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ENDANGERED CAMPGROUND
Horton’s Strikes Land Deal With Truro Conservation Trust
Proposed donation would create smaller parcel exempt from mandatory review
NORTH TRURO — The owner of Horton’s Campground has reached a tentative agreement with the Mass. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) to donate nearly 10 acres of land to […]
RARA AVIS
This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Sept. 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
95 Lawrence Road Task Force Is Set to Tally the Scores
The group plans to reach consensus on a developer by October
WELLFLEET — With all the presentations done and many questions asked and answered, the task force charged with recommending the best developer to build 46 units of affordable rental housing […]
PROVINCETOWN: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Fee Infusions
Meetings Ahead
Some Provincetown meetings are in-person only, some are remote only, and some are hybrid where you can choose to participate in person or through a remote link. Go to provincetown-ma.gov, […]
TRURO: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Emergency Rental Assistance
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Truro are remote only. Go to truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. The agenda includes instructions on how to join. Thursday, Sept. 16 […]
WELLFLEET: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
How Green Is Green?
Meetings Ahead
All meetings in Wellfleet are remote only and can be watched online. Go to wellfleet-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the […]
EASTHAM: THIS WEEK'S CURRENTS
Vacancies in the Firehouse
Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting […]
BITES
Fighting Mosquitos Hinges on Restoring the Herring River
Reopening ditches offered as a next step, but they were culprits in past fish die-offs
WELLFLEET — For the Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project, late summer was all about whacking through shrubbery and spraying waterways with larvicide. But these measures have only nibbled at the edges […]
HOUSING
In Wellfleet, a YIMBY Effort Takes Shape
At a meeting on housing, concerns and hopes mingle peaceably
WELLFLEET — A funny thing happened when two dozen neighbors gathered on a patio here two weeks ago to talk about the affordable housing plans underway for land at the […]
COMPLICATIONS
Sale of Adjacent Land Will Affect VFW Housing Bids
Half-acre Capt. Bertie’s parcel is under contract to private buyer
PROVINCETOWN — A pending land sale will likely require two of the three companies wanting to build affordable housing here to adjust their plans downward. The town’s request for proposals […]
GOVERNANCE
Three Towns Look at Codes of Conduct
Provincetown has adopted one; Truro and Wellfleet may soon
Three of the four towns on the Outer Cape are adopting new or updated codes of conduct in reaction to concern about the ways members of boards and committees interact. […]
PUBLIC SAFETY
Select Board Supports Route 6 Improvements
Mass. Dept. of Transportation plan goes to a public hearing Sept. 22
WELLFLEET — It has taken years, but the plan to add turn lanes, bike paths, and sidewalks to the intersection of Route 6 and Main Street cleared the select board’s […]
UPDATE
For Napi’s Renters and Others Facing Eviction, Stakes Are High
Leaving and staying can both have dire consequences
PROVINCETOWN — Eileen Spence was racing to find a new home on the last day of August. She and four other former Napi’s Restaurant employees had until the end of […]
95 lawrence road
Initial Reviews Completed, Task Force Readies Its Questions
Three would-be housing developers will be asked for details on Friday
WELLFLEET — The three developers who have submitted affordable housing proposals for six acres at 95 Lawrence Road should be ready to be grilled on Friday by members of a […]
