FROM YOUR COUNCILOR
PRECINCT 1 ANN CANEDY

THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER SEVERAL GENERAL AND ZONING ORDINANCES REGARDING THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN HYANNIS. PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 15TH AT 6:00 PM AT THE BARNSTABLE TOWN HALL. A VOTE MAY BE TAKEN BY THE TOWN COUNCIL AT THAT TIME.
Please fell free to contact me and register your opinion! Or email me with a question and I will try to answer it.
I think, after a series of workshops and meetings with Town staff, the Hyannis Chamber of Commerce and others, the Town Council is getting there in the knowledge department but of course we could all be educated further as I am trying to do! It is not an easy issue to with which to grapple -blight and decay on one hand and personal property rights on the other. The challenge is to remedy one without trampling the other.
Here's a summary of the issues:
The intent is to create a master plan for the revitalization of Downtown Hyannis in an effort to make Hyannis a year round living community. The plan will streamline regulation so that smart growth principles can be consistently and predictably applied. The plan is the product of many years of study and discussion among groups such as the Business Improvement District (BID), Hyannis Civic Association, Route 132 Committee, previous and current Town Councils, the Cape Cod Commission, Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, the Town's Planning Board and Planning Department and independent business owners and residents in and around Hyannis. I myself have attended and participated in five smart growth workshops and seminars on and off Cape since becoming a Town Councilor.
There are five proposed "tools" of implementation. We are considering the application of some or all of these tools: Read More >>>