Government · Other Committee
Veterans panel OKs Vietnam memorial design, 5-0
Orleans Veterans Committee approves Vietnam memorial design, splits 4-1 on lettering.
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Government · Finance Committee
FinCom adopts simpler nitrogen-funding article wording
Orleans Finance Committee votes to simplify a warrant article seeking modest funding to educate taxpayers on alternatives to sewering.
Morning Brief
CPA opens fiscal 2028 funding round
Orleans opens its fiscal 2028 Community Preservation funding round, with applications due November 23. Also in today's brief (8 items): Community Preservation Committee opens FY28 grant round; Fire Rescue Building Committee meets Monday; Marine and Fresh Water Quality Committee meets Mo…
Government · Select Board
Select Board revises draft code of conduct
The Orleans Select Board spent its work session reworking a draft code of conduct without taking a vote.
Government · Zoning Board
Orleans ZBA continues 78-unit housing hearing to Oct. 22
Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals pushes 78-unit affordable housing hearing to Oct. 22 without a vote.
Government · Select Board
Orleans Board Affirms Housing Sale, Harbor Slip Swap
Orleans Select Board affirms affordable housing sale and approves Rock Harbor slip transfer.
Government · Select Board
Orleans Select Board weighs draft code of conduct
Orleans Select Board spends an hour dissecting a draft code of conduct, takes no vote. Chair Mefford Runyon had Assistant Town Manager Mike Salitro walk members through a draft stitched together from Plymouth, Carver, the Finance Committee and insurer MIIA's template policies.
Government · Other Committee
Orleans water board weighs sewer fee cap
Orleans water board debates capping sewer betterment fees while fielding complaints over Eversource herbicide spraying.
Government · Council on Aging
Orleans COA Approves Minutes, Preps Fall Closure
Orleans Council on Aging will close most senior center programs for three weeks starting October 5 for major repairs.
Government · Planning Board
Orleans Planning Board fills three committee seats
Orleans Planning Board fills three committee seats and weighs new preservation incentives.