HARWICH Thanks to COVID-19, the proposal for Harwich, Dennis and Yarmouth to form a regional wastewater district that will build a new treatment plant in Dennis was postponed a year. But voters in all three towns will get to vote on the agreement at town meetings this spring.
Last month, Harwich selectmen voted to place an article on their annual town meeting warrant asking voters to approve joining the Dennis Harwich Yarmouth Clean Waters Community Partnership. Yarmouth selectmen have also put it on their spring town meeting warrant.
Laurie Barr, the Dennis town administrator’s executive assistant, said selectmen have not yet voted to put articles on the warrant, but Suzanne Brock, a member of the town’s Wastewater Implementation Committee, said her committee, which includes a representative from the selectmen, voted to place it on this spring’s warrant.
Whritenour chosen as Yarmouth town administrator
The Register
The Yarmouth Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously appointed Bob Whritenour as the next Town Administrator.
Whritenour has worked on the Cape & Islands for many years, most recently as Oak Bluffs town administrator on the Vineyard. He also had previous stints serving as town administrator for the towns of Mashpee and Falmouth.
In 2019, Whritenour was a finalist for the top spot in Bourne, when Town Administrator Thomas Guerino moved on; however, Bourne selectmen unanimously selected Anthony Schiavi for that job.
Cape Cod Commissioner and Yarmouth Selectman Mark Forest said of Whritenour, he knows our issues and brings solid management skills to the town. He’s mentored the best municipal talent on Cape Cod.