Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association

04/02/2026

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Outer Cape Health Services is hosting a community conversation about t

03/24/2026

Some exciting news!

03/06/2026

Great story written by our Assist Town Manager.

The town did an amazing job and the community was great in helping each other out. That is what makes Ptown so special!

A first hand account of running an emergency shelter for five straight days during and in the aftermath of Winter Storm Hernando in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

02/12/2026

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Join us this Friday for a Provincetown Coastal Resilience Forum!

Join the Coastal Resilience Advisory Board and Town Staff for an informative evening at the Commons to discuss Coastal Resilience and Storm Preparedness information! We will share information on best practices for storm preparedness and response, planning for recommendations from the Provincetown Coastal Resilience Plan, and other important information as we continue through winter storm season.

For more information on our Coastal Resiliency efforts and plans, visit https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/2517/Coastal-Resiliency-Information

12/10/2025

OPEN is here — Off-Season Provincetown: Eateries Nearby.
When the ferries stop and the streets quiet down, Provincetown’s heart keeps beating — in its cafés, restaurants, and cozy winter hangouts.
✨ OPEN is your guide to what’s cooking when the summer crowds are gone.
From steaming chowder to late-night pizza, it’s part menu, part love letter, and 100% local.
📖 Download the full guide: https://tinyurl.com/PTOWN26
☕️ Updated weekly, all season long.
💙 Made by and for the people who stay.


Thanks to for doing this!

09/18/2025

🌊 Round 2: Coastal Resilience Conversation 🌊

As promised, Timothy Famulare, Provincetown Community Development Director, will continue the important conversation we began at our Annual Meeting on Provincetown’s coastal resilience challenges.

At the Annual Meeting, Director Famulare fielded your many questions (like a boss 💪), but we simply ran out of time.

📅 Date: Monday, October 6
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
💻 Where: Via Zoom (link will be sent upon registration) Need to register by 5 pm on October 5th)

The session will be recorded and shared on our website for those who cannot attend.

👉 Please register and/or forward your questions—whether you can join us live or not—by emailing [email protected]. Please note you need to be a member and register prior to the by 5pm on October 5th

Let’s keep the conversation going for the future of Provincetown! 💙

09/16/2025

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Please support one of our Community Business Partners!

09/03/2025

Swim For Life:
The Swim For Life is coming up on September 6th. If you want to join Team PPRTA as a swimmer, kayaker or land volunteer, contact [email protected]. Two of our PPRTA swimmers Juliette Byrnes and Brian Sarr welcome your generous donations.

Juliette Byrnes https://charity.pledgeit.org/f/xar4neCUqU
Brian Sarr https://charity.pledgeit.org/swim4life-2025/

08/28/2025

Good news for those of us that do not qualify for the RTE!

PROVINCETOWN — At its annual tax classification hearing on Aug. 25, the select board discussed whether to increase the town’s residential tax exemption (RTE), which allows resident homeowners to exempt […]

08/24/2025

Great recognition for one of Community Business Partners!

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Thank you for including us in your "How to Spend a Perfect Day in Provincetown" article! https://www.travelandleisure.com/how-to-spend-the-perfect-day-in-provincetown-11771480 We are honored!

08/03/2025

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07/28/2025

Great work by the town to make our community safer!

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The Town of Provincetown recently released the Provincetown Coastal Resilience Plan. Learn more about what's in the report through some frequently asked questions we'll be sharing:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲?
The town has a combination of natural (dunes, salt marshes) and engineered (seawalls, bulkheads, revetments) defenses. The Town also purchased deployable barriers which may be used during coastal storms to prevent inundation in neighborhoods beyond Commercial Street.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 "𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻" 𝗮𝗻𝗱 "𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘆" 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?
Green: nature-based solutions like dunes, marsh restoration, and living shorelines.
Grey: engineered solutions like seawalls, bulkheads, and revetments.
Deployable: barriers and retrofits that can be installed to prevent specific storm impacts.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆?
While the Town owns some shoreline infrastructure, many properties are privately owned. Responsibility for maintenance and adaptation lies with both public and private entities. The Town cannot act on private property, so while the Town will assist home and business owners wherever possible, the Town is responsible for resilience improvements on Town property, and private property owners are responsible for protecting their own property.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆?
The complex mix of public, private, state, and federal land in Provincetown requires broad collaboration to implement cohesive, large-scale resilience strategies.

Learn more and view the full Provincetown Coastal Resilience Plan at https://www.provincetown-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19635/Final-Provincetown-Coastal-Resilience-Plan?bidId=