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Chatham Select Board
How the Chatham Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Randi Potash joined the board after the May 14, 2026 town election, where she won the one open seat; Shareen Davis left. At its reorganization on May 15, 2026 the board elected Jeffrey Dykens Chair, Cory Metters Vice Chair and Randi Potash Clerk. Covers 13 meetings so far, May 15 to September 15, 2026.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetVote Transparency Score
Chatham Select Board: 7 out of 10 · Mostly open
How easy Chatham makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 5, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are posted for most meetings, but some are missing.Part points: 1/2
- Each vote namedSplit votes are roll calls that name how each member voted.Full points: 3/3
- Posted quicklyA meeting more than three months old still has no minutes.No points: 0/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes going back to 2011 are online.Full points: 1/1
- Readable textThe minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe town’s website shows a photo of each member.Full points: 1/1
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What Town Meeting decided
In Chatham, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · May 10, 2025 59 votes: 51 passed, 4 failed, 4 no action
- Art. 1 Annual Town Election (officers elected by ballot) No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 2 Authorize appointment of officers and accept annual reports Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 3 FY2025 budget adjustments: transfer $378,200, including $316,200 from free cash to the Affordable Housing Trust Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 4 Fix salaries of elected officials Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 5 Set FY2026 spending limits for consolidated revolving funds Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 6 Set FY2026 Airport Revolving Fund spending limit Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority.”
- Art. 7 Establish an Adult Supportive Day Program revolving fund Passed “So voted by a Very Substantial Majority.”
- Art. 8 Wood Waste Reclamation Facility Enterprise Fund: $25,000 Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 9 Town operating budget for FY2026: $44,154,028 Passed “The Article is Passed, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 10 Monomoy Regional School District operating budget for FY2026: $11,118,811 Passed “So voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 11 Approve $9,007,030 Monomoy Regional School District debt for Middle School siding and windows Passed “The Article is Adopted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 12 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School operating budget for FY2026: $587,949 Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 13 Fund collective bargaining agreement settlements Passed “So Voted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 14 Water Department operating budget for FY2026: $5,106,350 direct costs plus $341,478 indirect Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 15 FY2026 capital budget: appropriate $3,162,650 Passed “So Voted Virtually Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 16 Transfer Station improvements: $3,400,000 ($400,000 taxation, $3,000,000 free cash) Passed “So Voted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 17 Transfer $5,000,000 from free cash to expand and renovate the Center for Active Living Passed “Article 17 passes, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 18 Borrow $32,000,000 for wastewater collection system expansion Passed “That is More Than The Requisite 2/3rds, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 19 Raise $410,000 for a new ambulance Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 20 Transfer $1,070,000 from Wastewater Capital Stabilization Fund for sewer repairs Passed “So Voted Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 21 Raise $400,000 for dredging Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 22 Raise $175,000 for the Childcare Voucher Program Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 23 Transfer $50,000 from free cash for a Sewer Assistance Program Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 24 Raise $66,000 for electronic speed display signs Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 25 Transfer $150,000 from overlay surplus to the OPEB Liability Trust Fund Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 26 Raise $59,175 local match for airport federal capital improvement projects Failed “The Article Does Not Prevail; Article 26 Does Not Pass, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 27 Community Preservation: $15,000 administrative budget Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 28 Community Preservation: reserves for open space, historic and housing Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 29 Community Preservation: $500,000 for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “YES: 263 NO: 150”
- Art. 30 Community Preservation: $408,000 to preserve Stallknecht paintings at the Atwood Museum Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 31 Community Preservation: $275,000 for Nickerson Family Association historic barn Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 32 Community Preservation: $50,035 for Union Cemetery headstone preservation Passed “So Voted Almost Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 33 Community Preservation: $500,000 for Little Mill Pond Pier reconstruction Passed “So Voted by a Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 34 Community Preservation: $140,000 for salt marsh field studies Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 35 Community Preservation: $50,000 for 2025 Open Space and Recreation Plan Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 36 Transfer $78,600 from cable PEG fund for public access television Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 37 Amend General Bylaw Chapter 238 (Stormwater Management) Passed “The Aye’s have it, Article 37 is Adopted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 38 Amend General Bylaw §10.3 A (boards, committees and commissions) Passed “So Voted by a Substantial Majority, declared the Temporary Moderator.”
- Art. 39 Zoning: create West Chatham Neighborhood Center district (2/3 vote required) Failed “That is Not 2/3rds, Article 39 Does Not Pass, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 40 Zoning map change for West Chatham Neighborhood Center district No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 41 Grant utility easement at 365 Main Street Passed “So Voted by More Than The Requisite 2/3rds Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 42 Grant utility easement at 114 Training Field Road Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 43 Grant utility easement at 608-610 Stage Harbor Road Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 44 Refile home rule petition: exempt projects of $50,000 or less from prevailing wage law Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 45 Reaffirm home rule petition to create a Chatham Housing Trust Passed “So Voted by a Virtually Unanimous Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 46 Reaffirm home rule petition to use CPA funds for affordable and attainable housing Passed “So Voted (Consent Calendar).”
- Art. 47 Reaffirm home rule petition for a 0.5% real estate transfer fee to fund housing Passed “Article 47 is Passed, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 48 Special legislation on Conservation Commission membership Passed “So Voted by a Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 49 Accept MGL c.23B §32(b) Seasonal Community designation Passed “Article 49 is Adopted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 50 Home rule petition adding commercial fishermen as a housing preference vocation Passed “So Voted by a Very Substantial Majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 51 Petition: zoning change to Conservancy District setback Passed “So Voted Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 52 Petition: zoning, add paragraph m. to permitted uses in Conservancy Districts Failed “The Article Does Not Pass, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 53 Petition: zoning, modify §III.D.3.g on exterior mechanical appliances Passed “So Voted Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 54 Petition: spend up to $65,000 to pay tax-title lien on 330 Cedar Street Failed “Article 54 Does Not Prevail, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 55 Petition: accept MGL c.60 §3D fund to aid elderly and disabled taxpayers Passed “So Voted by a Nearly Unanimous Vote, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 56 Petition: bylaw requiring a report of tax-title accounts and free cash No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 57 Petition: amend Affordable Housing Trust Fund bylaw (Chapter 10.5) No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 58 Petition: amend Affordable Housing Trust Fund bylaw (Chapter 10, Section 5) Passed “The Ayes Have It, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 59 Petition: new bylaw limiting use of Chatham Airport Passed “So Voted, declared the Moderator.”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the May 10, 2025 Annual Town Meeting.
Special Town Meeting · September 16, 2024 1 votes: 1 passed
- Art. 1 Borrow $4,000,000 for 90 Bridge Street waterfront piers, floats and Stage Harbor boathouse Passed “that is more than 2/3rds, Article 1 is passed.”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the September 16, 2024 Special Town Meeting.
Annual Town Meeting · May 13, 2024 47 votes: 37 passed, 4 failed, 1 indefinitely postponed, 4 no action, 1 advisory
- Art. 1 Annual Town Election (officers elected by ballot) No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 2 Authorize appointment of officers and accept annual reports Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 3 Pay prior-year bills: $1,330.25 from free cash Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 4 FY2024 budget adjustments and transfers No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 5 Fix salaries of elected officials Passed “YES: 450 NO: 25”
- Art. 6 Set FY2025 spending limits for consolidated revolving funds Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 7 Set FY2025 Airport Revolving Fund spending limit Passed “YES: 376 NO: 99”
- Art. 8 Wood Waste Reclamation Facility Enterprise Fund: $25,000 Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 9 Town operating budget for FY2025: $40,085,339 Passed “YES: 452 NO: 49”
- Art. 10 Monomoy Regional School District operating budget for FY2025: $10,308,940 Passed “YES: 453 NO: 41”
- Art. 11 Transfer $41,603 from Educational Cable Access Fund for press box fiber and PA system Passed “Article 11 was passed by a voice vote, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 12 Approve $2.5 million Monomoy Regional School District debt for Middle School exterior siding Passed “YES: 460 NO: 40”
- Art. 13 Cape Cod Regional Technical High School operating budget for FY2025: $575,479 Passed “YES: 474 NO: 30”
- Art. 14 Fund collective bargaining agreement settlements Passed “YES: 462 NO: 38”
- Art. 15 Water Department operating budget for FY2025: $4,399,250 direct costs plus $400,000 indirect Passed “So Voted Unanimously, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 16 FY2025 capital budget: appropriate $2,417,220 Passed “YES: 446 NO: 45”
- Art. 17 Borrow $2,900,000 for Transfer Station redesign and renovation (2/3 vote required) Failed “Article 17 does not pass, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 18 Borrow $11,400,000 for waterfront infrastructure projects (2/3 vote required) Failed “Article 18 does not prevail, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 19 Appropriate $500,000 from water revenues for water main replacement Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 20 Transfer $1,735,000 from Wastewater Capital Stabilization Fund for sewer repairs and upgrades Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 21 Raise $400,000 for dredging Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 22 Raise $125,000 for the Childcare Voucher Program Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 23 Raise $273,682 to establish an Adult Supportive Day Program No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 24 Transfer $150,000 from overlay surplus to the Stabilization Fund Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 25 Raise $150,000 for the OPEB Liability Trust Fund Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 26 Raise $361,700 for a Transfer Station roll-off truck Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 27 Raise $170,000 for Chatham Municipal Airport capital improvements Passed “YES: 257 NO: 245”
- Art. 28 Raise $440,700 for EV charging stations at Chatham Municipal Airport Failed “Article 28 does not prevail, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 29 Acquire property at 0 Pleasant Street, South Chatham No action “NO MOTION”
- Art. 30 Community Preservation: $15,000 administrative budget Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 31 Community Preservation: reserve $480,000 for open space, historic and housing Passed “CONSENT CALENDAR”
- Art. 32 Community Preservation: $750,000 for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed “YES: 261 NO: 247”
- Art. 33 Community Preservation: $20,000 for Lower Cape Housing Institute Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 34 Community Preservation: $75,000 for FORWARD at the Rock, Phase 2 Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 35 Community Preservation: $100,000 for Spring Rock Village affordable housing Passed “So Voted by a very substantial majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 36 Community Preservation: $350,000 for the Coast Guard Boathouse Passed “YES: 352 NO: 134”
- Art. 37 Community Preservation: $100,000 for Monomoy Regional High School press box Passed “So Voted by a very substantial majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 38 Community Preservation: $128,775 plus $8,011 reappropriated for Chatham Little League field Passed “So Voted by a virtually, but not quite unanimous, vote declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 39 Amend General Bylaw Chapter 100 (Airport Approach Protection) to fix a scrivener's error Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 40 Amend General Bylaw Chapter 100 (Airport Approach Protection) definitions Failed “Article 40 does not pass, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 41 Amend Waterways Bylaw to raise maximum fine from $200 to $300 Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 42 Raise share of inspection fees credited to Inspectional Services Revolving Fund from 10% to 30% Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 43 Adopt a new Tree Protection Bylaw Passed “Article 43 is adopted, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 44 Establish a Tree Protection Bylaw Revolving Fund Passed “So Voted by a very substantial majority, declared the Moderator.”
- Art. 45 Amend General Bylaw §10-4 A (Community Preservation Committee) Passed “So Voted Unanimously.”
- Art. 46 Non-binding resolution: explore participating in a regional swimming pool facility Advisory “YES: 185 NO: 108”
- Art. 47 Petition: special act letting the Select Board acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions Indefinitely postponed “VOTE ON MOTION TO INDEFINITELY POSTPONE: · YES: 208 NO: 52”
Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the May 13, 2024 Annual Town Meeting.
Not here yet: the May 11, 2026 Annual Town Meeting (the Town Clerk's minutes are not posted yet; only an unofficial scorecard is online).
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairJeffrey DykensChair · Elected townwide · at 12 of 13 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Vice-ChairCory MettersVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 meetings
Dean NicastroMember · Elected townwide · at 11 of 13 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Randi PotashClerk · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 meetings✓ Every meeting 2026
Stuart SmithMember · Elected townwide · at 13 of 13 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Attendance
34 full-board meetings so far this year, through September 15. Ties share a rank.
1Cory Metters34 of 34 meetings Every meeting100%1Stuart Smith34 of 34 meetings Every meeting100%1Randi Potash13 of 13 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%4Jeffrey Dykens33 of 34 meetings97%5Dean Nicastro32 of 34 meetings94%6Shareen Davis19 of 21 meetings · served until May90%45 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Stuart Smith27 of 27 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Michael Schell18 of 18 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%3Shareen Davis43 of 45 meetings96%3Dean Nicastro43 of 45 meetings96%5Cory Metters42 of 45 meetings93%6Jeffrey Dykens38 of 45 meetings84%46 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Michael Schell46 of 46 meetings Every meeting100%2Cory Metters44 of 46 meetings96%3Jeffrey Dykens43 of 46 meetings93%3Dean Nicastro43 of 46 meetings93%5Shareen Davis42 of 46 meetings91%45 full-board meetings in 2023. Ties share a rank.
1Michael Schell45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%2Shareen Davis43 of 45 meetings96%2Jeffrey Dykens43 of 45 meetings96%2Dean Nicastro43 of 45 meetings96%5Cory Metters41 of 45 meetings91%49 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Peter Cocolis20 of 20 meetings · served until May Every meeting100%2Shareen Davis48 of 49 meetings98%2Dean Nicastro48 of 49 meetings98%4Michael Schell28 of 29 meetings · served from May97%5Jeffrey Dykens47 of 49 meetings96%5Cory Metters47 of 49 meetings96%46 full-board meetings in 2021. Ties share a rank.
1Peter Cocolis46 of 46 meetings Every meeting100%1Cory Metters46 of 46 meetings Every meeting100%1Dean Nicastro46 of 46 meetings Every meeting100%4Shareen Davis44 of 46 meetings96%4Jeffrey Dykens44 of 46 meetings96%45 full-board meetings in 2020. Ties share a rank.
1Jeffrey Dykens45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%1Dean Nicastro45 of 45 meetings Every meeting100%3Shareen Davis44 of 45 meetings98%3Cory Metters44 of 45 meetings98%5Peter Cocolis43 of 45 meetings96%42 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Peter Cocolis42 of 42 meetings Every meeting100%2Jeffrey Dykens41 of 42 meetings98%2Dean Nicastro41 of 42 meetings98%4Shareen Davis40 of 42 meetings95%4Cory Metters40 of 42 meetings95%46 full-board meetings in 2018. Ties share a rank.
1Dean Nicastro45 of 46 meetings98%2Peter Cocolis24 of 25 meetings · served from May96%3Jeffrey Dykens43 of 46 meetings93%3Cory Metters43 of 46 meetings93%5Shareen Davis42 of 46 meetings91%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: 398 meetings from January 8, 2018 to September 15, 2026, with 4,081 votes, from the board’s official minutes on mytowngovernment.org/02633, the town’s minutes site. Not online: 21 meetings since January 2018 with no usable minutes online: for 8 the site says the minutes are “on record with the Town Clerk” (paper only), and for 13 the posted file is empty, belongs to another town or board, or is an attachment rather than the minutes. MassVoter is asking the Town Clerk for these. Released minutes of closed (executive) sessions are loaded as their own Special meetings in 5 cases: where they are the only minutes for that date (December 10, 2018; January 5, 2021; July 5, 2023) and the two sessions on the Town Manager’s contract (January 13 and February 17, 2026). At joint meetings only the Select Board’s own votes are shown; votes of the other board, including the Affordable Housing Trust trustees, are left out. How votes were read: Chatham’s minutes give each motion with its mover and seconder, then either a count (“Vote: 5-0”, sometimes naming who voted no or abstained) or, since 2020, a roll call with each member’s vote. A roll call, or a count that adds up to the members present with any no votes or abstentions named, shows each member’s vote (98% of votes). A count that does not add up, or does not say who voted no, is shown as a count only. Choices between nominees (each member names a person) show the result only, with the roll call quoted in the note. Members and officers for each year come from the board’s reorganization minutes. Discussion settled “by consensus”, without a vote, is not shown as a vote. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote. On October 7, 2026 the Town Clerk’s office answered our questions about roll calls that did not match the members present (public records request #26-297): name typos, an attendance line that was not updated, roll calls with no votes written in, and the joint Affordable Housing Trust votes. The 24 votes affected now show each member’s vote, with the answer quoted in the vote’s note. Thank you to the Chatham Town Clerk’s office for its help.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Sep 15Grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and…Motion: to grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
September 15, 2026: Grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Olivia Gundy of Cape Cod Winery on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Chatham…
To grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Olivia Gundy of Cape Cod Winery on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Chatham Bars Avenue Parking Lot of Kate Gould Park and to Connor Gundy of Cape Cod Winery on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Town Hall Parking Lot (549 Main Street), Chatham from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on October 17, 2026
Cory Metters stepped aside (recused).
From the minutes
“Mr. Nicastro made a motion to grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Olivia Gundy of Cape Cod Winery on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Chatham Bars Avenue Parking Lot of Kate Gould Park and to Connor Gundy of Cape Cod Winery on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Town Hall Parking Lot (549 Main Street), Chatham from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on October 17, 2026. Second: Mr. Smith Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes.” (Motion: Nicastro, second: Smith)
Sep 15Grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and…Motion: to grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt…Passed Unanimous, 3 present · see note
September 15, 2026: Grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Charlie Ballou of Whalers Brewing Co. on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Town…
To grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Charlie Ballou of Whalers Brewing Co. on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Town Hall Parking Lot (549 Main Street), Chatham from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on October 17, 2026
Cory Metters stepped aside (recused).
From the minutes
“Mr. Nicastro made a motion to grant a special one-day alcohol license for wine and malt beverages only to Charlie Ballou of Whalers Brewing Co. on behalf of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce at the Town Hall Parking Lot (549 Main Street), Chatham from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on October 17, 2026. Second: Mr. Smith Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes.” (Motion: Nicastro, second: Smith)
Sep 15Invite MyTownGovernment to a future Select Board meeting to…Motion: to invite MyTownGovernment to a future Select Board meeting to hear…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
September 15, 2026: Invite MyTownGovernment to a future Select Board meeting to hear their online presentation
To invite MyTownGovernment to a future Select Board meeting to hear their online presentation
The roll call lists "Carrie Mazerolle: yes". The Town Clerk's office confirmed on October 7, 2026 (public records request #26-297) that this should have been Cory Metters.
From the minutes
“Mr. Smith made a motion to invite MyTownGovernment to a future Select Board meeting to hear their online presentation. Second: Ms. Potash Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Carrie Mazerolle: yes.” (Motion: Smith, second: Potash)
Sep 1The Select Board continue to tax all classes at…Motion: that the Select Board continue to tax all classes at the…Passed 4–1 · No: Metters
September 1, 2026: The Select Board continue to tax all classes at the same rate by adopting a factor of “1”, grant the Residential Tax Exemption for Fiscal Year 2027 at 20%, and…
That the Select Board continue to tax all classes at the same rate by adopting a factor of “1”, grant the Residential Tax Exemption for Fiscal Year 2027 at 20%, and reject the open space discount and small commercial exemption.
Yes: Dykens, Nicastro, Potash, SmithNo: MettersThe roll call spells Dean Nicastro’s name “Nicatro”; The Town Clerk's office confirmed on October 7, 2026 (public records request #26-297) that this was just a typo.
From the minutes
“Mr. Smith made a motion that the Select Board continue to tax all classes at the same rate by adopting a factor of “1”, grant the Residential Tax Exemption for Fiscal Year 2027 at 20%, and reject the open space discount and small commercial exemption. Second: Ms. Potash Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicatro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: no Jeffrey Dykens: yes The motion passed in a vote of 4-1-0..” (Motion: Smith, second: Potash)
Aug 25Approve the consent agenda less item B – Consider…Motion: to approve the consent agenda less item B.Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
August 25, 2026: Approve the consent agenda less item B – Consider Use of Town Property; Employee Recognition Event, Harding’s Beach
To approve the consent agenda less item B.
Stuart Smith recused and is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Mr. Nicastro made a motion to approve the consent agenda less item B. Second: Mr. Metters Roll Call Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: yes Jeffrey Dykens: yes.” (Motion: Nicastro, second: Metters)
Aug 11Establish the fee for a Short-Term Rental registration or…Motion: to establish the fee for a Short-Term Rental registration or renewal…Passed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
August 11, 2026: Establish the fee for a Short-Term Rental registration or renewal at $200 for registration certificates issued for calendar year 2027 and thereafter
To establish the fee for a Short-Term Rental registration or renewal at $200 for registration certificates issued for calendar year 2027 and thereafter
Stuart Smith stepped aside (recused).
From the minutes
“Mr. Nicastro made a motion to establish the fee for a Short-Term Rental registration or renewal at $200 for registration certificates issued for calendar year 2027 and thereafter. Second: Mr. Metters Roll Call Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: yes Jeffrey Dykens: yes.” (Motion: Nicastro, second: Metters)
Jul 28Nominate Vice Chair Cory Metters as the alternate Select…Motion: nominate Vice Chair Cory Metters as the alternate Select Board member…Passed 4–0 · Abstained: Metters
July 28, 2026: Nominate Vice Chair Cory Metters as the alternate Select Board member to the Monomoy Regional Agreement Working Group
Nominate Vice Chair Cory Metters as the alternate Select Board member to the Monomoy Regional Agreement Working Group
Yes: Dykens, Nicastro, Potash, SmithAbstained: Metters
From the minutes
“Mr. Dykens nominated Vice Chair Cory Metters as the alternate Select Board member to the Monomoy Regional Agreement Working Group. Second: Mr. Nicastro Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: abstain Jeffrey Dykens: yes.” (Motion: Dykens, second: Nicastro)
Jul 14Grant a Seasonal All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant license for…Motion: to grant a Seasonal All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant license for PM,…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
July 14, 2026: Grant a Seasonal All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant license for PM, Inc. d/b/a Chatham House of Pizza, Philip Malitas, Manager, for the business located at 75 Old Harbor Road
To grant a Seasonal All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant license for PM, Inc. d/b/a Chatham House of Pizza, Philip Malitas, Manager, for the business located at 75 Old Harbor Road
The roll call lists Dean Nicastro twice. The Town Clerk's office confirmed on October 7, 2026 (public records request #26-297) that the second listing should have been Jeffrey Dykens.
From the minutes
“Mr. Nicastro made a motion to grant a Seasonal All Alcoholic Beverages Restaurant license for PM, Inc. d/b/a Chatham House of Pizza, Philip Malitas, Manager, for the business located at 75 Old Harbor Road. Second: Mr. Metters Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: yes Dean Nicastro: yes.” (Motion: Nicastro, second: Metters)
Jul 14Approve the consent agenda (Consider Special One-Day Entertainment License;…Motion: to approve the consent agendaPassed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
July 14, 2026: Approve the consent agenda (Consider Special One-Day Entertainment License; Music on the Porch with Old Exit)
To approve the consent agenda
The roll call lists Dean Nicastro twice. The Town Clerk's office confirmed on October 7, 2026 (public records request #26-297) that the second listing should have been Jeffrey Dykens.
From the minutes
“Mr. Metters made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Second: Mr. Nicastro Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: yes Dean Nicastro: yes.” (Motion: Metters, second: Nicastro)
Jul 14Approve the consent agenda (Consider Special One-Day Entertainment License;…Motion: to approve the consent agendaPassed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
July 14, 2026: Approve the consent agenda (Consider Special One-Day Entertainment License; Music on the Porch with Old Exit)
To approve the consent agenda
The roll call lists Dean Nicastro twice. The Town Clerk's office confirmed on October 7, 2026 (public records request #26-297) that the second listing should have been Jeffrey Dykens.
From the minutes
“Mr. Metters made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Second: Mr. Nicastro Roll Call Stuart Smith: yes Dean Nicastro: yes Randi Potash: yes Cory Metters: yes Dean Nicastro: yes.” (Motion: Metters, second: Nicastro)
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