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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Operations Update
Portal Opening: Monday, January 11, 2021 The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, is opening the Paycheck Protection Program loan portal on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at 9 am ET. When the PPP loan portal system opens on Monday morning, it will initially accept First Draw PPP loan applications from participating […]

Assembly of Delegates Launches 17th Session with New Leadership
For Immediate Release BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA | January 11, 2021 – The 17th Session of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates held its first meeting of the new Session on Jan. 6, 2021. In its first actions, the Assembly elected Barnstable Delegate Patrick Princi as Speaker and Brewster Delegate Mary Chaffee as Deputy Speaker. Speaker Princi has […]

The Dredge Report | Week of December 27, 2020
Sand Shifter The Sand Shifter continued dredging operations in Little Bay, Bourne. The Sand Shifter has made great progress in dredging the ‘Maintenance’ section of this project. As noted in the Pre-Dredge survey graphic below, we are now dredging in the last leg of the channel. After a couple of days of dredging last week, […]

Cape Cod Commission and Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Launch Third Survey of COVID-19 Business Impacts
Survey seeks to better understand the impacts of COVID-19 following the peak season For Immediate Release (January 6, 2021) – Continuing an economic impact discovery effort that began this spring, the Cape Cod Commission and the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce have issued a third online survey to Cape Cod business owners. The first two […]

Ushering in the 17th Session of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates
The 17th Session of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates convened yesterday. We warmly welcome three new delegates: Susan Warner representing Yarmouth, George Slade representing Bourne, and David Dunford representing Orleans. New leadership was also voted in yesterday with Barnstable Delegate Patrick Princi voted in as Speaker and Brewster Delegate Mary Chaffee as Deputy Speaker. […]

Cape Cod Commission Notice of Public Meeting: Falmouth Complete Streets
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Virtual Public Meeting: https://capecodcommission.org/transportation/join FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 5, 2021) – The Cape Cod Commission and the Town of Falmouth will be holding a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 to discuss the development of a Complete Streets Prioritization Plan for the town of Falmouth. Use […]

Welcoming New County Commissioners
Monday, January 4, 2021 – Barnstable County welcomed two new members to the Board of Regional Commissioners today when Commissioner Mark Forest (Yarmouth) and Vice-Chair Sheila Lyons (Wellfleet) were sworn in! Learn more about the Board of Regional Commissioners at https://bit.ly/3ngEPZb

Happy New Year Cape Cod!
All Barnstable County offices will be closed tomorrow, January 1 in observance of New Years’ Day. We wish everyone a happy, safe and healthy 2021!

The Dredge Report | Week of December 20, 2020
Cod Fish II: Dredging was completed in Provincetown harbor along the ‘wave attenuator’, just adjacent to MacMillan Pier. The shoaling required dredging to keep the channel clear in this busy area of the harbor. We’re hoping for a calm day over the new few days so we can move the Cod Fish II to the […]