Attention Scam Alert


Please be aware of a new telephone fraud scam in which the scam caller identifies themselves as a Town of Barnstable employee.

The caller asks if you would like a map of your property and asks for your bank account information to make the $1 payment. They then use that information to steal funds from your account.

No employees from the Town of Barnstable are calling people to provide this service, nor would they ask for bank account information.

Oystering Season Opens Today

Recreational Oystering Season Begins

SHELLFISHING UPDATE FROM MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Water quality test taken by the MA Division of Marine Fisheries on Tuesday, November 5th show North Bay is suitable for shellfishing. Bay street will be open to shellfishing at sunrise on Saturday, November 9th. Any questions please call Natural Resources, 508-790-6272.

Oysters will open in the Town of Barnstable for both the southside (Cotuit Town Dock and Handy Point) and the northside (Scudder Lane, Barnstable). Please remember the limit is 1/2 peck per week. For more information, visit Natural Resources HERE or call 508-790-6272.

Saturday November 2, 2019

OYSTERS
LEGAL SIZE OYSTER: Minimum legal harvest size is three (3) inches longest length.
RECREATIONAL HARVEST LIMIT: Not more than 1/2 peck (5 quarts dry measure) per calendar week
SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT: The Natural Resources Office reserves the right to prohibit the harvest of shellfish at any time in any area of the Town for management purposes.

View Notice HERE

Shellfish Area Maps HERE

Shellfishing Regulations HERE

Upcoming Precinct 7 & Town Council Meetings November 2019

View Legally Posted Agendas HERE

VOTE in TOWN ELECTIONS – Tuesday November 5, 7am-8pm, Freedom Hall

Cotuit Fire District Union Negotiating Committee – Wednesday November 6, 6pm, Freedom Hall

Town Council Zoning & Regulatory Review Committee – Thursday November 7, 6pm, Town Hall

Town Council Meeting – Thursday November 7, 7pm, Town Hall

Cotuit Fire District Space Needs Info Meeting-  Tuesday November 12, 7pm, Freedom Hall

Cotuit Fire Commission – Wednesday November 13, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall

Precinct 7 Monthly Open Meeting – Wednesday November 13, 3pm, Cotuit Library

Cotuit Prudential Committee – Monday November 18, 5:30pm, Cotuit Fire Station

Town Council Appointments Committee – Tuesday November 19, 5:30pm, Town HallCancelled

Town Council Homelessness Committee – Tuesday November 19, 6pm, Town Hall

Cotuit Fire District SPECIAL MEETING – Tuesday November 19, 7:30pm, Freedom Hall

Cotuit Prudential Committee – Wednesday November 20, 5:30pm, Cotuit Fire Station

Cotuit Water Commission – Wednesday November 20, 5:45pm, Freedom Hall

Town Council Zoning & Regulatory Review Committee – Thursday November 21, 6pm, Town Hall

Town Council Meeting – Thursday November 21, 7pm, Town Hall 

Cotuit Fire District Union Negotiating Committee – Friday November 22, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall

 

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Town Council Asset Management Advisory Committee – TBD

Town Council Roads Committee – Inactive

 

 

Weather Notice

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM EDT FRIDAY…

* WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.

* WHERE…In Massachusetts, Barnstable MA, Dukes MA and
Nantucket MA Counties. In Rhode Island, Block Island RI County.

* WHEN…From 11 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Friday.

* IMPACTS…Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

Attention Boaters

Lovell’s Pond Public Ramp in Cotuit Temporarily Closed

The Town of Barnstable Conservation Division, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works, Marine & Environmental Affairs, and Solitude Lake Management, will begin work at Lovell’s Pond in Cotuit to remove inoperative air delivery lines used to deliver air as part of a circulation system. Lovell’s Pond Public Ramp will be temporarily closed on Tuesday, November 5th and is expected to reopen when removal activities are completed, approximately two days after the project begins, weather permitting.  Public access to the ramp will not be permitted throughout the removal process. Any questions regarding this project should be directed to the Conservation Division 508-862-4093