Massachusetts lobsterman says he’s under attack, rattling Cape Cod community: ‘Dictatorship!’
A lifelong Cape Cod lobsterman is fighting for his livelihood as a local zoning board looks to put an end to his family’s business that has operated out of his home for nearly 70 years, a battle that residents say further jeopardizes the town’s identity. Jon Tolley has only ever known a life of catching lobsters out of Sesuit Harbor in Dennis and then selling the fresh crustaceans from his home in West Yarmouth. The 66-year-old helped his father run the business on the same Iroquois Boulevard property as a youngster before he took over operations in 1975. As residents learned about Tolley’s fight, they became outraged. Despite an outpouring of community support since last fall, the Zoning Board of Appeals is remaining firm with its stance that the lobsterman can no longer sell his beloved product from his property. The board rejected Tolley’s second appeal on Thursday,,, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:48
I support Jon Tolley I am disgusted with the town’s decision. Some things are not meant to change Jaynerenee McGuire