Finance Committee reviews wastewater plan projected at $850 million
The Orleans Finance Committee participated in a joint meeting with the Wastewater Management Advisory Committee to discuss the town's Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, projected at $850 million through Phase 16, with infrastructure costs potentially exceeding $300,000 per parcel in later…
Finance Committee · Meeting of September 10, 2026
ORLEANS — The Orleans Finance Committee participated in a joint meeting with the Wastewater Management Advisory Committee to discuss the town's Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, projected at $850 million through Phase 16, with infrastructure costs potentially exceeding $300,000 per parcel in later phases. Alternative wastewater systems including composting toilets and urine-diverting technologies were discussed, estimated at $30,000 to $50,000 per property versus sewer connection costs approaching $100,000. A $740,000 demonstration project was proposed to evaluate alternatives but received no Finance Committee funding vote.
The committees discussed potential borrowing and debt exclusion as possible financing mechanisms.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of September 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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