Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Committee Consensus Points to Tonset Road Extension as Next Infrastructure Priority

Orleans Complete Streets Advisory Committee sets Tonset Road Extension as its next major priority.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Recreation Committee Approves Minutes, Hears Eldridge Park and Skate Park Updates

Orleans Recreation Committee hears Eldridge Park design update, skate park governance question, and disclosure of a $150,000 anonymous donation offer.

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Natural Resources Committee Hears Pleasant Bay Survey Update, Herring Run Design Progress

Orleans Natural Resources Advisory Committee hears Pleasant Bay survey pitch and herring run design update.

Townbrief reporting · May 21

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Wastewater Panel Unanimously Backs Pleasant Bay Permit Agreement Update

Orleans wastewater panel backs Pleasant Bay permit update and mulls summer betterment preview.

Townbrief reporting · May 14

Government · Finance Committee

Finance Committee approves fire station construction appropriation

Orleans Finance Committee voted to approve $5 million for Fire-Rescue Station construction. The committee supported Article 17 by a vote of 6-0-3, with Finance Committee Chair Elaine Baird, Vice Chair Nick Athanassiou, and Finance Committee members David Abel, Chris Kanaga, Peter O'Meara, and Tony

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Transportation Committee Votes to Overhaul Bike Safety Signs, Backs Main Street Funding Push

Orleans Transportation Committee unanimously backs bicycle safety sign overhaul and girds for Main Street town meeting fight.

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Finance Committee

Council on Aging spending limit raised to $100,000

Orleans Finance Committee approves Council on Aging $100,000 spending limit increase. The Committee unanimously approved a temporary increase to the Council on Aging's revolving fund spending limit from $75,000, citing program demand that has already consumed 95 percent of the existing ceiling; the

Townbrief news summary · Apr 23

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Finance Committee Votes 8-0 to Raise Council on Aging Revolving Fund Cap

Orleans Finance Committee raises Council on Aging spending cap and flags $150 million sewer debt risk ahead of May Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 23

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 9