Residents urge county to press Cape Cod Commission on large developments
Dec 18, 2025
Public commenters asked commissioners to seek discretionary referral of a large Pine Oaks Village building to the Cape Cod Commission over wastewater, traffic and scale concerns; commissioners said they will place the issue on a future agenda and work within their authority.
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During public comment, Eric Schwab (publisher/administrator of Barnstable Unofficial) urged Barnstable County commissioners to use their authority to request a discretionary referral to the Cape Cod Commission for the Pine Oaks Village 4 proposal in Harwich, saying the project’s scale — a single building rising from prior 40–50 units to 240 — posed wastewater and traffic concerns for the region.
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