April in Truro ...
This month we pick up 88 minutes of additional daylight, enough to bring temperatures up about 9 degrees from March.
According to past records, we can expect an average temperature to 45°F, with average lows of 37°F and highs of 52°F. We traditionally get an average total of 3 inches of rain and only 1 inch of snow. It's early spring, and the above-freezing temperatures and rain will melt any snow piles and thaw the frozen ground.
Below are some of the activities and events happening about town this month.
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Public Hearing
Monday, April 10, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
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Truro Community Center
- Candidates' Night: Meet the Candidates for Town Offices
- Pre-Town Meeting: Warrant Articles concerning Budget information
- Hear from the sponsors of Articles that appear on this year's Warrant
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Annual Town Meeting
Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
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Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) By-Law
Town Warrant Articles 17, 18 & 19 create more YEAR ROUND RENTAL HOUSING: An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) by-law has been a
priority
in the Housing Authority action plan since 2006. These apartments are limited in size and will fill a clear and growing need.
- It will provide rental apartments for young people for whom the cost of home ownership has become out of reach.
- It will help make homeownership within reach for middle class people who will use the income to afford Truro's high housing costs.
- It will provide smaller-sized homes for the one and two person families that represent 45% of our households.
- It is a way to increase housing stock without significant loss of open space.
- It can provide the possibility for companionship and security to an elderly or disabled homeowner.
- It provides an opportunity for keeping extended families together.
In conclusion, this by-law is a small step forward in allowing us to knit together a community that is sorely starting to fray. The Housing Authority endorses this year-round rental housing bylaw. It is excellent public policy.
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Library
 The Truro Public Library sponsors a wide variety of interesting events and presentations each month, for both adults and kids, not to mention free e-book downloads. More... |
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Council on Aging
 For current information on the COA's programs and services, please visit our web site.
Additional useful and helpful information can be found in the COA's Truro Log. |
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Recreation and Beach Department
 Check out all the programs and activities offered by the Truro Recreation and Beach Department. This includes all kinds of new adult and after-school activities! More... |
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Friends of the Truro Library: Spring Birds of Cape Cod
 Spring has arrived and with it the return of our feathered friends. Curious about that new bird at your feeder or one hiding in the sea grass as you walk along our shores, streams, and trails? Bob Prescott, Sanctuary Director at Wellfleet Audubon Center, will be presenting an informative program about our beautiful and exciting Cape Cod birds at the Friends of Truro Library April event. Welcome Spring and enjoy a fun and informative evening with us! Refreshments served. Wednesday, April 12, 6 p.m. at the Truro Library. |
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Commission on Disabilities
 Again this April, Truro will join people from around the world in support of Autism Awareness Month by lighting up their communities in BLUE. Help show your support by lighting up the Town of Truro for Autism Awareness. Lights go on April 2nd and stay on for the month of April. Don't forget to take a ride around town at night to see Truro lit up BLUE! You can visit the "Light It Up Blue Truro" More... |
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Department of Public Works
 April is Autism Awareness Month, blue lights will be installed outside all Town buildings. The Transfer Station re-capping construction has been completed. The post-closure certificate application has been signed by the Town Manager and submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection for final approval. License plate recognition will replace sticker sales at the Transfer Station starting July 1, 2017. The new system is currently operational at the Transfer Station, testing is ongoing. Online license plate registration is scheduled to be available May 1, 2017. Over-the-counter sales will begin June 10, 2017 at the Beach office, located at 36 Shore Rd. The library landscape project has been completed, the emergency exit in the basement now opens to an ADA-compliant pathway, surrounded by plantings and mulch. |
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Truro Central School
 Truro Central School is so lucky to have school gardens! We held a community Pasta Party to help raise money for our program. Members of the Truro Police Department came to Truro Central School to participate in High Five Friday. Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) joined Truro Central School students for a day of engaging ocean science. More... |
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Truro Historical Society
 SAVE THE DATE! The Truro Historical Society will be celebrating our 50th anniversary this season with a party at the Truro Vineyards and South Hollow Spirits on Saturday, July 22, from 6-9 p.m. Tickets to the event will include the opportunity to tour the former residence and studio of Courtney Allen, one of our founders. Now the home of Dave and Gwen Spang, this historic property is located conveniently across from the Truro Vineyards. Please plan to join the celebration! |
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Truro's New Town Planner
 Deanna Rouffer is Truro's new Town Planner. She comes to Truro with a great deal of experience as Town Planner for the Town of Chatham. Please stop by Town Hall to welcome her warmly. |
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The Truro eNewsletter is created by a volunteer group of townspeople and sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
As always, please let us know
your news, comments and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Brian Boyle, Editor, and the
Truro eNewsletter Team
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Help Wanted!
Truro's eNewsletter is looking for volunteers to help in creating and producing this newsletter. If you're interested in helping,
please let us know.
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Public WiFi
Free WiFi service is available 24/7 on the Library front porch or from your auto in the Library parking lot, and within the building during normal Library hours. No password is required.
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IN AN EMERGENCY
Call 9-1-1
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In wildness is the preservation of the world."
-- Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862
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