Meetings Ahead
Most meetings in Eastham are in-person, typically with an online attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, Aug. 29
- Board of Health, 3 p.m
- Nauset Regional School District Capital Asset Subcommittee, 4 p.m., Nauset Administration Office
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., NRMS Auditorium
Thursday, Sept. 5
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Voting
Voters who want to cast their ballots early for the Sept. 3 state primary election may do so in person in the clerk’s office at town hall on Thursday, Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 30 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Or vote Tuesday, Sept. 3 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Deputy Decision Ahead
The hiring process is underway to fill the role of deputy fire chief once current Deputy Chief Lisa Albino becomes the chief on Sept. 12.
“We’ve received an excellent pool,” said Human Resources Director Laurie Barr. According to Town Manager Jacqui Beebe’s report at the Aug. 26 select board meeting, 18 candidates have applied for the job. Some are internal candidates, while others have applied from across the Commonwealth, as well as from Kentucky, Michigan, and Connecticut, Barr said.
Barr said the most important factor in hiring will be the candidate’s ability to work with Albino. “This person has to be her right-hand person,” she said. “It has to be someone she can trust, rely on, work with.” Barr also stressed that the future deputy chief will have to have or develop knowledge of the community. This qualification, she said, means that internal and local candidates may be better suited for the role, but “I don’t think it’s impossible that someone from outside our community could come and adapt.”
The first round of interviews has been completed, and the second round will take place on Sept. 12, Barr said. The town manager’s report indicated that the successful candidate will receive an offer letter by Oct. 1. —William von Herff
