Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Wellfleet are remote only, but some are held in person. Go to www.wellfleet-ma.gov/calendar and click on the meeting you want to watch, then follow the instructions on the agenda.
Thursday, July 13
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m.
- Select board, 6:30 p.m., Adult Community Center & Zoom
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.
Monday, July 17
- Select board, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 19
- Conservation Commission, 4 p.m.
Conversation Starter
Dry Hollow a ‘Huge Success’
This year’s July 4th weekend at Cahoon Hollow Beach may have been a lot less boozy, but according to Wellfleet Police Lt. Michael Turner, it was also a lot less chaotic.
“I think the restrictions that have been put in place should be considered a huge success,” Turner wrote in a letter to Deputy Chief Kevin LaRocco. According to Turner, there were 36 bus dropoffs over the course of four days, a sharp decrease from last year’s total of over 100 buses. Wellfleet police also saw a decline in the number of ride-share and taxi dropoffs over the weekend, from an estimated 500 last year to 200 this year, Turner said.
Over the course of the four days, the police responded to 52 calls for service, three of which were noise complaints and the rest were “low priority calls,” Turner said.
“I personally spoke with one person who advised me that he and his family have been coming to Cahoon Hollow Beach during the Fourth of July weekend for over 20 years and this was the best time they have had in many years,” Turner said in his letter. He also said that nearby residents were “very pleased with how the alcohol restrictions have quieted the beach down.”
But it wasn’t all without a hitch. According to Turner, one bottle of vodka and a case of hard cider were confiscated from the beach. Turner also noted that “2 over-intoxicated females were asked to leave the beach” and “an officer found a bus stopped on the side of Long Pond Road with 4 male parties urinating in the woods.”
Overall, the weekend was a success from a public safety perspective. Turner concluded his letter: “We need to stay on top of this situation so that we don’t fall back to where we were before.” — Sam Pollak
