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, Oct. 12
- Affordable Housing Trust, 9 a.m., cancelled
- Taxation Aid Committee, 11:30 a.m., Small Meeting Room
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Zoom
Monday, Oct. 16
- Search Committee, 10 a.m., Small Meeting Room
- Climate Action Committee, 5 p.m., Small Meeting Room
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
Tuesday, Oct. 17
- Historical Commission, 10:30 a.m., Eastham Public Library
- Elementary School Committee, 5 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
- Recycling Committee, 5 p.m., Small Meeting Room
Wednesday, Oct 18
- Open Space Committee, 3 p.m., Small Meeting Room
- Board of Library Trustees, 4 p.m., Eastham Public Library
- Planning Board, 5 p.m., Earle Mountain Meeting Room
- Human Services Committee, 7 p.m., Small Meeting Room
Conversation Starter
Cyclical Inspection Program
The assessor’s office has begun conducting this year’s cyclical inspections as required every 10 years by the state Dept. of Revenue. The inspections will focus on properties located on assessor’s maps 7, 7A, 8, and 9 (available on the assessor’s website).
PK Valuation Group appraiser Tim Kinski will be visiting properties in the area and is expected to complete the inspections by January. Kinski will be driving a red 2018 Hyundai Elantra and will have a picture ID. Residents should contact the assessor’s office at 774-801-3215 with any questions.
The inspection includes exterior measurements of the homes and any freestanding structures on the property — it is up to individual homeowners to decide whether to allow the appraiser into their houses.
Eastham’s Principal Assessor Colleen Mercurio said that accuracy is the goal of the inspections.
“Overall, our goal is a fair and equitable valuation. We don’t want anybody paying for things they don’t have,” said Mercurio.
Property owners can examine their 2024 property cards online in the assessor’s database. Any discrepancies should be reported to the assessor’s office. —Linda Culhane
