Letter to the Editor: Proposed Town Ordinances Face More Criticism
Another Barnstable resident sounds off on several proposed town ordinances.
To The Editor: I am greatly troubled about the about the harmful community impact which will be produced by the passage of five highly controversial Town of Barnstable ordinances which are scheduled for a December 6th town hall hearing. As drafted in their existing form, the combination of proposed ordinances numbered 2013-031, -032, -033, -34 and -035 will result in gross violations of the federal and state fair housing rights of the most vulnerable members of our municipality, including the disabled, low-income persons, minorities and the homeless. Furthermore, they will drastically infringe upon the private property rights of local homeowners and business people alike. Based upon their publicly presented oral and written …
BUTCH
8:49 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
There are five proposed ordinances before the town council on Dec 6th. http://www.town.barnstable.ma.us/BoardsCommittees/TownCouncil/Agendas/2012/11-01-12_AGENDA.pdf The ordinances are a serious challenge to all property owners in Barnstable. The town will have the authority to go after every property owner and make them fix problems with their property. Determination is subjective. If the … more ›