COVID-19 Update

The Town has had 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Town through September 28. This is up seven cases since the previous week. Of the 30, 19 individuals were vaccinated and 11 were either unvaccinated or their vaccination status was unknown.

Chatham's percent positivity rate is at 3.94% which is the fourth highest on Cape and our average daily incidence rate is at 20.8%. These figures are through September 23rd and cover the previous two week period.

Per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MADPH) if you are not vaccinated please wear a mask indoors in public; if fully vaccinated, wear a mask indoors in public to maximize protection from the Delta variant of COVID-19.

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Smart911

In an effort to provide reliable and effective communication to residences, the Town of Chatham has implemented Smart911, as our emergency notification provider.

Smart911 is a high speed notification system designed to make calls, emails, and SMS text notifications to specific people or areas in the event of an emergency.
These messages may include information on floods, fires, water emergencies, road closures, missing persons, evacuation orders, weather and other emergencies.

It is important that residence and business owners verify their contact information. Accurate email addresses, landline, and mobile numbers help to ensure, but cannot guarantee, that emergency information will be passed on to everyone in a timely manner.

Residents can add additional telephone numbers including a cell phone. The address documented must be in Chatham, but the phone number can be from anywhere. Emergency messages can reach TTY (teletypewriter) phones used by the hearing impaired. Please sign up using this link.

If you do not have access to a computer, you may call the Chatham Fire Department at 508-945-2324 to provide the information.

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Adult Recreation Programs Enrolling

Registration is on going for adult recreational program including basketball, badminton and PICKLEBALL!

If you haven't registered yet, sign up through the Community Center's online portal (Chatham residents only). If you have never used the online registration system, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 508-945-5175 to receive instructions and a password.

Masks are required within the Community Center gym by order of the Board of Health.

Tax Bills Mailed

Real Estate tax bills were issued on September 24, 2021 and payments are due in the Treasurer/Tax Collector’s office by 4:00 p.m. on November 1, 2021 to avoid any interest accrual.

Payments may be made by check via mail or drop box at 549 Main Street or online by electronic check (ACH) or credit card. Online ACH transactions are free of charge, while payment by credit card (now including VISA) are subject to a 2.9% ($1.00 minimum) fee.

If you do not receive your tax bill by October 8, please call the Treasurer/Tax Collector’s office at 508-945-5108.

Next Select Board Meeting

All are welcome to attend and participate in our open and public meetings. The agenda for each meeting is posted 48 business hours prior to the scheduled meeting time and can be accessed through the Select Board’s webpage.

Join the meeting on-line or participate by phone by dialing 1-508-945-4410 and entering Conference ID 134 208 476#.

I. Public Announcements and Agenda Item Requests

II. New Business

A. Corona virus (COVID-19) Update (Director of Natural Resources Dr. Robert Duncanson)

B. Drinking Water Testing, PFAS, and Pumping Update (Public Works Director Tom Temple)

C. Public Comments on Business Agenda

D. Public Hearing

i. New Annual Entertainment License for Live Amplified Music – Peter J. Higgins, d/b/a Dogfish Taco Co., 22 Barnhill Road, Chatham

E. Business Agenda (Board Discussion Items)

i. Consider One Day Entertainment License for Amplified Music (DJ) at Blue Coral Seaside Cuisine (483 Main Street) for Witches Walk; October 30, 2021

ii. Introduction of Community Voice; Mobile Food Vending Community Forum Input (Ryan Darmon, IT Manager)

iii. Fishermen’s Storage Area at Chatham Municipal Airport - Consider Requests by Permit Holders for Alternate Storage Areas - Agenda Item Request by Clerk Cory Metters (Principal Projects/Operations Administrator Terry Whalen)

iv. Summer Residents Advisory Committee 2021 Report to Select Board (Chair Joel Rottner)

v. Project Update – 365 Main Street/Eldredge Garage Property and Drainage Project (Director of Community Development Katie Donovan)
vi. Convene the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board of Trustees

III. Executive Session – MGL Chapter 39, §23B #3 & #6

To consider the purchase, exchange, taking, lease, or value of real property (Update on Property Acquisition for Affordable/Attainable Housing) and the Chair declares an Open Meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating and litigating positions of the public body with no return to Open Session.

The Mainsheet

The name of our e-newsletter was selected from submissions by our community.
In nautical terms a mainsheet is the line connected to the boom which allows a sailor to control the speed of a boat. We think that is fitting for an e-newsletter that can be used to quickly send out important information to our community or at a more leisurely rate for less pressing matters. It reflects Chatham’s maritime history, is reminiscent of the front page of a newspaper, and it is a fun play on Main Street, where you go to be part of all that is happening in Town!

Town of Chatham website www.chatham-ma.gov