Fire study finds code violations, staffing gaps

From Yarmouth News

• Capital panel reviews $165,000 in building roof repairs. Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee took up roughly $165,000 in town building roof work, including dueling police station and natural resources building requests that trace back to a 2023 inspection and an earlier repair that already ate into both budgets.Yarmouth News
• Fire study finds code violations, staffing gaps. A consultant's study told Yarmouth's Select Board the fire department falls short of national response standards and that two stations, including one from 1940, lack proper fire escapes, prompting calls for more staffing and a fourth station.Yarmouth News
• Planning Board advances short-term rental rules for town meeting. Yarmouth's Planning Board forwarded short-term rental and accessory dwelling unit bylaw proposals to the November 16 Special Town Meeting after Beacon Street neighbors pressed the board over an owner accused of renting to eight people on a four-person permit.Yarmouth News

Yarmouth on Sat, Oct 10

• DPW posts traffic changes at Parker's River Landing. The Department of Public Works announced temporary traffic changes at Parker's River Landing as sewer construction continues, with details posted to the town's alert page.Town of Yarmouth
• Town posts new wastewater construction project update. The town posted a fresh update on its ongoing wastewater construction project, directing residents to the project page for the latest details.Town of Yarmouth
• Health Department sets October flu, COVID clinic. Yarmouth's Health Department and Senior Center, partnering with Cape Cod Healthcare, announced an October flu and COVID vaccination clinic for residents, with sign-up details posted on the town's news page.Town of Yarmouth

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed Monday for the October holiday. Yarmouth town offices are closed Monday, October 12, for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, according to the town calendar.Town of Yarmouth
• Tue, Oct 13, 5:00 p.m.: Capital panel to score building requests before vote. The Capital Budget Committee meets Tuesday to score pending building requests, including the roof repairs it reviewed last week without taking a funding vote.Town of Yarmouth
• Tue, Oct 13, 7:15 p.m.: Old King's Highway panel holds Tuesday hearing. The Old King's Highway Historic District Committee holds a regular hearing Tuesday evening at the lower level of 1146 Route 28.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Oct 14, 8:30 a.m.: Recycling advisory committee meets Wednesday morning. The Recycling and Solid Waste Advisory Committee holds its regular meeting Wednesday morning in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Oct 14, 3:00 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday afternoon. The Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday, days after the Capital Budget Committee floated CPA funding for a West Yarmouth Library chimney repair and invasive species removal.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Oct 14, 5:00 p.m.: Substance Awareness Committee meets Wednesday evening. The Yarmouth Substance Awareness Committee holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 340 Higgins Crowell Road in West Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 p.m.: Recreation Commission holds Wednesday evening meeting. The Recreation Commission meets Wednesday evening at the lower level of 1146 Route 28 in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Thu, Oct 15, 5:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission meets after invasive species pitch. The Conservation Commission meets Thursday, days after its administrator pitched expanded Japanese knotweed and phragmites removal to the Capital Budget Committee.Town of Yarmouth
• Thu, Oct 15: Dennis-Yarmouth field hockey hosts Falmouth Thursday. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional's field hockey team hosts Falmouth in a non-conference matchup Thursday, October 15, in South Yarmouth, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Sat, Oct 17: Fall Community Cleanup Day set for October 17. Yarmouth's Conservation Division and Department of Public Works host their fall Community Cleanup Day on October 17, inviting residents to help tidy town properties.Town of Yarmouth

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