NPS just announced a series of three public hearings on an Outer Cape Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan. The first hearing is to be held in Truro on Oct 30 at the Truro Community Center from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. The Master Plan will aim to provide an interconnected bicycle and pedestrian trail network for the Outer Cape […]
Truro has begun the search for the new Town Administrator and recently sought taxpayers input into the search process and the qualifications needed for the new TA. A link to this confidential TOWN survey is http://www.truro-ma.gov/home/news/town-administrator-survey-sponsored-by-the-town-administrator-search-committee. Please feel free to offer your views timely.
The Wellfleet Non-Resident Taxpayers’ Association and the DownCape DownWinders is hosting a meeting and discussion for the members of the NRTAs of the four Outer Cape towns on the question: Is the Pilgrim Nuclear Facility the Next Fukushima? The meeting is on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 7:30 PM PM at the Wellfleet Council on […]
The Wellfleet Non-Resident Taxpayers¹ Association and the DownCape DownWinders is hosting a meeting and discussion for the members of the NRTAs of the four Outer Cape towns on the question: Is the Pilgrim Nuclear Facility the Next Fukushima? The meeting is on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 7:30 PM at the Wellfleet Council on Aging […]
Truro has begun the search for the new Town Administrator and recently sought taxpayers input into the search process and the qualifications needed for the new TA. A link to this confidential TOWN survey is http://www.truro-ma.gov/home/news/town-administrator-survey-sponsored-by-the-town-administrator-search-committee. Please feel free to offer your views timely.
FEMA FLOOD MAPS were re-issued in May, as we previously informed TNRTA Members. (See “May 21: item, below). The comment and appeal period for these preliminary flood zone maps ends OCTOBER 17, 2013. Anyone living near tidal waters – on the bayside, oceanside, Pamet, Bound Brook, etc – should take a look at these maps. If your property falls […]
Two severe winter storms this year altered the Ballston Beach dunescape and are changing the Pamet Valley ecosystems a result of the dune breach at the Pamet River headwaters. The future of this fragile, popular beach area is an important topic to those who live in and/or use this area of Truro. The Town and the […]
Dr. Graham Geise, Director of Coastal Geology, Center for Coastal Studies, will discuss the impact of climate change on Truro’s waterways, including the breach of the Pamet River at Ballston Beach, erosion control efforts on the bay , the future of East Harbor/Pilgrim Lake, Truro’s ever changing sandbars and more related to Truro’s coastlines and waterways. Come join the conversation at […]
Truro’s Ag Commission (yes, we have one!) is asking all TNRTA members – including those who are summer “farmers” and gardeners – to participate in the attached survey. Our responses will help the Commission get a full picture of the “Ag” interests, capacities, and views of all residents in Town. Please complete the survey by […]
The FAIR PLAN has submitted a request for a rate hike, including a 9.9% increase for the Cape and Islands, slated to go into effect July 1st. A Public Hearing on this rate request is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29,2013, at 11 AM at the Barnstable Town Hall, 367 Main Street, Hyannis MA in the […]