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. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Thursday, Nov. 21
- Council on Aging Board of Directors, 9 a.m.
- Board of Assessors, 11 a.m.
- Board of Health Cesspool Information Session, 1:30 p.m.
- Board of Health, 3 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
- Nauset Regional School District Central Office Budget Subcommittee, 5 p.m., Nauset Admin. Bldg., 78 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans
Monday, Nov. 25
- Visitors Tourism and Promotion Services Board, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
- Conservation Commission on-site, 8:15 a.m.
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
Conversation Starter
Lease to Locals Update
Finance Director Rich Bienvenue presented the select board on Nov. 18 with a draft RFP aimed at creating a program to provide monetary incentives to property owners for signing long-term lease agreements with qualified tenants. Provincetown’s “Lease to Locals” version of this type of program is managed by a company called Placemate.
The idea is to begin to address the need for year-round rentals, which have disappeared because seasonal rentals are so lucrative. “This isn’t an affordable housing program,” Bienvenue told the select board. “It’s a rental unit creation program.”
The drafted RFP describes a $3,000 incentive for a studio lease, $4,500 for a one-bedroom unit, $7,500 for a two-bedroom unit, and $10,000 for a three-bedroom or larger unit. Half of the grant amount will be provided within 45 days of the lease’s beginning; the rest will be provided within 30 days of the lease’s end. —Parker Mumford
