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Article: The making of a human rights commission.(Cape Cod in Massachusetts )
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- Peace and Freedom
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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Cape Cod in Massachusetts is a narrow sandy peninsula 75 miles in length extending miles out into the Atlantic Ocean. The region consists of 15 towns stretching from Bourne to Provincetown. Each town is autonomous and independent, with town managers and local officials comprising an elected Board of Selectmen. Entirely separated from coastal Massachusetts by the Cape Cod Canal, it is virtually an island. There are 240,000 year-round residents of this area, which is also known as Barnstable County.
With the passage of the Barnstable County Home Rule Charter, signed into legislation in July of 1988, certain rights of home rule for the county were guaranteed and a ...
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