The Town will host several opportunities for the public to learn about the Center for Active Living Project to expand and renovate the existing CFAL, 193 Stony Hill Road, over the coming months.
Additional funding of $200,000 for the Project is proposed in Article 15 of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant.
Information Session
Wed., April 15th, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Community Center, 702 Main Street
Q&A with the CFAL Building Working Group
Wed., April 22, 5 p.m., Town Office Annex, 261 George Ryder Road
Center for Active Living Tours
Mon., May 4th, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Center for Active Living, 193 Stony Hill Road
Thurs. May 7th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Center for Active Living, 193 Stony Hill Road
The historic US Coast Guard Boathouse arrived back home in Stage Harbor on Tuesday, March 24th and was hoisted onto its new foundation at 90 Bridge Street on Wednesday, March 25th.
The arrival and placement of the structure, after 20 years away, was met with great enthusiasm and many witnesses who staked out the shoreline around Stage Harbor and the east side of the Mitchell River Bridge.
The Town thanks Dave Dougherty and Jay Cashman for their unwavering belief that this day would come, Town Meeting voters for their support of the re-purposing of the Boathouse into a new shellfish upweller, and to our project partners GEI Consultants, Inc, Pomroy Associates, and Robert B. Our Marine for making this very special delivery possible.
Work to renovate and repurpose the facility as the Town’s new shellfish upweller will now begin on site.
The second installment of FY2026 Real Estate and Personal Property bills are issued the week of March 23rd and payments are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 1st. Payments not received in the Treasurer’s office by the due date will be considered late and will be subject to interest.
Payments may be made by US Mail, in-person at the Treasurer/Collector’s office or via drop box at in the vestibule at the Town Offices, 549 Main Street.
Online payments can be made through the Town of Chatham’s website through City Hall Systems.
Contributions to the newly established Taxation Aid Fund may be made in the designated space on your real estate tax bill or via online payment.
Please take note: the residential exemption is not in effect for the current tax season.
The FY2027 Digital Budget Book is now available!
Access the digital Budget Book here.
Read the Executive Summary by Town Manager Jill R. Goldsmith for a comprehensive overview of the proposed budget, view the charts and graphics for an "at-a-glance" visual representation, or take a deep dive into the numbers with a line-by-line review of each Department.
Use the navigational panel and drop-down menus on the left to jump to sections that interest you.
The Digital Budget Book is a living document that will be updated throughout the budget process in the lead up to the 2026 Annual town Meeting.
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The Town Manager's Report for the month of January 2026 has been posted.
The Monthly Report contains reports from all Town Departments and Divisions on their work during the preceding month including a wide range of statistics from building permits issued to service calls to the Fire/Rescue Department to the value of commercial shellfish landing. Take a deep dive into the workings of Team Chatham and read the Town Manager’s Monthly Report.
The Select Board will hold the following public hearings during their regularly scheduled meetings on Tuesdays, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the large meeting room at the Town Office Annex, 261 George Ryder Road.
To consider a request for a new annual entertainment license for indoor live and recorded music for Chatham Moods, 1617 Main Street, Chatham.
To consider a petition from Verizon New England, Inc. to install one (1) new pole numbered 22/5/5 thirty six (36) feet east of existing pole numbered 22/5 and eighty (80) feet west of existing pole numbered 22/6 on Mill Pond Road and to install new conduit from the proposed pole numbered 22/5.5 southeast along Mill Pond Road approximately one hundred-eight (180) feet to new Mill Pond Road pumping station project. (Continued from March 10, 2026)
To consider a petition from NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to install 215’ +/- 2-4” conduit and one (1) new manhole 10242/010 for new underground service at 162 Shore Road.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend in-person or through the link in the posted agenda.
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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 or watch the video below for instructions.
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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