Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

59 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 YARMOUTH , MASSACHUSETTS Captains’ Mile – a meandering road featuring over 50 sea captains’ homes, all of which bear the distinctive oval Schooner Plaque awarded by the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth. “We’re a tourist destination with a lot of wonderful cultural and historical assets,” asserts Economic Development Coordinator, Kyle Pedicini. “We also have terrific conservation areas (our Conservation Department just published great trails map for those) and a ton of natural resources with the ponds, oceans, and rivers.” Add to those the many beautiful salt- and freshwater beaches, 81 holes of golf, and the kind of natural scenery you’d travel miles to see, it’s no wonder the Town of Yarmouth stands out as a highlight of the Mid-Cape area. “Growing up on Cape Cod, I always viewed Yarmouth as the Mini-golf Capital,” quips Pedicini. “We have a lot of great family-friendly attractions like that in town. We’re definitely a community built on the hospitality industry.” “Cape Cod Within Reach” is the town’s slogan, a message that reflects both the proximity and easy accessibility of Yarmouth, but also the community’s affordability relative to the rest of the Cape. Its Mid-Cape setting makes it a logical base for day trips. Like most bucket list beach destinations across the country, Yarmouth typically sees its population double during the peak, June- through-September tourist season. “There’ve been several demographic studies conducted and the consensus is that our full-time residential population isn’t anticipated to increase,” reports Town Planner, Kathy Williams. “But what we’ve seen with COVID-19 is that people are coming to the Cape and living here either as second homeowners, or they’re buying homes and working remotely. I think there’s a possibility that that trend will extend post- COVID and increase our full-time population slightly. Our seasonal population doesn’t just account for tourists who are visiting and briefly staying at our motels or rental properties… there