Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Provincetown are held in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at provincetown-ma.gov for a link to an agenda and details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, June 27
- Animal Welfare Committee, 10 a.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center
- Coastal Resilience Plan community engagement, 1 p.m., Town Hall lawn
- Open Space Committee, 4 p.m.
- Planning Board, 6 p.m.
Monday, July 1
- Council on Aging, 5:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial Community Center
Tuesday, July 2
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 3
- Historic District Commission, 3:30 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Coastal Resilience Planning
The first community engagement session in the process that will lead to the town’s new coastal resilience plan will take place on the town hall lawn on Thursday, June 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.
The event will focus on “communicating flood risk and project goals” and is one of a series of public events and meetings that will lead to a finalized plan by spring of next year.
Ultimately, that plan will propose adaptation and flood control measures to be built in neighborhoods, such as the Howland Street corridor that flooded in December 2023 and the Gosnold Street corridor that flooded in January 2018, as well as the Suzanne’s Garden area and other low-lying parts of town.
In addition to floodwater adaptation measures, the plan will lay out a timeframe for improvements and cost estimates.
The June 27 event will also feature fun, food, and local artwork. The meeting will allow people affected by earlier floods and voters interested in future adaptation projects to chat with the team of consultants who will develop the town’s plan.
Shank Painter Zoning
Another community workshop will be held on Wednesday, July 10 at 5 p.m. at town hall to kick off the town’s Shank Painter Road planning and zoning update.
The town’s consultant for that project, Utile, will be publishing an online survey before the workshop, which is also the first in a series. The Shank Painter zoning plan will follow on the heels of state-funded improvements to Shank Painter Road that aim to make the area more attractive to pedestrians and cyclists, at which point the zoning plan could facilitate increased residential and commercial uses in the corridor. —Paul Benson
