TRURO — Christine Maxwell says she should have been the first, not the last, to sign onto a lawsuit appealing the zoning board’s granting of a comprehensive permit for an […]
Cloverleaf
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, March 25 Climate […]
THE DRAWING BOARD
Petition Seeks Elected ZBA, Health Board
Weinstein: it’s the ‘usual suspects’ who oppose affordable housing
TRURO — The signers of two petitioned articles that will be on the June 26 annual town meeting warrant want the zoning board of appeals and the board of health […]
CLOVERLEAF
More Plaintiffs Sign On to Fight Truro Housing
Opponents appear to seek delay with a lawsuit that’s unlikely to be won
TRURO — The attorney for property owners suing the developer of the 39-unit Cloverleaf project and the Truro Zoning Board of Appeals has added 13 plaintiffs to the suit filed […]
DELAYS
Residents File Suit to Appeal Cloverleaf OK
Legal move is expected to delay affordable housing for a year
TRURO — Two residents are appealing the town’s approval of the Cloverleaf, a 39-unit affordable housing development at 22 Highland Road. The legal challenge was filed in Barnstable Superior Court […]
This Week In Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, […]
HOUSING
Cloverleaf Is OK’d, but Foes May Appeal
A bitter controversy will have lasting effects
TRURO — After more than a year of hearings, on Jan. 14, the Cloverleaf — which will give Truro 39 units of mostly affordable rental housing at 22 Highland Road […]
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Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to www.truro-ma.gov, click on the meeting you want to watch, and open its agenda for instructions on how to watch or take part online. Thursday, Jan. […]
WATERSHED
Lawyer Is Hired to Face ZBA on Cloverleaf
Board’s final vote on affordable housing plan expected Jan. 14
TRURO — On the eve of the expected approval of what would be the town’s largest affordable housing development, a group calling itself Concerned Members of the Pond Village Watershed […]
HOUSING
Last-Minute Change Delays Cloverleaf OK
The developer wants to remove market-rate units from project
TRURO — The development of the affordable housing project known as the Cloverleaf hit a snag on Dec. 17 that has delayed the approval of the 39-unit plan by the […]
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 […]
CONDUCT UNBECOMING
Herridge Is Censured by Select Board
Planning board member says he is going ‘to step back’ and not run again
TRURO — The select board has sent a letter of censure to planning board member Peter Herridge for violating town policies on honesty, integrity, and civility, suggesting that his actions […]
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 […]
