off on a comprehensive permit on Sept. 22 for Long Pond Village, the 46-unit affordable housing development at 95 Lawrence Road that […]
HOUSING
Workshop Group Puts Rentals on the Agenda in Provincetown
With no federal or state programs for seasonal housing, towns must find their own way
PROVINCETOWN — As golden autumn evenings turn into windy nights, a different kind of season ramps up on the Outer Cape: town government season. Articles for spring town meetings, from […]
ZONING REFORM
Eastham Group Aims to Increase Housing Diversity
A task force’s work wins nearly unanimous support
EASTHAM — At the Cape Cod Commission’s annual conference last month, Eastham Community Development Director Paul Lagg made a brief presentation on his town’s new zoning task force, which began […]
ZONING DISPUTE
Town Asks Land Court for Injunction to Stop GFM
The dust, noise, and vibrations are ‘unbearable,’ says a neighbor
WELLFLEET — As expected, the town counsel filed a request late Monday in state Land Court for a preliminary injunction to stop GFM Enterprises from operating its satellite contractor’s yard […]
HOUSING
Orleans Project Could Help Ease Housing Crunch — a Little
Of 42 apartments planned for abandoned mall site, 5 will be affordable
ORLEANS — A Boston firm is working on a plan to redevelop the former Bayside Plaza — widely known as the “Underground Mall” — a project that would add 42 […]
ON TRIAL
Sextons’ Suit Against Town Enters Final Phase
Their claim to own Fred Bell Way would affect 17 homes
WELLFLEET — If Chellise and Kevin Sexton win their case against the Wellfleet Housing Authority, now in its final stage in Land Court, not only will 12 units of affordable […]
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Wellfleet Loosens Rules for Cottages and Affordable House Lots
Curley’s zoning amendments pass easily over Parent’s objections
WELLFLEET — Voters at Saturday’s special town meeting adopted two zoning bylaw changes intended to create more year-round affordable dwellings in town. Both articles had been proposed by select board […]
HOUSING CRISIS
When You Have to Live at a Campground
Hundreds of workers feel lucky to stay in trailers for the season
WELLFLEET — Flowers border the trailer where Katie Nelson has lived for the past four summers. Rocks and antique bottles collected at the beach surround the garden. Her boyfriend’s neon […]
STAYING SASSY
$3.7M Donation Will Buy Summer of Sass a Home
The program brings queer young people to the safety of Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — The Summer of Sass program brings vulnerable LGBTQ young people who are living in hostile environments to Provincetown, sets them up with secure housing and a job, and […]
HOUSING
Developers Seek 12 Zoning Waivers for 95 Lawrence Road
One would allow Lower Village building to be 44 feet high
WELLFLEET — The developers of 46 units of affordable housing at 95 Lawrence Road, known as Long Pond Village, have requested 12 waivers from the town’s zoning regulations, which the […]
HOUSING CRISIS
Condo Conversion Law Could Protect Some Tenants
But proving ‘intent to convert’ rentals is hard without official oversight
PROVINCETOWN — Nearly every job on Outer Cape Cod, from lifeguard to psychiatrist, is difficult to fill because housing is so scarce. Businesses, nonprofits, and town governments are staggering as […]
