The Town of Yarmouth has a new application intended to optimize the management and communication of its strategic plan.

Herring River Restoration Project  Towns of Wellfleet and Truro  The purpose of the project is to restore habitat in and re-establish tidal flow to the 1,100 ac. +/- Herring River estuary and floodplain system.  The project received its final MEPA certificate on 7/15/16, which effectively referred the project to the Cape Cod Commission as a […]

Technical bulletins that support the 14 goals identified in the 2018 Regional Policy Plan were released for public comment in November.

The Cape Cod Commission voted unanimously to forward the amended 2018 Regional Policy Plan to the Assembly of Delegates and Barnstable County Commissioners at its December 13 meeting.

The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for Cape Cod is undergoing a 4-year update by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).  The RTP is a long-range plan, looking forward to the year 2040, that includes all of the Cape’s modes of transportation. 

Draft Technical Bulletins released for 30-day comment period The Cape Cod Commission voted to release drafts of the fourteen Technical Bulletins to the draft 2018 Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan (RPP) for a 30-day public review and comment period at its November 29, 2018 meeting. The public is invited to comment on the draft Technical […]

A new coastal resources advisory group with membership from regional government, non-profit and state agencies held its first meeting October 25. The Barnstable County Coastal Management Committee (BCCMC) was established by the Board of Regional Commissioners to provide guidance on the protection, preservation, and use of Cape Cod’s coastal resource areas. Among the broad areas […]

Two-thirds of Cape towns are benefitting from a state grant program to bolster climate change planning and projects.

The Towns of Mashpee, Barnstable and Yarmouth launched an online tool to make local permitting and zoning analysis easier and more user friendly.

Cape Cod Commission regulatory update for the month of November 2018