Pamet Lens District Nomination

At a glance

• What: A proposal to nominate the Pamet Lens watershed as a District of Critical Planning Concern (DCPC) under the Cape Cod Commission Act, jointly with Truro.
• Where it stands: On July 27 the Board voted 5-0 to have the Town Manager prepare a nomination (boundary mapping, supporting analyses, pre-application conference with Commission staff) and to invite the Truro Select Board to co-nominate. No nomination may be filed without a further Board vote.
• Next: Truro's response and a further vote before filing. Related: Truro Water Supply Monitoring.

Detail

Clerk Miller presented his draft invitation to Truro to protect the limited lens that serves the Outer Cape. Motion Miller, second Sandberg, 5-0, covering both the nomination preparation and the letter inviting the Truro board to co-nominate and join the pre-application conference and shape district guidelines. The minutes spell it "Pamet Lense" in places.

Sources

• Select Board minutes, July 27, 2026 (regular): https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=34981

Log

2026-07-27 - Select Board

Nomination preparation and invitation to Truro approved 5-0.