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, Jan. 13
- Affordable Housing Trust, 9 a.m., Town Hall
- Taxation Aid Committee, 11 a.m., Town Hall
- Cape Cod Commission Public Hearing, 1 p.m., virtual
- Nauset School Committee budget meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., virtual
Tuesday, Jan. 18
- Eastham Elementary School Committee, 4 p.m., virtual
- T-Time Development Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Wednesday, Jan. 19
- Open Space Committee, 3 p.m., virtual
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Hall
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., virtual
- Human Services Advisory Committee, 7 p.m., virtual
Tuesday, Jan. 20
- Board of Health, 3 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starters
Vaunted Vault
On Jan. 5, the community preservation committee approved Town Clerk Cindy Nicholson’s request for $45,000 to create a new climate-controlled and secure room to replace the vault at town hall.
The vault has had humidity problems and has a flat roof, which has made it prone to flooding in the past.
“What we discovered is that vaults are great if you want something secure like a home safe,” said Town Administrator Jacqui Beebe. “If you want to secure something like a historic record, vaults just stink at it. They just don’t work, because there’s no air circulation.”
The funds, which must be approved at town meeting, would pay for a climate control unit, shelving, and a data logger to keep track of the temperature and humidity.
The town’s archives and important documents will be placed in a room under Beebe’s office.
Many of the town’s archives are temporarily in Boston, being digitized. That project is using funds from the Ed Harnett Trust Fund. Nicholson is picking them up Monday but has no space in town hall to put them. For the time being, they will be stored at the library.
After the affirmative vote, Nicholson said appreciatively, “I will sleep tonight.”
“Just not in the vault!” said committee chair Dan Coppelman. —Cam Blair
