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, Oct. 20
- Climate Action Committee, 9 a.m., Public Library
- Taxation Aid Committee, 9:30 am., Town Hall
- Finance Committee, 5 p.m., Town Hall
Monday, Oct. 24
- Visitors Tourism and Services Board, 5 p.m., Chamber of Commerce office
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall
Tuesday, Oct. 25
- Conservation Commission, 8:15 a.m., Town Hall
- Task Force on Residential Zoning, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall
- Library Board of Trustees, 5 p.m., Public Library
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
- Climate Action Committee, 6:30 p.m., Public Library
Wednesday, Oct. 26
- Cultural Council, 6 p.m., Town Hall
- Human Services Advisory Committee, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 27
- Council on Aging Board, 9:30 a.m., Town Hall
- Cape Light Compact Hearing, 2 p.m., virtual
- Board of Health, 3 p.m., Town Hall
Conversation Starters
Fraud Awareness
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and the Eastham Police Dept. will provide tips and training against fraud at the Eastham Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
A panel of experts from Cape Cod Five will include Taryn Wilson, deputy chief risk officer, and Elaine Mason, information security officer. They will discuss current and trending scams, methods that fraudsters employ, and best practices to protect yourself and your loved ones, according to an announcement from the library.
Eastham Officer Rick Pellegrino will share accounts of scams seen here in the local community. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions.
For more information call the Eastham Library at 508-240-5950 extension 3132 or visit the library’s website at easthamlibrary.org.
Housing Projects Update
Town staff will give the select board an update on town-sponsored housing programs that have started or that are planned for the near future at the Monday, Oct. 24 select board meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
These programs include a newly adopted buy-down program for Eastham residents. It will grant $150,000 to lower mortgage costs for new homeowners in exchange for a deed-restriction on the home to keep it affordable, according to information provided by Town Administrator Jacqui Beebe.
The town will also offer rental assistance to people earning 150 percent or less of area median income. Previously, that help was available only to people earning 60 percent or less of area median income, according to Beebe. —K.C. Myers
