Route 28 wins $25 million federal grant
Yarmouth and Barnstable land $25 million federal grant for Route 28 overhaul. From our own coverage: Capital panel reviews 19 DPW capital requests; Conservation panel OKs contested guest house permit. Also in today's brief (14 items): Yarmouth-Barnstable Route 28 project lands $25 milli…
From Yarmouth News
- Capital panel reviews 19 DPW capital requests. Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee reviewed a wastewater effluent recharge request narrowed to $18 million to $25 million from an initial $45 million estimate, plus requests for water meter replacements, stormwater work, PFAS treatment and a new highway truck.Yarmouth News
- Conservation panel OKs contested guest house permit. Yarmouth's conservation commission took up a guest house permit at 64 White Cedar Road after a member argued the project needed a full new filing rather than the amendment path staff recommended.Yarmouth News
- Health board delays two hearings to Nov. 2. Yarmouth's Board of Health continued hearings on a disputed rental inspection and a flavored tobacco violation to November 2 and seated newly appointed member Deborah Martin, a former Board of Appeals member.Yarmouth News
Yarmouth on Wed, Oct 7
- Yarmouth-Barnstable Route 28 project lands $25 million grant. The Town of Yarmouth was awarded a $25 million federal BUILD grant for the Yarmouth-Barnstable Route 28 Improvements Project, which carries an estimated total cost of $62.4 million, officials announced.Town of Yarmouth
- Town flags two ballots in upcoming election. Yarmouth's town clerk posted a notice that voters in the upcoming election will receive two separate ballots, with details available on the town website.Town of Yarmouth
- Town posts accessible voting Q&A for residents. The town clerk's office published a question-and-answer guide on accessible voting options ahead of the upcoming election, Yarmouth officials said.Town of Yarmouth
Coming up
- Thu, Oct 8, 10:00 a.m.: Historical Commission meets Thursday morning. Yarmouth's Historical Commission meets Thursday, Oct. 8, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 1146 Route 28's upper level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
- Thu, Oct 8, 6:00 p.m.: Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday night. Yarmouth's Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
- Sat, Oct 10: Taylor Bray Farm hosts fall festival Saturday. Taylor Bray Farm at 108 Bray Farm Road North in Yarmouth Port hosts its Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10.Town of Yarmouth
- Mon, Oct 12: Town offices closed Monday for holiday. Yarmouth town offices close Monday, Oct. 12, for Columbus Day, observed locally as Indigenous Peoples' Day.Town of Yarmouth
- Tue, Oct 13, 5:00 p.m.: Capital Budget Committee returns Tuesday. Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 5 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's upper level, days after reviewing 19 DPW capital requests.Town of Yarmouth
- Tue, Oct 13, 7:15 p.m.: Historic district panel holds hearing Tuesday night. The Old King's Highway Historic District Committee holds a hearing Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 7:15 to 10 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level.Town of Yarmouth
- Wed, Oct 14, 3:00 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday afternoon. Yarmouth's Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, starting at 3 p.m. at 1146 Route 28 in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
- Wed, Oct 14, 6:00 p.m.: Recreation Commission meets Wednesday evening. Yarmouth's Recreation Commission meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level.Town of Yarmouth
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