EASTHAM — At the Cape Cod Commission’s annual conference last month, Eastham Community Development Director Paul Lagg made a brief presentation on his town’s new zoning task force, which began […]
Cape Cod Commission
LOOK WEST
Housing Solutions From Around the Country
The Cape Cod Commission features ideas from Vail, Tahoe, and Boston
HARWICH PORT — Leaders from across the Cape gathered to discuss the region’s most pressing problems — above all, the housing crisis — at the Cape Cod Commission’s annual conference […]
ALTERNATIVES
A Prickly Bikeway Debate Is About to Resume in Wellfleet
Hopes for a better process to get the Rail Trail extension back on track
WELLFLEET — On the same day almost a year ago that Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency, March 10, the select board, state officials, and more than 50 […]
PRESERVATION
Developer Seeks to Raze House in Provincetown Historic District
Barker’s request to demolish and rebuild will be heard on Feb. 17
PROVINCETOWN — A 140-year-old cottage on Commercial Street overlooking the harbor won’t make it to its 141st birthday if the new owner is given the go-ahead to knock it down […]
DATA DREAMS
Cape Cod Commission Sends Out New Waves of Data
Town-by-town statistics on wages, housing prices, vaccine phases, and more
PROVINCETOWN — The Cape Cod Commission plays an unusual role in the life of the Cape. It’s a kind of hybrid — part technical adviser, part regulator, part community planning […]
CONNECTION
A Big Bill Targets Tiny Wellfleet Roads
Pamet Point and Bound Brook Island roads to get broadband
WELLFLEET — The global pandemic has rained down calamities at every street corner, but residents of three rural roads in Wellfleet may see a nugget of gold from it. The […]
This Week In Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. […]
ZONING
Wellfleet Looks at Changing Its Accessory Dwelling Bylaw
Could dropping ‘affordable’ ease the year-round housing shortage?
WELLFLEET — The planning board is discussing a new zoning bylaw that would loosen the rules governing accessory dwelling units by removing the requirement that they be “affordable.” The town’s […]
SCIENCE
‘Docs for Safe Water’ Claim to Be Their Own ‘Peer-Reviewers’
But authors of report attack the town’s peer-review process
TRURO — The 40-page “Report on Private Wells and Truro Safe Water” released in September by a group calling themselves Docs for Truro Safe Water has been promoted by critics […]
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Dec. 17 Zoning Board of Appeals, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18 Board […]
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Nov. 12 Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m. Truro Housing Authority, 4:15 p.m. […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Where Cloverleaf Stands After a Year of Review
Critiques of the project have been plagued by misinformation
Approximately 2.4 percent of the year-round housing in Truro is classified as affordable. This translates to 27 homes or apartments that are affordable for residents earning up to 80 percent […]
FACT CHECK
Confusion Is on Tap in Cloverleaf Fight
Cesspools are the real risk to Truro’s water quality
TRURO — Out West, the saying goes that “Whisky’s for drinkin’, and water’s for fightin’.” In Truro’s ongoing debate about affordable housing at the Cloverleaf parcel, the water is for […]
THE UNCOUNTED
Outer Cape Census Response Is Among Lowest in State
Those with P.O. boxes haven’t received forms or instructions
The self-reported response to the U.S. Census from the Outer Cape has been extremely low so far — under 25 percent for all four towns. Truro’s rate is the second […]
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This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead All meetings are held online. Go to Wellfleet’s town website and click on the individual meetings for instructions. Thursday, April 30 Town Administrator Screening Committee, 2 p.m. Cape […]
