by Andrew Gottlieb | Sep 13, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
While the weather in Mashpee on Sunday was far from the hoped for fall crispness many of us have been anticipating after a very humid summer, it was nothing like what my neighbors in Sandwich were experiencing. Sure, the sky looked a little ominous to the north, but I...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Sep 6, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Having spent the last several days in the Canadian Rockies, a place as contrasting from Cape Cod as any place in the world, I was struck by the vastness and size of everything. The mountains are big, the streams are big, and the views are big. Also big were the large...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Aug 30, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
The APCC annual meeting this past Sunday celebrated our 55th year, highlighted the many achievements of the past year and looked ahead at the challenges that remain. We were honored to have the Honorable Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth Kim Driscoll as our keynote...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Aug 9, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Let’s start by stating the obvious: We all agree that the Cape needs and benefits from a year-round population with access to stable and affordable housing. Not only does the well-being of our economy rely on the availability of local workers, but a year-round...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jul 26, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Young hockey players are taught to play through the whistle. In other words, even if you think a play is over, keep going until the referee’s whistle definitively stops play. That lesson applies today to DEP’s tentative determination to deny the application of Holtec...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jul 19, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
We introduce a lot in the environment that society then spends bucket loads of money to remove. The Cape has a $4 billion bill to pay to remove nitrogen from the wastewater to restore estuarine water quality. The U.S. taxpayers have spent $1.4 billion, with more to...
