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Residents urge county to press Cape Cod Commission on large developments
Summary
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.
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.
Commissioners acknowledged the concerns, said they had received emails and would listen to residents, and signaled they would add the item to a future agenda and engage with appropriate parties. Commissioner Sean (identified as the county’s representative to the Cape Cod Commission) said staff would work within existing authority and that they would respond to citizens’ requests to the extent permitted.
Separately, Steven Buckley of Chatham requested that the county ask for an Environmental Review/ERI for the canal bridges project to ensure regional impacts are included; commissioners agreed to consider the request for an agenda item.
No formal county referral or vote on the projects occurred during the meeting.
