Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday. Also in today's brief (6 items): Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday; Library hosts Mini Minecraft design challenge; Library screens Charlie Wilson's War Wednesday; Library holds all ages storytime Thursday.
Yarmouth's Select Board finalized its fall special town meeting warrant, recommending eight articles including a new short-term rental bylaw that member Mark Forest alone opposed over "commercializing our residential areas."
Select Board and Planning Board plan a joint meeting Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Also in today's brief (6 items): Library seeks part time programming librarian; Affordable Housing Trust convenes Tuesday morning; Select, Planning Boards hold joint session.
Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee heard that a 22-year-old lighting system at Yarmouth High School has become a safety hazard. Facilities Director Steve Boescher said staff must manually jump electrical relays to control exterior lights, calling it "a safety problem."
Conservation commissioners split over a guest house permit in a coastal buffer zone on White Cedar Road. From our own coverage: CPC gets outside guidance on preservation act eligibility; Coastal buffer guest house permit divides commissioners.
Board of Health continues two contested hearings into November. From our own coverage: CPC reviews eligibility rules for preservation project funding; Conservation Commission weighs amended permit for coastal guest house. Also in today's brief (5 items): Library screens Ghostbusters matinee Monday.
Yarmouth Public Library hosts a four-century opera lecture called An Operatic Panorama on Oct. 24. From our own coverage: Willow Street closure set for Oct. 29 bridge install; Weekly tech help desk returns to library.
The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals approved two petitions Thursday, clearing a deck addition in West Yarmouth and a dog-boarding expansion on Higgins Crowell Road.
The Town of Yarmouth announced Willow Street in West Yarmouth will close overnight Oct. 29 into Oct. 30 so crews can install the new Cape Cod Rail Trail Bridge. The closure runs between Route 6/Exit 72 and Higgins Crowell Road, and drivers are asked to follow detour signs.
Yarmouth library debuts a drop-in tech help desk for quick questions starting Monday. From our own coverage: Willow Street to close overnight for bridge installation.