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, June 12
- Affordable Housing Trust, 9 a.m.
- Historical Commission, 10:30 a.m., Public Library
Monday, June 16
- Select Board, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 17
- Recycling Committee, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18
- Nauset Regional School Committee Communications Subcommittee, 9 a.m., Nauset admin. office, Orleans
- Search Committee, 11 a.m.
- Open Space Committee, 2:30 p.m.
- Planning Board, 5 p.m.
Conversation Starters
Early Voting Begins
Eastham’s special town meeting is set for Monday, June 23, and a ballot election is on Tuesday, June 24, both focused on a single question: whether the town will authorize borrowing for a wastewater treatment facility that would reduce nitrogen runoff into Salt Pond in accordance with state laws.
There are zero-percent state loans available to help finance the project, which carries a top-line spending authorization of $170 million — a bracing figure by any measure. By participating in the State Revolving Fund program, however, the town can secure loan forgiveness and other subsidies, according to the select board’s summary in the town warrant.
Early voting at the town clerk’s office began on June 9 and will continue during business hours until noon on Monday, June 23. For those who want to vote by mail, absentee ballot applications must be returned to the town clerk’s office by Monday, June 16.
Farmer’s Market
Starting on June 20, the former T-Time golf driving range on Route 6 won’t look quite as empty as it has since the town bought the property in 2019. On Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon, excepting Friday, July 4, there will now be a farmer’s market on the 3.5-acre property.
The select board approved rules for the farmer’s market in March, including that vendors need to provide their own tents, tables, and chairs and carry insurance. The farmer’s market will continue until Labor Day weekend and could return next year, as plans to build housing and commercial space at the property are functionally on hold until the town can nail down the timeline for a proposed wastewater treatment system that would serve the area. —Parker Mumford
