PROVINCETOWN — With Hanukkah already underway and Christmas less than a week off, Monday night was not the most likely time to find 60 people at a meeting on housing. […]
WALSH PROPERTY
Committee Considers Mixed-Use Development for Truro Tract
Food insecurity and housing insecurity are related, advocates say
TRURO — Wendy Lurie, a founder of the Truro Community Kitchen (TCK), proposed to the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee on Dec. 14 that a “food security joint facility” for […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Cloverleaf Gets $16 Million in State Funding
Construction of the 39-unit complex should begin next summer
TRURO — A process that began in 2015 crossed a critical threshold last week when the state awarded $7.8 million in grant money and $8.5 million in tax credits to […]
BUSINESS
Wellfleet Denies Seasonal Liquor Store’s Extension Request
It matters to a year-round store that’s sometimes ‘the only light on Main Street’
WELLFLEET — The select board voted unanimously on Dec. 6 to deny a seasonal liquor license extension request from Wellfleet Wine and Spirits, the store on Route 6 in the […]
PLANNING
Housing Production Plan Takes on a Crisis
Truro incomes and home prices continue to fly apart
TRURO — Four committees — the town’s select board, planning board, housing authority, and conservation commission — all got a look at a draft version of Truro’s Five Year Housing […]
TRURO TREASURES
Recreational Shellfishing Opens at Pamet Harbor
Truro has its pickers and scratchers — and one new applicant for a commercial spot
TRURO — Recreational shellfishing opened for the season at Pamet Harbor on Dec. 4 after a month of delays due to water quality issues. The water had tested high for […]
AQUACULTURE
‘Use It or Lose It’: Making Way for New Shellfish Grants
Lottery set for two Egg Island plots, with two more on Indian Neck soon to follow
WELLFLEET — When Nancy Civetta was hired in 2017 as the town’s shellfish constable, she was given a clear directive: “enforcement, propagation, and communication,” she said. Civetta took it to […]
WELLFLEET HARBOR
Marina Committee Readies Ideas for Parking Changes
Making people pay to park would be ‘a gold mine,’ says one member
WELLFLEET — It’s taken a few years, but the Wellfleet Marina Advisory Committee hopes soon to be ready with some recommendations for changing the town’s parking policies to help resolve […]
HOUSING
Provincetown Wants 36 Apartments at Police Station
Select board asks if some could be reserved for firefighters
PROVINCETOWN — The next step toward a new housing complex at the site of the current police station at 26 Shank Painter Road should happen in January, Town Manager Alex […]
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Staff Shortages and Stress Affect First Responders
Outer Cape departments face critical need but candidates are few
Staff shortages at Outer Cape fire departments and rescue squads are increasing pressure on the first responder teams who answer emergency calls. Local fire chiefs point to a dearth of […]
HOUSING
Four Development Plans Offered for Walsh Land
Committee leans toward housing amid questions about Truro’s ‘character’
TRURO — Consultants from Tighe & Bond presented four scenarios for developing a 28.5-acre tract at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Walsh Property Community Planning Committee. The town purchased […]
WATER QUALITY
Tests at Truro Condos Raise PFAS Worries
DEP says residents of complex on Shore Road should be notified
TRURO — The wells at the Stone’s Throw condominium complex on Shore Road have edged past the state’s limit for contaminants known as PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — […]
WALSH PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Group Nears Consensus on Developing 28.5 Acres
Cyr urges Truro officials to plan for 300 housing units
TRURO — In a new report, the town’s engineering consultants recommend developing 28.5 acres in the southwestern part of the nearly 70-acre Walsh property, and the committee studying uses of […]
SHOCKED
Homeowners Learn They Must Maintain Buried Power Lines
Eastham has a plan for 150 households to upgrade to Eversource infrastructure
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 […]
RECOVERY
County Will Invite Formal Applications for ARPA Grants
122 letters asking for a total of $40M compete for $5M
BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable County administration has received 122 letters of interest from would-be applicants for small and medium-size grants that would be funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. […]
