Meetings Ahead
Most meetings are being held in person, but some are still remote or virtual. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on the meeting you are interested in to learn about meeting locations and any remote options that may be offered.
Thursday, Aug. 11
- Board of Assessors, 11 a.m., Town Hall
Saturday, Aug. 13
- Board of Library Trustees, 9 a.m., Library
Monday, Aug. 15
- Capital Projects Committee: Water Meeting, 9 a.m., Town Hall
- Strategic Planning Committee, 4 p.m., Town Hall
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, Aug. 16
- Task Force on Residential Zoning, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, Aug. 17
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starters
A Wet Windmill Weekend
Windmill Weekend will be wet this year and not just at the dunk tank.
The select board unanimously approved a first-time one-day liquor license for the Windmill Weekend Committee during its Aug. 1 meeting. The license allows the committee to serve alcohol on Saturday, Sept. 10 on the Windmill Green during the 43rd annual celebration.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Windmill Weekend festivities will resume from Sept. 9 to 11. This year, the committee will collaborate with the town “to revive many of the events we have enjoyed in the past, including the parade, the antique car show, the talent show, children’s events, and events on the green,” according to Joanna Stevens, president of the Windmill Weekend Committee, in a July 8 letter to the select board.
Beer and wine will be served from noon to 4 p.m. in a 20-by-40-foot “beer garden” beside an equally large food tent. A three-foot-tall fence enclosing the beer garden and a volunteer-monitored entryway will prevent alcohol from exiting that designated area.
A two-drink limit will be in place, enforced by volunteers and by means of a wristband system, most likely.
“This is our first year, and we want to keep it in balance with the rest of the festival,” Stevens said during the meeting, referring to the drink limit.
Hog Island Beer Company and Truro Vineyards will be the vendors and staff the garden with TIPS-certified workers to pour drinks and check IDs.
These “local businesses have agreed to partner with the committee to provide their products at a discounted rate so that profits can be used first to underwrite the cost of the event,” wrote Stevens in her letter. “Additional proceeds from the event will be directed towards our scholarship program.” —Isabelle Nobili
