Cotuit School

Update November 15, 2019: Barnstable School Committee Agenda #15 on the November 20, 2019 Agenda: Approve Disposition of Former Cotuit Elementary School. 
Update October 3, 2019:
Received from Cotuit-Santuit Civic Association “As most of you know, the Waldorf School lease of the Cotuit Elementary School property was terminated last spring by the Town of Barnstable School Committee. At the time, it was indicated that the building would be used by the Cape Cod Collaborative going forward. Since then, a review of the building indicated that an investment of as much as $1.3 million over three-four years would be needed to address structural and other capital deficiencies to make the building one which the Collaborative would utilize. This entails structural and mechanical issues that are a result of the age of the property and under-investment for many years, and not the fault of the Waldorf School. The School Committee has now indicated that it plans to have the school building revert to the Town so that the Town can evaluate what is the right course of action for the property, including alternative uses other than as a school. This is likely to occur at the November 7, 2019 meeting of the School Committee. The Committee has invited public comment on this matter, and we encourage interested residents to submit any comments that they have to the Committee by e-mail.” The addresses can be found HERE You can review the Committee’s recent discussion of this matter HERE

Update: See February 5, 2019 Newspaper article HERE 

There have been many requests to direct citizens to the online Petition in support of the Waldorf School. Waldorf was recently informed that a new lease will not be available to them to remain at the former Cotuit Elementary School and they must vacate by June 30, 2019.

A recent newspaper article in the further explains what the School District has planned for leasing the facility to the Cape Cod Collaborative 

 

Upcoming Precinct 7 & Town Council Meetings October 2019

View Legally Posted Agendas HERE

 

Cotuit Fire Commission – Wednesday October 2, 3:45pm, Freedom Hall

Cotuit Fire Union Negotiating Committee – Wednesday October 2, 4pm, Freedom Hall

Town Council Zoning & Regulatory Review Committee – Thursday October 3, 6pm, Town Hall

Town Council Meeting – Thursday October 3, 7pm, Town Hall

Cotuit Prudential Committee – Wednesday October 8, 5:30pm, Freedom Hall

Cotuit Fire Commission – Tuesday October 8, 5:30pm, Cotuit Fire Station

Precinct 7 Monthly Open Meeting – Wednesday October 9, 3pm, Cotuit Library

Town Council Special Meeting – Thursday October 10, 7pm, Town Hall

Town Council Appointments Committee – Tuesday October 15, 5:30pm, Town Hall Cancelled

Town Council Homelessness Committee – Tuesday October 15, 6pm, Town Hall

Cotuit Water Commission – Wednesday October 16, 5:45pm, Cotuit Fire Station

Cotuit Prudential Committee – Wednesday October 18, 5:30pm, Cotuit Fire Station

Town Council Meeting – Thursday October 17, 7pm, Town Hall Cancelled

Cotuit Prudential Committee – Monday October 28, 5:30pm, Cotuit Fire Station

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Town Council Asset Management Advisory Committee – TBD

Town Council Roads Committee – Inactive

 

Short Term Rental Survey

Input Sought on Short Term Rentals in Barnstable

The Town of Barnstable invites Barnstable residents, both year-round and seasonal, and other local stakeholders, such as business owners, to share their opinions regarding short term rentals through an online survey.  The survey can be accessed online at www.townofbarnstable.us/ShortTermRentals. The survey will be open through November 1st.

 

A short-term rental is a home or a portion of a home (such as a room) that is:

  • rented for stays that are less than 31 days
  • rented for more than 14 total days a year

Short-term rentals are advertised in a number of ways: privately, managed by leasing/rental agents, or done online, through sites such as Airbnb, VRBO or HomeAway.  Short-term rentals are not hotels, motels, lodging houses or bed and breakfasts.  In Massachusetts, short-term rentals must now register with the Department of Revenue, and are charged state and local room occupancy tax.

The survey should take less than 5 minutes.  Responses to this survey are confidential and will be used for research purposes to assist in policy conversations about short-term rentals in the Town of Barnstable.  The survey seeks input people’s personal experiences with short-term rentals, thoughts about potential regulations, and opinions on the benefits and drawbacks to our community.

For more information about short term rentals in Barnstable visit https://townofbarnstable.us/shorttermrentals