Meetings Ahead
From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover your mouse over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen, and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely.
Thursday, July 30
- 95 Lawrence Road Rental Housing Task Force, 10 a.m.
- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Planning Committee, 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 5
- Conservation Commission, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 6
- Housing Authority and Local Housing Partnership, 10 a.m.
Conversation Starters
Covid-19 Update
As of July 28, Wellfleet had zero active cases, seven cleared cases, and one death as a result of the coronavirus.
Voter Registration Deadline
The deadline to register to vote at the annual town meeting on Sept. 12 is Friday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m.
Pop-Up Testing Clinic in Harwich
The Wellfleet Health Dept., along with the towns of Harwich, Brewster, and Dennis, is holding a pop-up Covid-19 testing clinic at the Harwich Community Center on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. The clinic is specifically for restaurant workers who have been in contact with someone with the virus. If you believe you are eligible, contact Health Agent Hillary Greenberg-Lemos at [email protected].
Town Meeting Quorum Reduced
The quorum for this year’s annual town meeting has been reduced from 6 percent of the town’s registered voters to 100 registered voters. The change was made in case the meeting sees lower attendance because of Covid-19. The select board approved the decision unanimously at their July 28 meeting, two weeks after approving an official plan for town meeting, which will take place outdoors on Sept. 12.
August Budget Approved
The select board approved the town’s $2,645,689 operating budget for the month of August. The town will use month-to-month budgets until a fiscal 2021 budget is voted on at town meeting in September.
New Town Administrator Coming Aboard
Dan Hoort’s last day as Wellfleet town administrator is July 31. Incoming Town Administrator Maria Broadbent will take over Aug. 3. —Devin Sean Martin
