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, March 6
- Board of Assessors, 11 a.m.
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
- Zoning Board of Appeals, 5 p.m.
Monday, March 10
- Energy & Climate Action Committee, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11
- Conservation Commission on-site, 8:15 a.m.
- Zoning Task Force, 10 a.m.
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 13
- Affordable Housing Trust, 9 a.m.
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
- Nauset Regional School Committee, 6 p.m., Nauset Middle School and online
Conversation Starter
Eastham Gets a Farmers Market
The old T-Time driving range will be the site of a new town-run farmers market set to operate from mid-June to Labor Day.
The select board on March 3 approved a set of market rules, including that vendors “shall sell agricultural, horticultural, or food items that they themselves have grown”; they’ll need approval from the market manager to sell baked goods and other processed foods. Vendors must also provide tents, tables, and chairs and have insurance.
The fee for participation is $285 for 12 weeks in a 10-by-10 space, or $142.50 for 6 weeks, plus $25 per market.
“When we were thinking about interim uses for T-Time, this seemed like a great fit,” said Assistant Town Manager Rich Bienvenue. He told the board that Eastham’s administrative coordinator Mira Milkova was behind the initiative. “She goes to lots of farmers markets, and she has a lot of contacts,” Bienvenue said. Milkova will be the farmers market manager.
“People have been asking me, ‘Why isn’t there a farmers market in Eastham?’ ” Milkova told the board. “I was very honored when Rich told me I could help.” —Parker Mumford
