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Photo Michael Iacuessa
Charlene Greenhalgh brings a host of town planning experience to her new role as Truro’s assistant town administrator. |
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In the News
When Truro hired Charlene Greenhalgh as an assistant town administrator three weeks ago, it also got itself an experienced town planner.
Greenhalgh was the Dennis town planner from 1993 to 2000 and an assistant town planner in Chatham and Harwich. She believes Truro, though smaller than the towns of Dennis and Harwich, with populations of 16,000 and 13,000, respectively, presents more similar than different challenges. For the full story, see this week’s Banner.
In Provincetown: Selectmen consider rent subsidies to ease affordable housing crunch, some say great, others not so sure; Napi Van Dereck gives the landlord’s view of the housing crunch; bus hub possible locations criticized; drinking water tests clean; town gets $800K grant for water system; Tom Groux hired to help in town manager search; neighbors of Good Templar Place town landing may be asked to pay for repairs runoff from their property causes; Coastal Studies requests non-profit mooring rates; film group continues shooting for TV show called “P-town Diaries.”
In Truro: Seamen’s Bank may need to use COA building it currently rents to town, if so, a new COA could be built; details of Herring River restoration project shared with Truro.
In Wellfleet: Meeting calls for more practical uses on Main Street including a pharmacy or a cinema;
In Eastham: Tests show water quality declining; Village Center constultants start with traffic study;
In other news: Wampanoag’s want access to Seashore; photos from Family Week in Provincetown; Flex Bus pulling in large numbers of riders; PanMass bike trek to end in Provincetown on Sunday, look for slowed traffic.
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Ideas lofted to aid evicted tenants
Plover myths: separating truth from tackle-shop talk
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Aug 3rd, 2006