Town meeting voters this spring in Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham will be asked to raise the short-term rental tax rate from 4 to 6 percent, to maximize what state law […]
Housing
HOUSING
Wellfleet Planners See Only Problems in ADU Petition
Proposed bylaw would just cause an explosion of short-term rentals, they warn
WELLFLEET — The planning board sees nothing but trouble if the town adopts a proposed bylaw allowing more accessory dwelling units, judging from its reaction at a May 5 public […]
RIGHTS
Sylvan Lane Land Owner Sues Neighbors Over Access
Court decision will determine right to build, not just pick blueberries
TRURO — The owner of property at the top of Sylvan Lane has sued her neighbors in Land Court to settle once and for all her right to use a long […]
INCLUSIONARY ZONING
Bradford St. Condos Get OK From Planning Board
The 12-unit complex will include two ‘affordable’ units
PROVINCETOWN — A condominium development that initially faced significant resistance from neighbors got the go-ahead at an April 22 planning board meeting. The board granted a special permit to Jay […]
HOUSING
Abutter Joins Lawsuit Against Cloverleaf
Other plaintiffs live far away, with questionable standing
TRURO — Christine Maxwell says she should have been the first, not the last, to sign onto a lawsuit appealing the zoning board’s granting of a comprehensive permit for an […]
ANALYSIS
In Season Now: The Other Housing Crisis
With fewer rentals available, businesses ask how to house seasonal workers
PROVINCETOWN — The lack of affordable and available year-round housing is a crisis on the Outer Cape, but at least it’s one for which communities have tools — from federal […]
DEMAND & DEMAND
Businesses Foresee Huge Season Ahead
But lack of housing for staff is a looming crisis
PROVINCETOWN — Cape Cod’s business and political leaders say the stars are aligning for a record-breaking “biggest season ever” for summer tourism. A third of Americans have already received one […]
AFTERMATH
Kline House Cash Pays Walsh Land Interest
Select board wants ‘freedom’ to direct future use of settlement money
TRURO — When the drawn-out legal battle over a modern mansion on Stephens Way ended in 2016 with a settlement giving the town $3 million, it was called “dirty money” […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Wellfleet’s Big Plan Goes Out for Bids
Proposed wastewater system would boost watershed protection
WELLFLEET — The largest affordable housing initiative in the town’s history reached a milestone last week with the select board’s unanimous approval on March 9 of a request for proposals […]
CLOVERLEAF
More Plaintiffs Sign On to Fight Truro Housing
Opponents appear to seek delay with a lawsuit that’s unlikely to be won
TRURO — The attorney for property owners suing the developer of the 39-unit Cloverleaf project and the Truro Zoning Board of Appeals has added 13 plaintiffs to the suit filed […]
DELAYS
Residents File Suit to Appeal Cloverleaf OK
Legal move is expected to delay affordable housing for a year
TRURO — Two residents are appealing the town’s approval of the Cloverleaf, a 39-unit affordable housing development at 22 Highland Road. The legal challenge was filed in Barnstable Superior Court […]
HOUSING
The View From Harbor Hill
Provincetown’s market-rate rental tenants talk about ‘a place that feels like home’
PROVINCETOWN — Harbor Hill was built as a time-share complex, to host people enjoying a week or two of vacation. After sitting vacant for years, then being bought by Provincetown’s […]
TAXES
Residential Exemption Forms Due April 1
Residents of Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet who wish to claim the residential tax exemption (RTE) on their fiscal 2021 property tax bills must submit applications with supporting documents to their […]
DATA DREAMS
Cape Cod Commission Sends Out New Waves of Data
Town-by-town statistics on wages, housing prices, vaccine phases, and more
PROVINCETOWN — The Cape Cod Commission plays an unusual role in the life of the Cape. It’s a kind of hybrid — part technical adviser, part regulator, part community planning […]
HOUSING
Cloverleaf Is OK’d, but Foes May Appeal
A bitter controversy will have lasting effects
TRURO — After more than a year of hearings, on Jan. 14, the Cloverleaf — which will give Truro 39 units of mostly affordable rental housing at 22 Highland Road […]
