Government · Select Board
Board Directs Staff to Draft Rental Bylaw
Chatham Select Board directed staff to draft a short-term rental bylaw and funded study of a PFAS treatment option for the 2027 town meeting.
Board
Chatham
Our reporting from Chatham meetings, newest first.
Government · Other Committee
Panel delays demolition of 1938 Cape home
The Chatham Historical Commission voted 6-1 that a 1938 house at 44 Buena Vista Road is historically significant, then imposed a 12-month demolition delay over the architect's objection.
Morning Brief
SHINE offers Medicare enrollment appointments this week
SHINE counselors offer Medicare open enrollment appointments this week at Chatham's Council on Aging.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Approves Meeting House Road Lot Line Fix
Chatham Planning Board approved a lot line correction for 82 Meeting House Road.
Government · Board of Health
Chatham Approves Stage Island Road Septic Variance
The Chatham Board of Health approved a septic variance letting a Stage Island Road home add a fifth bedroom.
Morning Brief
Select Board meets twice this week
Select Board convenes twice this week as Chatham's zoning, rental and transportation panels also meet. From our own coverage: Select board sets fiscal 2027 tax exemption rate.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of October 12, 2026 through October 18, 2026
Three Chatham, Massachusetts resident obituaries were published this week: Fuller, Beverly Jean; Ling, Jesse Roger; and Rogers, Warren Francis. Warren Francis Rogers, 92, was born, raised and educated in Chatham before later living in Peabody; he died October 13 at Beverly Hospital.
Morning Brief
Select Board sets tax exemption at 20%
Select Board sets fiscal 2027 residential tax exemption at 20 percent and promotes two police officers. From our own coverage: Select Board sets 20% residential tax exemption for FY2027.
Government · Other Committee
Chatham Airport Accepts Runway Closure Timeline
Chatham Airport Commission accepted an engineer's report setting a Nov. 30 start for runway construction.
Government · Conservation
Panel continues contested Hallway Street addition
Chatham's Conservation Commission reviewed a bylaw rewrite that could put nearly half the town under new coastal flood rules.
Get Barnstable County's town government news by email, free. One briefing each morning.
Check your email to confirm. One tap and you are in.
Something went wrong. Please try again.