Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option. Go to eastham-ma.gov and click on the meeting you are interested in for details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, Aug. 3
- Board of Assessors, 11 a.m., Small Meeting Room
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
- Nauset School Committee Annual Retreat, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 7
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 8
- Conservation Commission Onsite, 8:15 a.m., Town Hall
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
Conversation Starter
The Cooks Brook Saga Continues
From July 8 to 21, Cooks Brook Beach on the Cape Cod Bay side of town closed for unusual bacterial exceedances that failed the geomean water quality standard. It finally reopened — only to close again on Sunday, July 30. South Sunken Meadow Beach was also closed for high levels of bacteria.
Both beaches failed their weekly single-sample inspections on July 27, meaning that enterococci bacteria were present at a rate higher than 104 colonies per 100 ml. of water. The results of follow-up testing conducted on July 31 had not been released, and county officials could not be reached for comment as of press time.
Last week, the Independent reported that town officials believed that the situation at Cooks Brook Beach is linked to newly exposed peat on the beach floor that created a fertile environment for bacteria to flourish. Eastham Health Director Hillary Greenberg-Lemos said she thought the bacteria had washed itself out.
Greenberg-Lemos did not respond to calls for comment on the latest test results. —Amelia Roth-Dishy
