Summer Residents Advisory Committee

Summer Residents Advisory Committee Survey

If you’re a summer resident and own a home in Chatham in which you reside for part of the year, this survey is for you!

It has been developed by the Summer Residents Advisory Committee (SRAC), which originated in 1996, as the Non-Voting Taxpayers Advisory Committee (NVTAC).  Our members are appointed to three-year terms by the Select Board to: (1) Give summer residents a voice; (2) Give the Select Board the benefit of information and views; (3) Give fresh outlooks to the town; and (4) Take a position and make a case for or against town matters. 

Please take a few minutes to respond to this brief survey! Thank you for your participation!

2023 Summer Residents Summer Town Meeting

Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 7 p.m. Town Office Annex, 261 George Ryder Road

Watch the 2023 Summer Town Meeting here.

2023 SRAC Summer Town Meeting Documents

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes

Members

  • Jamie Meehan, Chair
    Term expires: 2026
    Hometown: Parkland, FL
  • Stuart Green, Member
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown: Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Ron Manderscheid, Member
    Term expires: 2025
    Hometown: Potomac, MD
  • Jeffrey Spalter, Secretary
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown: Longboat Key, FL
  • Roger Allen Donald, Member
    Term expires: 2025
    Hometown: Naples, FL
  • Joel Rottner, Member
    Term expires: 2026
    Hometown: West Hartford, CT
  • Christina Mead, Member
    Term expires: 2025
    Hometown: Washington, DC
  • Michael S. Waters, Member
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown: New York, NY
  • Phil Richardson, Member
    Term expires: 2026
    Hometown: Tiburon, CA
  • Jeanne Allen, Member
    Term expires: 2026
    Hometown: Bethesda, MD
  • Thomas Garvey, Associate Member
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Vacancy, Associate Member
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown:
  • Vacancy, Associate Member
    Term expires: 2024
    Hometown: 
  • Cory Metters, Select Board Liaison

Staff Contacts

Overview

History & Mission

This is the official web page of the summer residents who are property owners and taxpayers but not voters in the town of Chatham, Massachusetts. Chatham has a long history with summer residents, who in large numbers become permanent, voting members of the community. For over seventy years summer residents have held an annual summer meeting to discuss matters of mutual concern and have their questions answered by town officers. In 1996, the town established the Non-Voting Taxpayers Advisory Committee (NVTAC), since renamed the Summer Residents Advisory Committee (SRAC), whose members, appointed to three-year terms, work to:

  • Give summer residents a voice
  • Give the Select Board the benefit of information and views
  • Give fresh outlooks to the town
  • Take a position and make a case for or against town matters

Submitting Electronic Correspondence

Please submit correspondence to the Staff Liaison. Please note that all such electronic correspondence is considered a public record. Correspondence containing requests for public records will be responded to by the Staff Liaison in compliance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Section 10 within 10 days of receipt. All other correspondence and materials submitted will be forwarded by the Staff Liaison to the Board/Committee Chair, with a copy to Members/Commissioners and person sending request/comment, for potential scheduling of discussion on an upcoming public meeting agenda.