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By: Barnstable citizens using AI to summarize meetings

📍 Barnstable, Massachusetts

Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Ad Hoc Committee | Jan 28, 2025

The meeting primarily focuses on the Barnstable Wastewater Management Plan, specifically discussing financing options, growth management strategies, and the implications of new state laws on accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

Planning Board | Jan 27, 2025

The meeting covered various topics, primarily focusing on a zoning amendment (ZA 2025-), a staff update, and discussion of ongoing projects.

Ad Hoc Committee on Housing Strategies | Jan 29, 2025

This meeting focuses on assessing and recommending strategies to increase housing creation, specifically affordable housing, within the town. The discussion heavily involves exploring various avenues to address the town's housing shortage and affordability crisis.

School Committee | Jan 8, 2025

The meeting covered a wide range of topics, including grievances, school vision and values, student presentations, school showcases, facilities updates, policy revisions, and personnel matters.

Ad Hoc on Zoning & Regulatory Agreements | Jan 17, 2025

This meeting focused on the review and reassessment of recently adopted zoning changes in Hyannis. The committee also discussed the town's use of regulatory agreements.

Local Comprehensive Plan | Jan 23, 2025

The committee reviewed and discussed the draft of Barnstable's Local Comprehensive Plan (LCP), including future land use maps and an action plan. The meeting also focused on plans for further public input and the meeting schedule.

ZBA | Jan 22, 2025

The virtual meeting addressed several special permit applications for various projects.

Affordable Housing Trust Fund | Jan 10, 2025

The meeting focused on reviewing requests related to affordable housing projects, including reconsideration of a denied mortgage, a property interest transfer, a new application, and end-of-year financial updates and planning.

Ad Hoc on Housing Strategies | Jan 16, 2025

The meeting focused on strategies to address the affordable housing crisis. The discussion expanded to include related issues like the relocation of a homeless shelter and the implications of sewer financing on future development.

Housing Committee | Jan 23, 2025

The meeting focused on reviewing and approving a regulatory agreement application from Short String Properties for inclusionary affordable housing units. A discussion centered on the proposed relocation of units from the Dockside project to the 310 Barnstable Road location.