Eastham Town and EPRTA News
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On September 9, Tom McNamara, EPRTA President, presented a $2000 check to the Eastham Select Board to support the Eastham Residential Taxpayers Assistance Fund. This Fund has been created for the purpose of providing funding for human service support, emergency financial assistance, and for the general well-being of its residents. Funding for this donation was approved at the July membership meeting.
You see more of them on the road, but what are Electric Vehicles (EVs), who is driving them & why (you may be surprised)? Members of the Eastham Climate Action Committee, Orleans Climate Action Network, & our neighbor EV owners discuss the differences between EVs, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) & evolving Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREVs).
Saturday, October 26 from 10;00 to noon at the Orleans Snow Library.
Saturday, October 26 from 10;00 to noon at the Orleans Snow Library.
August/September Update: Documentation has been filed with the State of Massachusetts to access the State's Revolving Fund (SRF),a program designed to fund projects with positive environmental impact. The funds are released on an annual basis at rates between 0 and 2%. Getting funding and at what interest rate depends on a scoring system where Eastham's request is compared to other project requests submitted by other municipalities.
July 2024 Update: On July 15 Eastham received a key approval from the State Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs approving Eastham's Environmental Impact Report(EIR).
July 2024 Update: On July 15 Eastham received a key approval from the State Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs approving Eastham's Environmental Impact Report(EIR).
The Eastham Fire Department has announced that its new Deputy Chief, Eric Littmann, a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in fire service and fire education. He brings an impressive breadth of knowledge, skills, and leadership that will greatly benefit the department and community.
Our very own Coast Guard Beach has been named the top beach in New England and one of the top beached in the United States.
Read the details at Coast Guard Beach
Read the details at Coast Guard Beach
Congratulate Chief Lisa M. Albino who has been appointed as the Town of Eastham’s new Fire Chief!
On Saturday, September 7, EPRTA sponsored a booth at the Windmill Green to share our organization's goals and activities. Two lucky attendees won prizes at the EPRTA free raffle - Boy Scout, Sean Enos, won the Eastham glasses and PT resident, Ellen Cacciapaglia, won the lovey bird house.
As reported in the Eastham Town Manager's Report dated September 9, 2024, testing for PFAS has been conducted at Eastham wells and water supplies.The good news is that there are no positive findings in the monitoring wells at any of the public water supply wells!
In February, the Eastham Board of Water Commissioners approved an increase in water rates. This increase will go into effect in your August 2024 water bill. New Rates.
Town Meeting approved the warrant limiting the number of Short Term Rental certificates to two per homeowner. Existing STR certficates beyond two can be extended.