THE CAPE COD WE CALL HOME ...

The residents of Cape Cod live in such a fragile environment. The air we breath is clean; the water we drink is from the earth.  The land is so fragile and so protected.  The Cape Cod Commission was established several years ago to monitor, restrict and oversee development of Cape Cod.

  We’ll see no more sprawling malls — no more mass development. We have a “Land Bank” — Cape Wide. Residents are taxed a very small percentage of their property assessment with the sole purpose of purchasing “open space”, protecting the environment from over -development and protecting the environment for future generations.

It seems we’ve learned from the past - and our mission is to protect the future. The Terns and Piping Plovers nest on the shores of the Cape beaches.  The salt marshes are delicate and produce millions of animal and plant life.  Our dunes are ever so fragile, subjected to severe winds and storm. The tall sea grasses help protect these magnificent dunes.

Our beautiful ponds and wetlands are protected by Conservation and the Wetlands Protection Act. These ponds and wetlands are home to some of the rarest species - animal or floral.

For those of us who have moved to The Cape, we’ve come to love and appreciate,  respect and protect this very beautiful environment - for it is like no other.

For those coming to The Cape to call it “home”,  let me welcome you to its incredible beauty.