Government · Board of Library Trustees
Library Trustees Accept Donations, Memorial Tree
Eastham library board approved donations totaling $21,000 and accepted a memorial tree.
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Government · Select Board
SELECT BOARD APPROVES FOUR WASTEWATER CONTRACTS
The Select Board unanimously approved four wastewater project contracts, including Route 6 North and South piping and pump stations, in a joint meeting with the Capital Projects Committee. The contracts also included a DPW Salt Shed facility, with the Salt Shed award contingent on favorable
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Elects Vion Chair; Approves Two Residential Sites
The Planning Board elected Michele Vion as chair at its August 19 meeting. Vion won the position 6-0 with one board member abstaining; Vice Chair Pat Canavan and Clerk Steven Rogers were elected unanimously.
Government · Search Committee
Search Committee tracks six filled vacancies, plans outreach
Eastham Search Committee reported six filled positions and ten new openings, maintaining a 14.2 percent vacancy rate below its 20 percent threshold. Chaired by Sue Maren and including members Dee Mattfeldt, Ellen Greer, and Kate Paradise, the committee discussed outreach to part-time residents as a
Government · Waste Reduction & Recycling Committee
Eastham Recycling advances transfer station signage initiative
Eastham Recycling Committee designated Andrew Shearer and Gary Senecal to lead transfer station signage work. Despite internal disagreement about the project's scope, the committee moved forward. Committee members were assigned to recruit volunteers for the Farmers Market and Windmill Weekend
Government · Select Board
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
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission approves new Tarca home on Nycoma Way
Eastham Conservation Commission approved a new dwelling project for Richard Tarca at 12 Nycoma Way. The five-member board, chaired by Karen Strauss, voted unanimously on August 11 to allow Mr. Tarca to demolish an existing cottage and construct a new house, with conditions including withdrawal of
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board Approves Beach Plum Lane Addition
Eastham Zoning Board of Appeals approved a 300-square-foot addition to a non-conforming structure at 23 Beach Plum Lane. The board voted unanimously to grant the special permit for applicant James Gaita's project, which would expand the home from 797 to 1,097 square feet.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves library donations and Orleans day program agreement
Eastham Select Board approved $21,000 in library donations and authorized a day program partnership. The board unanimously approved separate donations of $1,000 and $20,000 to the Eastham Public Library and authorized Chair Suzanne Bryan to sign the memorandum of agreement with the Town of Orleans.
Government · Board of Health
Eastham Board of Health Approves Four Septic Variance Requests at August Meeting
Eastham Board of Health unanimously approves four septic variance requests and reviews first-ever Nitro wastewater system application.