Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online-attendance option for both committee members and residents. Click on the meeting you want to attend on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for a link to an agenda and details.
Thursday, Nov. 30
- Eastham Elementary School Improvement Council, 2:15 p.m.
- Board of Health, 3 p.m.
- Nauset Regional School District Capital Asset Subcommittee, 4:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 4
- Behavioral Health Task Force, 3:15 p.m.
- Nauset Schools Policy Subcommittee, 4 p.m.
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5
- Zoning Task Force, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Community Preservation Act Committee, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7
- Board of Assessors, 11 a.m.
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m.
Conversations Starters
Improving Exteriors
Eastham’s town hall is getting a touch-up. The building, which was built in 1912 in Colonial Revival style, is receiving the full treatment: brick masonry repairs, paint, new roofs, walks, handrails, and HVAC and electrical upgrades. The contractor, Auburn-based Builder Systems Inc., will begin winter work on the exterior during the week of Dec. 4, according to Town Administrator Jacqui Beebe’s announcement at a select board meeting on Nov. 20. The project should be finished in the spring.
Exterior improvements are happening for others in Eastham soon, too: as the recipients of a total of $75,000 from the town’s exterior improvement program, piloted in 2022 with ARPA funds, will be announced in the month ahead. Three businesses selected for the awards will receive $25,000 each to improve their exterior appearance.
Short-Term Rental Rules
The select board discussed restrictions on short-term rentals and corporate ownership of vacation properties as well as other measures that Provincetown voted to enact at its special town meeting in October. There was a consensus on the board to further investigate bylaw amendments about these issues.
At the next meeting of the zoning task force on Dec. 5, Provincetown Community Development Director Tim Famulare will join a discussion about that town’s approach to these issues and field questions about how it might apply to Eastham. —Olivia Oldham
