Yarmouth Morning Brief, Oct. 30: Wastewater options at Bayberry Hills could hit $45M

From Yarmouth News

• Preservation panel questions Bass River trail funding The Yarmouth Community Preservation Committee directed staff to resubmit a trimmed Weir Road trail grant after town counsel ruled part of it ineligible, while raising doubts about a HACC housing program's eligibility for CPA funds.Yarmouth News
• Conservation board sets December deadline on Long Pond shoreline Yarmouth's Conservation Commission gave a Long Pond property owner until December to seek a permit or restore a disturbed shoreline, while also continuing review of a backyard pool near a Covey Drive wetland buffer.Yarmouth News
• Board of Health revisits Stop & Shop plastics rule The Yarmouth Board of Health heard that Stop & Shop still cannot find food-safe fiber packaging for bakery cakes or hot rotisserie chicken under the town's year-old plastic reduction rule, as members pushed for alternatives.Yarmouth News
• Capital panel sends golf, ambulance requests to warrant Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee advanced golf course upgrades and an ambulance replacement toward the fall Town Meeting warrant, as a member questioned why fall-cycle requests like golf's skip the panel's broader annual ranking process.Yarmouth News
• Planning board sends short-term rental bylaw to town meeting Yarmouth's Planning Board sent a new short-term rental bylaw to the November 16 Special Town Meeting after striking language on duplexes that town counsel called premature, following debate over how the rule reads.Yarmouth News
• Zoning board clears deck and dog-boarding permits Yarmouth's Zoning Board of Appeals took up a West Yarmouth deck addition seeking setback relief and a Higgins Crowell Road kennel seeking to expand how many dogs it can board.Yarmouth News
• Capital panel hears high school lighting hazard report Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee heard that a 22-year-old lighting system at Yarmouth High School has become a safety hazard forcing staff to manually jump electrical relays, as a member questioned why it went unaddressed.Yarmouth News
• Select Board supports liquor license, sign waiver Yarmouth's Select Board voted to support an all-alcohol license for a new South Yarmouth restaurant and to waive sign time limits for businesses near ongoing wastewater construction, while hearing an update on Bayberry Hills discharge plans.Yarmouth News
• Wastewater work closes roads across Yarmouth The Town of Yarmouth announced new road closures and detours for sewer, water main, drainage and paving work at multiple locations during the week of Oct. 26, including daily closures beginning on Route 28 Nov. 2.Yarmouth News
• Special Town Meeting set for Nov. 16 Yarmouth announced a Special Town Meeting for Monday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. at Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate Middle School, with the warrant posted online for residents to review beforehand.Yarmouth News
• Early voting ends Friday at Town Hall The Town of Yarmouth said in-person early voting continues daily at Town Hall through Friday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m.Yarmouth News

Happening Fri, Oct 30

• 10:15 a.m.: Library offers Baby Storytime Friday morning Yarmouth Public Library hosts Baby Storytime Friday, Oct. 30, at 10:15 a.m., with songs, rhymes and play for infants and caregivers.Yarmouth Public Library
• 3:00 p.m.: Community Housing Committee meets Friday afternoon Yarmouth's Community Housing Committee meets Friday, Oct. 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. in South Yarmouth to continue its work on affordable housing initiatives.Town of Yarmouth

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 31: Falmouth to play Dennis-Yarmouth JV football Saturday MaxPreps previews Saturday's junior varsity football game between Falmouth and Dennis-Yarmouth Regional in South Yarmouth, a nonconference matchup.MaxPreps
• Mon, Nov 2, 9:00 a.m.: Public Art Committee meets Monday morning Yarmouth's Public Art Committee meets Monday, Nov. 2, from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1146 Route 28's upper level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Mon, Nov 2, 5:00 p.m.: Capital Budget Committee meets Monday evening Yarmouth's Capital Budget Committee meets Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's upper level in South Yarmouth, continuing its capital scoring work.Town of Yarmouth
• Mon, Nov 2, 5:30 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday evening Yarmouth's Board of Health meets Monday, Nov. 2, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Nov 4, 3:00 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday afternoon Yarmouth's Community Preservation Committee meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's upper level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Nov 4, 5:30 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday evening Yarmouth's Planning Board meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level in South Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Wed, Nov 4, 6:00 p.m.: Recreation Commission meets Wednesday evening Yarmouth's Recreation Commission meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 424 Route 28 in West Yarmouth.Town of Yarmouth
• Thu, Nov 5, 5:00 p.m.: Conservation Commission continues Covey Drive pool review Yarmouth's Conservation Commission meets Thursday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at 1146 Route 28's lower level in South Yarmouth, continuing review of the 19 Covey Drive pool project.Town of Yarmouth

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