Editing Truro, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
Truro is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Fourth Barnstable district, which includes (with the exception of Brewster) all the towns east and north of Harwich on the Cape. The seat is held by Democrat [[Hadley Luddy]]. The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket except the towns of [[Bourne, Massachusetts|Bourne]], [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]], and [[Sandwich, Massachusetts|Sandwich]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |title=Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town, from Mass.gov |access-date=March 1, 2007 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Senate seat is held by Democrat [[Julian Cyr]].

On the national level, Truro is a part of [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district]], and is currently represented by [[Bill Keating]]. The state's senior member of the [[United States Senate]] is [[Elizabeth Warren]] (elected in 2012); the state's junior Senate member, elected in 2014, is [[Edward Markey]].

Like most small incorporated communities in New England, Truro uses an [[open town meeting]] form of government, led by a Town Moderator and a [[Board of Selectmen]].  The town has its own police and fire departments, headquartered on Route 6 just south of the Route 6A split.  The town has two post offices: one for Truro proper (02666), located on Truro Center Road, and one for the village of North Truro (02652), located on Shore Road (MA Route 6A).  The town's Public Library is located between the two routes in a secluded spot, leading to the nickname, "The Library In The Woods."

=== Opposition to development ===
Through town meeting, as well as the town's Planning Board and the [[Cape Cod Commission]], some Truro residents have made considerable, and often successful, efforts to prevent development projects which they perceive to threaten the town's character. They opposed a proposed [[Stop & Shop]] grocery store and the [[WGTX-FM|WTUR/WCDJ/WGTX]] communication tower. The latter project was finally built in 2007, almost 20 years after the station was first licensed.