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Board Orders 13 Properties to Connect to Municipal Sewer

Board of Health ordered 13 properties to connect to municipal sewer. Chairman Joseph Hartung and Board Clerk Sims McGrath Jr., along with member John Kanaga, voted unanimously to order 11 properties to connect by November 30, 2026, with $200 weekly fines to begin December 1 for failure to comply.

Board of Health · Meeting of July 23, 2026

ORLEANS — Board of Health ordered 13 properties to connect to municipal sewer. Chairman Joseph Hartung and Board Clerk Sims McGrath Jr., along with member John Kanaga, voted unanimously to order 11 properties to connect by November 30, 2026, with $200 weekly fines to begin December 1 for failure to comply. In separate unanimous votes, the Board ordered 79 Route 6A and 193 Route 6A to comply or face fines.

An extension until November 30 was granted to 41 Main Street for review of redevelopment progress, while three properties with no sewer flow received indefinite extensions.

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Source: the Board of Health meeting of July 23, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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