Meetings Ahead
Meetings in Truro are often held remotely. Go to Truro-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for an agenda and details on how to join.
Thursday, Aug. 29
- Community Luncheon, noon, Council on Aging
- Ad Hoc Building Committee, 4:30 p.m., online
Friday, Aug. 30
- Cable and Internet Advisory Committee, 1 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, Sept. 3
- Board of Health, 4:30 p.m., online
Conversation Starters
Early In-Person Voting
Voters who want to cast their ballots early for the Sept. 3 state primary election may do so in person in the clerk’s office at town hall on Aug. 29 and Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or vote on Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Are You There, Guv?
At its Aug. 27 meeting, the Truro Select Board unanimously approved an additional $200,000 from the town’s affordable housing trust fund for the long-delayed Cloverleaf mixed-income housing development. This raised the total contribution from the fund to $1.8 million.
“This is it,” said chair Sue Areson, noting that the town had very limited money in the fund.
The award followed a presentation to the board by Community Housing Resource developer Ted Malone and Tiffany Leung and Rachana Crowley of Community Builders, the nonprofit consulting on the project.
They reviewed the financing crisis that arose in July when the Cape Light Compact incentive program, which had promised $2.2 million to the project, was discontinued.
With the support of state Sen. Julian Cyr’s office, Malone said they were pursuing additional funding opportunities from state agencies in addition to the reinstatement of the Cape Light Compact funds.
Board members also expressed frustration at the news of the additional setback and the strain it puts on the project timeline. Areson and board clerk Nancy Medoff said they hoped construction can begin, as planned, by January 2025. “We can’t come up to the end of the year without a closing on this,” said Areson.
“I sit here very discouraged,” said board member Bob Weinstein. “We all acknowledge there is a housing crisis. People preface it by saying it’s existential. I think it’s time to bang on Gov. Healey’s door.” —Aden Choate
