Rockport boards this week: water rates for multifamily housing, a septic tight tank rule and tiny house bylaws

Three Rockport boards meet this week on housing and health rules, according to agendas filed with the town clerk.

Council on Aging, Tuesday, 5 p.m., Community House, 58 Broadway

The agenda lists the director's report, Mental Health First Aid for older adults, recruiting a new board member, food and housing programs and programming updates.

Affordable Housing Trust, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., on Zoom

• Water rates for multifamily housing.
• Other opportunities at Rockport Exchange.
• Updates from the Select Board.
• What the trust should advise the zoning board to focus on as a seasonal community.
• A financial report, including the Community Preservation Committee financial plan.
• A revised strategy for town properties.
• Planning for the trust's annual meeting on Dec. 5, and an open position on the trust.

Zoom meeting ID 848 5806 1927, or call 929-205-6099.

Board of Health, Thursday, 5:30 p.m., on Zoom

• A welcome for Rockport's health agent.
• Status reports on the regional opioid abatement collaborative and the regional youth prevention network, both from Gloucester staff.
• A septic tight tank regulation.
• Goals, including revisions to the emergency dispensing site plan, and staff reports.

The board has two public comment periods. Each speaker may talk once for up to two minutes in each period. Zoom meeting ID 833 7215 5757. The board's next meetings are Nov. 19 and Dec. 14, in person at the Community House.

Planning Board, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., on Zoom

The board continues its work on draft bylaws for tiny houses and substandard lots, along with sample bylaws from the state's Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Public comment opens and closes the meeting. Zoom meeting ID 876 1215 7245.

Earlier coverage: Rockport planners start drafting rules for tiny houses (Oct. 1), where the bylaw work began.