Dennis Community Preservation Committee backs $2.8 million for Portside Park reconstruction. Chair Kellie Dionne led the committee's 8-0 vote to authorize $2.8 million in ten-year borrowing for the Portside Community Park project, the committee's largest commitment. Additional approvals included
Dennis zoning panel endorses affordable housing bylaw change. The Zoning Bylaw Study Committee unanimously approved a revised definition of "Year-round" for Affordable Housing By-law 4.9, with Chair Kate Kane noting the committee must emphasize at town meeting that the change applies only to new
Dennis Select Board appoints police lieutenant and patrol sergeant in swift meeting. Vice Chair Chris Lambton and Select Board members James Plath and John Terrio voted unanimously 3-0 on July 21 to appoint Sergeant Christine Hornby as Police Lieutenant and Officer Krista Plante as Patrol Sergeant.
Dennis Planning Board directs compliance with all permit conditions at 645 Main Street entertainment venue. The seasonal outdoor entertainment garden, which opened July 3, has generated complaints from 11 residents and abutters about excessive noise audible up to a half-mile away, permit violations
Dennis Recreation Commission votes to pursue joint YMCA community center agreement, pending wage ruling. The commission voted 5-2 to recommend that the Select Board establish a committee to negotiate a community center agreement with Cape Cod YMCA, provided a state ruling determines that prevailing
Dennis Road Safety Task Force seeks parking fine increase for town meeting. Vice Chair Connie Mooers moved that the Select Board place a warrant item for fall town meeting to increase parking violations from $50 to $75; the motion passed 4-0. The task force, chaired by Rico Maddamma, voted
Committee charts refresh of Comprehensive Plan, targeting fall 2027 approval. The Dennis Energy and Climate Resiliency and Sustainability Committee received an update from BSC Group on the Local Comprehensive Plan revision, which will integrate climate resiliency and sustainability considerations
Dennis Conservation Commission approved trail improvements and processed summer wetlands applications in its July 16 meeting. The Commission approved administrative permits for a cedar staircase at Wilbur Preserve North and educational signage with fencing at Crowes Pasture to discourage
Dennis CPC considers $100,000 for Housing Assistance shelter project. The Community Preservation Committee heard Housing Assistance Corporation's funding request for a $1.8 million renovation project in Hyannis that would create the Assistance Resource Center, an emergency shelter for Cape Cod
Dennis Select Board approves wastewater rate structure and flow allocation fees. The Board unanimously endorsed a tiered quarterly billing system with a $40 base charge plus usage fees calculated per 1,000 gallons, projecting typical annual costs of $778 for Phase 1 residents; flow allocation fees
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