Government · Select Board
Orleans holds off on Brewster rec merger plan
Orleans Select Board shelves a Brewster recreation merger after an hour of public pushback.
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Government · Select Board
Orleans Board Drafts First Special Events Policy
Orleans Select Board reviews its first-ever special events policy and opens debate on FY27 environmental goals.
Government · Other Committee
Orleans panel advances two war memorial designs
Orleans veterans panel refines Korean War and Vietnam memorial designs, defers font vote.
Government · Marine & Fresh Water Quality Committee
Committee Hears Boland Pond Diagnostic Assessment and Remedies
Marine & Fresh Water Quality Committee examined Boland Pond water quality and pollution sources. The committee discussed a diagnostic assessment identifying the Nauset Middle School septic system as responsible for 91 percent of phosphorous pollution degrading Boland Pond's sediments.
Government · Other Committee
Water panel defers decision on polluted Boland Pond
Orleans water panel finds school septic systems are fouling Boland Pond.
Government · Board of Health
Health board continues sewer case, mulls fines
The Orleans Board of Health continued a sewer show-cause hearing and delayed a pool-fence variance, both to September 3.
Government · Board of Health
Board of Health approves septic variances, continues pool fence hearing
Board of Health approved two septic system modifications allowing property improvements. Health Agent Meredith Ballinger reported that 4 Walker Road received unanimous approval for construction of a new three-bedroom dwelling on an existing septic system with no increase in flow.
Government · Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board
Affordable Housing Trust approves demolition of Governor Prence property
The Orleans Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board voted 7-0 to approve amendments allowing demolition to proceed on the former Governor Prence Motel property at 66-76 Route 6A and approved a $1.5 million Grant Agreement with Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. The Select Board also voted 4-0 on…
Government · Other Committee
Orleans Boards Approve Governor Prince Demolition Plan
Orleans clears demolition of the Governor Prince Motel despite pleas to wait for a historic review.
Government · Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners
Board approves wastewater flow for property development
Orleans water board approves wastewater flow for development, adopts billing policy. Chair Virginia Farber oversaw unanimous approval of 6,306 gallons per day of additional flow for 41 Main Street, supporting property redevelopment, and 66 gallons per day for 18 Cole Place.