Forty much-needed child-care workers will be offered a stopgap response for the low pay and high rents they face here on the Cape when a new program of rent subsidies […]
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TAXES
3 Towns Consider Raising Short-Term Rental Tax Rate
But few decisions are made on how to spend the money
Town meeting voters this spring in Truro, Wellfleet, and Eastham will be asked to raise the short-term rental tax rate from 4 to 6 percent, to maximize what state law […]
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Action Needed Now, Housing Authorities Say
‘Crazy’ prices and inertia are creating a crisis, says Wood
PROVINCETOWN — With a real estate market rocket-fueled by the pandemic, housing officials here are calling for action and leadership to secure a larger supply of affordable homes for year-round […]
HOUSING RELIEF
There’s Financial Help for Tenants and Landlords Hurt by Covid
But a hot real estate market threatens year-round rentals
PROVINCETOWN — First, the good news: checks of up to $5,000 are available to help vulnerable Cape Cod tenants with up to three months of rent payments. The Housing Assistance […]