Cottage Colony and RV Park Poll

The Polldaddy Survey is limited to 100 responses.  We have now exceeded that limit.
Please provide your answers to the following poll instead – an unlimited number of responses (1 per user however) are available for polls.
Cottage Colony and RV Park Poll
While the poll will not provide the type of demographic data the survey collected, it [...]

Tell Us What You Think About The Future Of Cottage Colonies and RV Parks on Old Wharf Road

I have received many comments and questions about the area along Old Wharf Road relative to the current status and future of the cottage colonies and RV Parks in this area.  Take the survey below and let and let us know what you think.
Cottage Colony and RV Park Survey Link
If this survey has hit its [...]

Economic Development Committee to Discuss Hotel Resort Zoning Proposal

The Dennis Economic Development Committee will be continuing its efforts to explore the Hotel Resort Zoning Proposal it has been working on for the past two years.  The next meeting will be held on Thursday November 19, 2009 at 9 am. The meeting will be held in the Downstairs Large Conference Room. The [...]

An Active Community, A Well Rounded Town

Here is an article on Lisle, Illinois.  It is larger than Dennis, it has more large employers than we do, but it provides some interesting comparisons as we think about the future of the town and where we want to be.
The article points out the benefits of a careful balance.  Commercial uses are a vital [...]

Recession Impacts

The following is an article from the Chicago Sun Times.
Census: Recession had sweeping impact on US life
The article confirms much that we all probably know.  People are having to make difficult choices.  As earnings dropped and cost of living climbed, people had to find other ways to travel (there have been many stories about how [...]

Housing Affordability

Housing is getting even less affordable  Falling prices haven’t helped
The above article raised my interest.  A year ago as we were reviewing the Summer Street project the question was raised as to why we needed to continue creating affordable housing given the decline of the housing market.  I tried to explain how the recession was [...]