The Dennis Tourism Committee advanced development of a photo contest toward July launch. The committee approved a framework for the Town of Dennis Tourism Photo Contest with a tentative July 15 debut, pending town approval of rules and procedures. Tim Scannell volunteered to prepare a consolidated
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Dennis Zoning Bylaw Study Committee approves revised committee charge for Select Board review. Chair Kate Kane led the panel in unanimously approving the revised charge, which Committee member Jan Frazier will forward to Town Administrator Liz Sullivan. The committee also discussed two housing
Dennis Select Board approves design planning for $1.8M Carleton Hall renovation, delays Wixon demolition. The Board unanimously advanced the Stone Hearing Room restoration project with hard costs of $1,458,166 and soft costs of $385,608, targeting May 2027 funding approval and final construction
Zoning Study Committee launches two-stage review of affordable housing bylaw. Town Planner Paul Foley presented revisions focused on reorganizing and clarifying Bylaw 4.9, with a goal of Fall Town Meeting consideration for Stage 1 changes and more substantive revisions in a later Stage 2. Committee
Dennis Planning Board unanimously backs affordable housing bylaw, park design. The board recommended Section 4.9 Zoning Bylaw amendments to October 6 Special Town Meeting, clarifying provisions for affordable housing, updating agency names, adding definitions, and requiring year-round occupancy for
Dennis is gearing up for a busy Fourth of July weekend, with town officials announcing coordinated public safety measures, traffic changes, and increased enforcement at local beaches — the clearest signal yet that the holiday stretch will be actively managed this year. The June 15 News …
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Piping plover nests are shrinking the parking footprint at West Dennis Beach this summer. The town announced June 11 that the western section of the West Dennis Beach parking lot is closed due to nesting activity by the federally protected shorebird, a seasonal restriction that will aff…
Dennis moves on two environmental fronts Friday as the town invites residents to a Phase 2 shoreline-management grant presentation for southeastern Cape Cod Bay and closes the western section of the West Dennis Beach parking lot to protect a piping plover nest. The wastewater project po…