The list of developers expressing interest in a handful of affordable housing initiatives now in the works on Outer Cape Cod will likely be short. Taking on such a project […]
Housing
ECONOMY
The Housing Crisis, Up Close and Personal
Staff members at one small business share a work ethic and worries
PROVINCETOWN — When Relish owner Frank Vasello opened his West End deli and bakery in 2001, attracting customers was his main concern. Now, it’s finding staff. The trouble, Vasello says, […]
TAXES
3 Towns Consider Raising Short-Term Rental Tax Rate
But few decisions are made on how to spend the money
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
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 […]
