| Town Meeting Highlights |
| Town Meeting Approves Library at Heritage
Museum Local match capped at $1.05-million; contingent upon
$1.878-million state grant, plus private fundraising Town
Meeting voters have approved the Board of Library Trustees proposal to reuse
the Heritage Museum building as a library, deciding the fate of an important
historical structure for our community and a distinctive part of our skyline.
Approval was conditioned upon capping the Town’s financial
contribution with the $1.05-million appropriated in Special Town Meeting
Article 11, and upon receipt of a $1.878-million grant from the Massachusetts
Board of Library Commissions. Importantly, the article also transfers care,
custody, and control of the property to the Board of Library Trustees, clearing
the way for them to do the serious private fundraising that will be necessary
to make this four-plus-million-dollar project a reality. |
| Wastewater Project Approved by
Town Meeting After a half-century of missed
opportunities and six years of planning, Provincetown voters will see the
sewer system become a reality with affirmative votes under Special Town
Meeting Articles 2 and 3. Both articles passed during the opening night
of Town Meeting on Monday, April 2, 2001. click
for details. On March 29, 2001, the Cape Cod Commission
approved Provincetown's wastewater project as a development of regional
impact. On March 16, 2001, the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental
Affairs approved the final wastewater facilities plan and environmental
impact report. |
| Affordable Housing Legislative Initiatives
Filed by Town Meeting
Voters at the April 2, 2001 Special Town Meeting approved the filing of
home rule petitions for affordable housing legislative initiatives to establish
an Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and to amend the Land Bank Act to increase
the 10% for affordable housing to 35%. Click
for details. |
