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.
Monday, Sept. 11
- Shellfish Advisory Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall and Zoom
Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Pre-town Meeting Community Forum, 7 p.m., Adult Community Center and Zoom
Wednesday, Sept. 13
- Nauset High School Building Committee, 5:30 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Art Shacks at Mayo Beach
A proposal to bring art shacks to Welflleet’s waterfront is making its way around town government. Surfer, landscaper, and Independent columnist Kai Potter submitted a proposal to the select board to fund the building of 10 shacks at the Mayo Beach parking lot.
The proposal envisions 80- to 120-square-foot shacks along the median strip in the parking lot. They would be rented to local artists to display and sell their work in the summer.
The parking lot currently hosts weekly art markets, but fixed structures “would provide greater security, visibility, and longevity of exposure to the public for the artists,” Potter’s proposal said.
The proposal points to Provincetown and Orleans, which both host similar shacks.
“The art shacks serve as incubators for what can grow into future businesses, galleries, or careers in art,” Potter said. “It also creates a vibrant space where visitors can go to find unique artwork and, in doing so, support the artists behind the work.”
Potter estimated the cost of 10 shacks would be $63,500.
Be a Wildlife Responder
The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance is hosting a free two-part program to train community members to respond to marine wildlife trapped in Wellfleet Harbor.
The first part will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. in the Adult Community Center. Participants will learn about strandings and the organizations that carry out rescues.
Part two will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Town Pier, where participants will learn about the biological and geological conditions that lead to strandings, including prey abundance, wind conditions, currents, tidal cycles, and bathymetry.
“We are currently entering the most prevalent time of year for strandings of a range of sea animals,” said Carol “Krill” Carson, president and founder of the alliance. —Sam Pollak
