are you ready for christmas? mark your calendars!
September 27, 2008 at 8:44 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, christmas, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 2 CommentsTags: barnstable, centerville, centerville civic association, christmas, Christmas Stroll, janet joakim
The Centerville Civic Association has announced the date for the Annual Centerville Christmas Stroll:
Sunday, December 14 from 4PM to 7PM.
Planning for all the Continue reading are you ready for christmas? mark your calendars!…
september column
September 23, 2008 at 10:33 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, municpal politics | No CommentsTags: barnstable, barnstable town council, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, town council
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another great weekend outdoor event - cape cod pathways!
September 17, 2008 at 9:59 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cape cod pathways, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | No CommentsTags: barnstable town council, cape cod pathways, janet joakim, seven villages
Mark your calendars!
15th Annual Cape Cod Pathways Walking Weekend ; October 10–13, 2008
BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MA — The 15th annual fall Walking Weekend sponsored by Barnstable County’s Cape Cod Pathways program will take place Friday, October 10, through Monday, October 13, 2008, at walking trails across the Cape. More than 25 walks or hikes are Continue reading another great weekend outdoor event - cape cod pathways!…
reminder - mark your calendars for this saturday at the beach!
September 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, seven villages | No CommentsTags: Add new tag, centerville, craigville, craigville beach, craigville beach road, janet joakim, seven villages, sevenvillages
COASTSWEEP 2008: HELP KEEP OUR BEACHES CLEAN!
Now is your chance to give back to the special place you treasure and protect marine life from
Continue reading reminder - mark your calendars for this saturday at the beach!…
recall election
September 14, 2008 at 11:00 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics, recall | 16 CommentsTags: barnstable, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, recall, recall election, seven villages, sevenvillages, sevenvillagesblog, town council, town council president
After careful consideration and discussion with family and friends I have decided that I will fight the recall attempt.
Throughout the past few weeks I have heard from so many people who are concerned about who is behind this recall effort and the vendetta that drives it, and what this means to our town.
The reasons for the recall as presented on the petition misrepresent my record and place blame and responsibility for the decisions of others at my feet.
According to several people who were met at their doors by someone asking them to sign a petition, my record, motives, and reputation were misrepresented in those discussions.
Taryn Thoman, who initiated this petition drive and collected signatures, and the group calling itself COG, have been relentlessly Continue reading recall election…
one of the community preservation victories on craigville beach
September 13, 2008 at 8:11 am | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, council president janet joakim, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | 4 CommentsTags: barnstable, barstable town council, cape cod, centerville, centerville river, community preservation act, craigville, craigville beach, craigville beach road, land bank
The Community Preservation Act is what replaced the Land Bank a few years ago. This was something that was approved by voters at the polls. The Act provides that 3% of the town tax be added to our tax bills and the money is put into a fund. The state provides additional matching funds from the Community Preservation Trust as percentage - this amount changes each year.
The town has an appointed committee that accepts applications for distribution of these funds, holds public hearings and makes recommendations for funds distribution in one of three general categories - conservation, historic preservation, and housing.
In the past when the town had land bank funds set aside, those funds were used to buy mostly Continue reading one of the community preservation victories on craigville beach…
update regarding recall decisions and statement
September 11, 2008 at 4:32 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, centerville, hyannis, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, marstons mills, municpal politics | 4 CommentsTags: barnstable, centerville, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, precinct 6, recall, recall petition, town
There have been a lot of inquiries about the timing of decisions and discussions and votes… thus the following.
The Charter of the Town of Barnstable with regards to steps during the recall petition process states as follows:
Recall Election
(in our charter, five days means five business days)
If the petition shall Continue reading update regarding recall decisions and statement…
coastsweep - barnstable beaches annual cleanup
September 10, 2008 at 2:01 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, centerville, covell, craigville, craigville beach, janet joakim, janet swain joakim | No CommentsTags: barnstable town council, centerville, centerville beach, covell, covells beach, craigville beach, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, janetjoakim, Nantucket Sound, nantucket soundkeeper, town council
The annual beach clean-up day known as CoastSweep is coming to your favorite beach this month!
The event is explained on the Continue reading coastsweep - barnstable beaches annual cleanup…
difficult decisions
September 10, 2008 at 11:30 am | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, council president janet joakim, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics, recall | 9 CommentsTags: barnstable, town of barnstable, janet joakim, cog, capeCOG, barnstable town council, janet swain joakim, recall, seven villages, town councilor janet joakim
Thank You.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to stop me in public, or call me at home, or send me an email.
Your support is important as we wrestle with difficult decisions.
I am taking it all in and discussing it with family and friends.
Unfortunately, the ugliness continues.
There have been over 90 message left for me on this blog - most likely from the same person or persons - in the past few months, many Continue reading difficult decisions…
smoking ban … on the beach?
September 5, 2008 at 11:52 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, cape cod, cigarette, cigarette filter, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, smoking, smoking ban | 6 CommentsTags: cigarette, cigarette filter, smoking, smoking ban, smoking on the beach
There have been several newspaper articles and discussions in different venues about town about whether Barnstable should consider Continue reading smoking ban … on the beach?…
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