Orleans Recreation Committee Advances $3.5 Million Eldridge Park Renovation Design
Orleans Recreation Advisory Committee reviews a scaled-back $3.5 million Eldridge Park renovation plan after value-engineering trims it from a $5.5 million design.
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Orleans Select Board Unanimously Adopts Net Zero Standard for Proposed Fire Station
Orleans Select Board adopts net zero energy definition for proposed $52 million to $60 million fire rescue station.
Orleans Water Board Adopts Sewer Abatement Policy, Backs $5.2 Million in Town Meeting Articles
Orleans water and sewer board unanimously adopts its first formal sewer abatement policy and endorses $5.2 million in town meeting articles.
Orleans Planning Board Advances Growth Incentive Zone Study for Downtown Development
Orleans Planning Board explores Cape Cod Commission Growth Incentive Zone to boost downtown investment.
Orleans EDC Backs First-Ever $150,000 Economic Development Budget Line at Town Meeting
Orleans Economic Development Committee backs first-ever $150,000 town budget line for economic development.
Orleans School Committee Votes to Open Kindergarten to Outside Students for First Time
Orleans School Committee votes to participate in school choice for the first time in at least seven years.
Orleans Fire Rescue Building Committee Schedules May Meeting Amid $60M Budget Debate
Orleans fire station budget could reach $60 million as committee weighs design and sewer questions.
Orleans ARC Approves CVS Sign Swap, Clarifies It Cannot Force Lighting Upgrades
Orleans Architectural Review Committee approves CVS sign update and confronts limits of its lighting enforcement authority.
Orleans Finance Panel Backs Water-Use Database as Basis for Sewer Nitrogen Credits
Orleans Finance Committee receives favorable water-use database analysis ahead of town meeting sewer vote.
Orleans Historical Commission Votes to Review Hundreds of Unprotected Historic Properties
ORLEANS — April 8, 2026 — Orleans Historical Commission moves to close a gap leaving dozens of pre-1900 buildings unprotected from demolition. The commission voted 5-0 at its April 8 meeting to form a subcommittee — the chair and member Charles Ellis — to evaluate a proposal by contracted architectural historian Eric