COVID-19 Update

There have been 740 total cases Of COVUD-19 reported in Town to date since March of 2020. There have been 21 cases reported in Town in February 2022 compared with 42 cases in all of February 2021.

Chatham’s 14-day Percent Positivity (as of 2/24) for the previous two week period has continued to trend downward to 4.21% which is the 10th lowest on Cape. The Statewide Percent Positivity for the same period is 2.95%, for Barnstable County it is 5.46%.

Chatham Fire Rescue on side of red Fire Truck

S.A.F.E. Grants Received

The Chatham Fire Rescue Department has been awarded Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and Senior S.A.F.E. grants from the Commonwealth's Department of Fire Services.

The S.A.F.E. program was created 27 years ago and since that time average annual child deaths have been reduced by 78%. Seven years ago, the S.A.F.E. program was expanded to offer funds to communities in support of senior fire prevention training. Seniors are the most vulnerable population at risk of fire related deaths. Senior S.A.F.E. is aimed at educating seniors on fire prevention, general home safety and how to be better prepared in the event of a fire.

Th grants will continue to support Captain Ryan Clarke and Firefighter/Paramedic Rachel McGrath with their fire safety education programs here in Town.

Outdoor wildflower garden Master Gardener Online seminar March 2nd

Red lighthouse in front of sky beach and water Monomoy Regional School District around it

Monomoy Integrated Preschool

The Monomoy integrated Preschool Program strives to maximize the achievement of all students. Preschool children ages 3-4 who have been found eligible for special education services due to a disability learn alongside more typically developing students, called community friends, in an emotionally and physically safe environment. The community friends help to model age appropriate social, play, language and learning skills.

On Wednesday and Thursday, March 23 and 24, 2022 Monomoy Regional School District will hold Preschool Screenings for families who would like to enroll their children as community friends in the Integrated Preschool Program for the 2022-2023 school year. The screenings are by appointment only which may be made by calling 508-430-7216.

Nomination Period Open

Nominations are now being accepted for the 21st annual Mercy Otis Warren ‘Cape Cod Woman of the Year’ award honoring a woman on Cape Cod who has made significant contributions in the arts, business, education, community involvement,or volunteerism in her community.

Recipients exemplify the spirit of Mercy Otis Warren, an early American patriot born and raised in Barnstable.

Nominations should be presented on one typewritten page describing what qualifies the candidate and what makes her unique and deserving of such an honor. Nominations should include as much multifaceted information about the nominees as possible.

There are three options for submitting a nomination until 11:59 PM on Patriots’ Day, Monday, April 18, 2022

Submit a nomination online. The electronic form will prompt you to upload a nomination letter.
Mail the nomination letter to: Mercy Otis Warren Cape Cod Woman of the Year, Selection Committee, c/o Barnstable County, P.O. Box 427, Cummaquid, MA 02630
Email the nomination letter to mercyotiswarrencapecod@gmail.com

The Cape 2022 Woman of the Year will be presented with a statuette of Mercy Otis Warren by local, celebrated sculptor David Lewis, and will be asked to participate in the 4th of July parade in Barnstable.

Be our First Director of Community Services

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Next Select Board Meeting - Virtual Participation Only

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. Minutes

February 22, 2022

II. Public Announcements and Agenda Item Requests

III. New Business

A. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update (Director of Natural Resources Dr. Robert Duncanson and Town Manager Jill Goldsmith)

B. Drinking Water Testing and Pumping Update [DPW Director Tom Temple]

C. Public Comments on Business Agenda

D. Business Agenda (Board Discussion Items)

a. Roles & Responsibilities of Cemetery Commissioners (Citizen Agenda Request; J. Patterson 11/9/2021)

b. FY2023 Budget Review/2022 Annual Town Meeting Articles Review

i. Review of FY2023 Town Operating Budget and Five-Year Capital Improvements/Plan Authorization for FY2023; Transmittal of the FY2023 Operating and Capital Budgets to the Finance Committee due March 1st.

ii. FY2023 Water Department Operating Budget

iii. Consolidated Revolving Funds

iv. Airport Revolving Fund Authorization (Increase)

v. Expendable Trust Fund for Retirement (New)

vi. Board of Health Nuisance Remediation Fund (New)

vii. Water Resources Restoration Plan [Funding for Potential Grant Match]

viii. Consider Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Increase (from 4%) to 6% - Continued Item (Select Board members Nicastro and Dykens)

c. Consider Returning to In-Person/Hybrid Meetings

E. Executive Session – MGL Chapter 39, §23B #3

To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares, and with NO return to Open Session (Chatham Municipal Employees Association- CMEA)

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