Board sells $5.9M in notes, budget tightens

From Eastham News

• Select board previews strained fiscal 2028 budget. Eastham's Select Board took up bond financing for capital projects and previewed next year's budget, as Town Manager Rich Bienvenue warned that only $572,000 in tax-levy capacity remains for fiscal 2028, with rising health insurance costs posing a further threat.Eastham News
• School leaders rebut finance panel's budget remarks. Nauset Regional School Committee member Maura Noonan-Carrie and Eastham Elementary School Committee Chair Sarah Higgins used public comment to push back after Finance Committee members questioned school officials' budget qualifications, as finance staff previewed a tight path to fiscal 2028.Eastham News
• Boards briefed on sweeping new state zoning law. Eastham's Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Zoning Bylaw Task Force learned a July state budget bill already overrides parts of the town's zoning bylaw, town counsel Carolyn Murray told the boards, calling the changes a lot to digest.Eastham News
• New planning board chair takes up Cedar Lane addition. In new Chair Michelle's first case, Eastham's Planning Board considered a remodel and addition at 30 Cedar Lane sought by Daniel and Margaret Milski, weighing removal of a 20-inch oak tree and whether a two-to-one replacement ratio adequately offsets the loss.Eastham News
• Conservation panel begins coastal flood bylaw review. Eastham's Conservation Commission began a line-by-line review of a draft Coastal Resilience Zone overlay that would set new flood-zone building rules, fielding pushback from a member who said one Nikoho Way property was wrongly mapped into the strictest zone.Eastham News
• School panel reviews FY26 close, FY27 prepayment plan. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Beth Regulbuto told Eastham's School Committee an initial $118,190 deficit narrowed sharply by year's end, as members weighed prepaying special education and transportation costs into fiscal 2027, and Superintendent Glenn Brand said some want to study regionalized governance further.Eastham News
• Conservation panel weighs fines over dune fence, pond clearing. Eastham's Conservation Commission took up violations at two properties, an unpermitted, rebuilt dune fence and staircase on Longstreet Lane and cleared soil near a pond on Starlight Lane, with potential fines of up to $300 per day per post at stake for the fence.Eastham News
• Select board weighs septic overhaul, cesspool rule fight. Eastham's Select Board considered a wide-ranging septic regulation update covering drinking water, rentals and kratom, after a member said residents were never told cesspool upgrades in environmentally sensitive areas would still be required even once the town's new wastewater system comes online.Eastham News

Coming up

• Tomorrow, 2:00 p.m.: Library hosts short story discussion Wednesday. Eastham Public Library holds its Short Story discussion for adults Wednesday, September 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Eastham Room.Eastham Public Library
• Thu, Sep 24, 10:30 a.m.: Weekly storytime returns to library Thursday. Eastham Public Library's weekly Storytime for children meets Thursday, September 24, at 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Program Room, moving outdoors in mild weather.Eastham Public Library
• Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 p.m.: Library sets online talks with author Lucky Diaz. Eastham Public Library hosts online author talks with GRAMMY winning children's author Lucky Diaz on Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m. in English and 8 p.m. in Spanish.Eastham Public Library
• Thu, Sep 24: Nauset Regional girls soccer hosts Martha's Vineyard Thursday. MaxPreps previews Thursday's girls soccer matchup between Martha's Vineyard Regional and Nauset Regional, the district serving North Eastham students, ahead of the September 24 game.MaxPreps
• Fri, Sep 25, 2:00 p.m.: Free jazz concert set for library Friday. The Provincetown Jazz Festival and Eastham Public Library present a free concert led by drummer Bart Weisman with pianist Bill Pernice and bassist Ron Ormsby, Friday, September 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Greg Turner Meeting Room.Eastham Public Library
• Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 a.m.: Fairy tale STREAM program for kids Saturday. Eastham Public Library's Fairy Tale Library Lab brings fairy tales and hands-on STREAM activities for children ages 6 to 11, Saturday, September 26, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Children's Program Room.Eastham Public Library
• Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 a.m.: Library's writing group meets Saturday. Eastham Public Library's Generative Writing Group, led by staff librarian Corey, meets Saturday, September 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Eastham Room, open to fiction, nonfiction and poetry writers.Eastham Public Library
• Mon, Sep 28, 4:00 p.m.: MassWildlife fishing clinic set for Monday. Eastham Public Library hosts a beginner fishing clinic with the MassWildlife Angler Education Program Monday, September 28, from 4 to 6 p.m., with equipment and tackle provided.Eastham Public Library

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