Eastham Select Board Sets Residential Tax Exemption at 8 Percent
Eastham Select Board set fiscal 2027 residential tax exemption at 8 percent, declined open space discounts. Suzanne Bryan, Chair, and the five-member board voted unanimously to adopt a residential tax classification factor of one and reject open space and small commercial discounts. In separate
Select Board · Meeting of August 17, 2026
Eastham Select Board set fiscal 2027 residential tax exemption at 8 percent, declined open space discounts. Suzanne Bryan, Chair, and the five-member board voted unanimously to adopt a residential tax classification factor of one and reject open space and small commercial discounts. In separate votes on the exemption, the board approved 4-1 to continue the program, with Vice Chair Bob Bruns dissenting, then voted 3-2 to set the rate at 8 percent; Bruns and Jerry Cerasale opposed.
The board also approved revised Taxpayer Assistance Fund guidelines, discharged a $45,000 Habitat for Humanity mortgage at 2 Rabbit Run, appointed Margaret Traub to the Waste Reductions and Recycling Committee, and accepted Harriett Emerson's resignation from the Energy and Climate Action Committee.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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