Historic Award of Grants for Cape Cod Water Protection
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Release Date: 04/16/2021
Bridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
Episode 2: Critical Access: The Bridges, Public Safety, and Emergency Management In episode two of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta (Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies), and Paul Niedzwiecki (CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce), talk about how the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges impact public safety on Cape Cod. This episode features special guests Peter Burke, Chief of the Hyannis Fire Department and Heath Eldredge, Chief of the Brewster Police Department. Both Chiefs serve on the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee - a coalition of law...
info_outlineBridge the Gap: A Cape Cod Bridges Podcast
In the inaugural episode of Bridge the Gap, co-hosts Matt Pitta, Director of Communications at The Davenport Companies, and Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, sit down with Luisa Paiewonsky, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Megaprojects Delivery Office. Luisa oversees some of the Commonwealth’s largest infrastructure projects—including the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges replacement program, each with price tags of $500 million or more. Together, they discuss why replacing these critical bridges is essential for the Cape and Islands’ economy, the risks of...
info_outlineIn an historic step, the first-ever grants from the Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund were issued on April 16, 2021 to local towns. Projects will include innovative strategies and alternative septic system technologies and wastewater treatment plants, as well as drainage improvements and water treatment programs. The ultimate goal is to improve water quality in freshwater ponds and marine resources. On this episode, we explain why it's important and what it means for the future of clean water on Cape Cod.