Government & development in Eastham

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Last 14 days

• Early voting dates set for Nov. 3 election. The town posted its early voting schedule ahead of the November 3 state election, giving residents dates and locations to cast ballots before Election Day.Town of Eastham
• Sample ballot posted for Nov. 3 state election. The town posted a sample ballot for the November 3 state election so voters can preview the questions and candidates ahead of time.Town of Eastham
• Town manager's October newsletter is out. Town Manager Rich Bienvenue's October Turnip Patch newsletter rounds up town updates, projects and upcoming events around Eastham.Town of Eastham
• Shellfish beds reopen after rain closure lifts. The town rescinded its precautionary rainfall closure, reopening Cape Cod Bay, Town Cove, Nauset Estuary and Salt Pond to shellfish harvesting.Town of Eastham
• Herring Pond alum plan lacks state review. Eastham's Conservation Commission took up a Herring Pond alum-treatment application that leaned on a state exemption eliminated back in 2014, prompting sharp questions from commissioners about why the project skipped required state fisheries review and why an older treatment was chosen over newer alternatives.Eastham News
• Board of Health works through septic applications. Eastham's Board of Health worked through five septic system applications relying on newer nitrogen-reducing technology, while also setting hearing dates for updated regulations that could reshape rules for the fewer than 200 properties in town still on cesspools.Eastham News
• Eastham closes shellfishing ahead of incoming nor'easter. The town issued an emergency shellfish closure effective immediately and lasting until further notice because of an incoming nor'easter, according to a town alert.Town of Eastham

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