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In accordance with Chapter 130, section 74A of Massachusetts General Laws, the Division of Marine Fisheries has determined that a portion of the waters of Cotuit Bay (SC21.0) in the Town of Barnstable, no longer meets the established criteria for a status of “OPEN TO SHELLFISHING”, due to spillage of sewage from a portable restroom at Loop Beach. The status of the below-defined area shall be changed to “CLOSED TO SHELLFISHING” as of 11:00AM on July 20, 2023.
Under the authority of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 130, Sections 74A, the status of the below-defined area shall be changed to “CLOSED TO SHELLFISHING”. Digging, harvesting, or collecting and/or attempting to dig, harvest or collect shellfish and the possession of shellfish from the below-defined area is prohibited until further notice.
Under authority of 322 CMR 7.01 (7) all permits issued thereunder are hereby conditioned to prohibit the taking, selling or possession of shellfish from the below defined area.
CLASSIFICATION: APPROVED STATUS CHANGE Status: Closed to Shellfishing
“The waters, flats, and all tributaries of Cotuit Bay, in the Town of Barnstable, north of a line
drawn from the “NO SHELLFISHING” sign at the southern end of Loop Beach (41.60513°, –
70.43718°), to the “NO SHELLFISHING” sign at the northern end of Loop Beach (41.60694°, –
70.43668°), and easterly within a semi-circle with radius of 350 ft around Loop Beach.”

Some of the preliminary Fiscal Year 2024 tax bills recently mailed to Town of Barnstable taxpayers are incorrect. The Fiscal Year 2024 preliminary tax bills should equal one-half of a taxpayer’s Fiscal Year 2023 tax but in some cases it was more or less for approximately 1800 real estate accounts; with a majority of them being under billed. This appears to be associated with taxpayers that either received an abatement or exemption against their Fiscal Year 2023 tax bill. Town staff is working with our software vendor to identify the issue. There will be no fees or interest charged to taxpayers impacted by this matter on the preliminary tax bills until 11/1/2023. The Town’s Tax office will be mailing letters to impacted taxpayers indicating the correct amounts of tax due on August 1 and November 1.  Sample letter is attached. Additionally, town staff will provide mortgage escrow companies with the corrected tax bill information so that escrow accounts are not impacted. In the meantime, anyone who thinks their preliminary tax bills are incorrect can contact the Tax Collector’s office at 508-862-4054 for further guidance. Thank you, Mark Milne, Director of FinanceTown of Barnstable, MA Office: 508.862.4660Cell: 508.328.7124 

The Town of Barnstable is excited to launch My Barnstable, a push notification mobile application powered by GOGov. This application puts the power of town hall in the palm of your hand.

The app is a great source of information for town news, events, service interruptions and updates, and important links to the town’s website. And town staff can streamline important community communications and information to citizens in more efficient ways.

To download the free app, go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search “My Barnstable” to find the app.

By default, all notification categories are available to unregistered users.  If you would like to customize what notifications you receive, you can create an account within the My Barnstable App choose which notifications categories you would like information sent to you.

The official parking areas for the Cotuit July 4th Parade are:

1. South side of School Street from Crockers Neck to Piney
2. East side of Highliand
3. East side of Old Oyster from Coolidge to School
4. Cotuit Elementary School lot
5. Lowell Park Lot

Please note – there is NO parade parking at the Cotuit Highlands Golf Course. 

The following roads will be closed to traffic beginning at 10am:

1. Main Street from Cotuit Elementary to School Street (** traffic will be open on Main from Lowell to School until 11am)
2. Putnam from Lowell to Main
3. High Street
4. Coolidge Street
5. School Street from Main to Highland