Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated
Thursday, July 24
- Council on Aging Board of Directors — cancelled
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
Friday, July 25
- Board of Library Trustees, 1 p.m., Public Library
Monday, July 28
- Visitors Tourism and Promotion Services Board — Cancelled
Tuesday, July 29
- Climate Action Plan Community Workshop, 6 p.m., Public Library
- Nauset Schools Regional Agreement Subcommittee, 6 p.m., NRMS
Thursday, July 31
- Board of Health, 3 p.m.
Conversation Starter
Leaking Again
The Eastham library’s roof is leaking again.
Ever since its $9.6-million renovation was completed in 2016, a groove in the building’s roof, designed to direct rainwater away from nearby Depot Pond, has been a site for leaks, especially after heavy rains. The first fix was needed in fall 2019; the roof was repaired for a second time last November.
The first repairs were done under warranty by Nauset Construction. BluSky Restoration was hired for the second round and created a seal for the roof; that repair cost $25,715. Neither seems to have done the trick.
“We thought we had got it,” Library Director Melanie McKenzie said. “But two weeks ago, we noticed some discoloration on the ceiling panels, which is indicative of a leak.”
The leak, which appeared after a July 9 rainstorm, was in the same spot as before: in the triangular space near the circulation desk.
Town Manager Jacqui Beebe said the roof will be analyzed again this year by Waltham-based engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, who provided assessments of the initial leak in 2019 and 2020.
The roof may get minor repairs during that time, but after that, “we’re not doing any more little fixes,” Beebe said. —Parker Mumford
