Eastham Finance Committee reviews DPW, water, and housing budgets for FY2027
Eastham Finance Committee works through DPW, water, and housing budgets as deferred costs top $760,000.
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Eastham Planning Board Tests Site Plan Review Rubric, Eyes June Debut on Live Cases
Eastham Planning Board pilots a new site plan review rubric using a 2021-approved project as a test case.
Eastham Select Board Votes Unanimously on Fees, Fertilizer Petition, and Community Fund
Eastham Select Board unanimously approved municipal fee increases, a fertilizer home rule petition, and a community fund expansion at its February 17 meeting.
Eastham Select Board unanimously backs fertilizer reduction warrant article
EASTHAM — February 17, 2026 — Eastham Select Board votes unanimously to place a fertilizer reduction home rule petition on the spring town warrant. The board acted Tuesday after resident Laura Kelly asked members to sponsor the article directly rather than require a ten-signature citizens petition drive, a route that would
Eastham Police Reach Full Accreditation, 21-Officer Complement for First Time
EASTHAM — February 12, 2026 — Eastham Finance Committee reviews police budget with record traffic stops and full accreditation milestone. Chief Adam told the committee Thursday that the Eastham Police Department achieved full Massachusetts state accreditation in April 2025 — requiring compliance with 340 standards — and has hired its fourth and final new
Eastham School Committee Approves FY27 Budget Plan Amid Override Warning
Eastham faces a likely tax override as the School Committee reviews an 8.25 percent FY27 budget increase.
Eastham Conservation Commission Authorizes Emergency Demo Orders for Two Eroding Bluff Properties
Eastham Conservation Commission authorizes emergency demolition orders for two homes teetering on a rapidly eroding coastal bank at Brownell Road.
Eastham Select Board Appoints Survey Board for Two Eroding Brownell Road Homes
EASTHAM — February 10, 2026 — Eastham Select Board votes to convene a board of survey for two condemned Brownell Road properties teetering on an eroding coastal bank. The board voted 3-0 Tuesday to appoint Rich Waldo, the Orleans DPW director and an engineer, to the three-member review panel, joining
Eastham Finance Committee Advances Wastewater Fund Debate, Reviews Three Departmental Budgets
Eastham's Finance Committee reviewed three departmental budgets and heard the Affordable Housing Trust formally decline to oppose a proposed Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Fund surcharge.
Eastham Select Board approves property taking, backs housing grant in 15-minute session
Eastham Select Board clears six unanimous votes in a record 15-minute meeting.