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Orleans Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Monument Road Coastal Dwelling Rebuild

Orleans Conservation Commission approves new coastal dwelling at 169 Monument Road, denies compliance certificate at 21 Megs Lane. The seven-member commission voted unanimously on all items at its April 21 meeting, with Associate Member Dave Lyttle joining the board for voting.

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.

Orleans Select Board Unanimously Adopts Net Zero Standard for Proposed Fire Station

Orleans Select Board adopts net zero energy definition for proposed $52 million to $60 million fire rescue station.

Orleans Water Board Adopts Sewer Abatement Policy, Backs $5.2 Million in Town Meeting Articles

Orleans water and sewer board unanimously adopts its first formal sewer abatement policy and endorses $5.2 million in town meeting articles.

Orleans Planning Board Advances Growth Incentive Zone Study for Downtown Development

Orleans Planning Board explores Cape Cod Commission Growth Incentive Zone to boost downtown investment.

Orleans EDC Backs First-Ever $150,000 Economic Development Budget Line at Town Meeting

Orleans Economic Development Committee backs first-ever $150,000 town budget line for economic development.

Orleans Fire Rescue Building Committee Schedules May Meeting Amid $60M Budget Debate

Orleans fire station budget could reach $60 million as committee weighs design and sewer questions.

Orleans ARC Approves CVS Sign Swap, Clarifies It Cannot Force Lighting Upgrades

Orleans Architectural Review Committee approves CVS sign update and confronts limits of its lighting enforcement authority.

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.

Orleans Historical Commission Votes to Review Hundreds of Unprotected Historic Properties

ORLEANS — April 8, 2026 — Orleans Historical Commission moves to close a gap leaving dozens of pre-1900 buildings unprotected from demolition. The commission voted 5-0 at its April 8 meeting to form a subcommittee — the chair and member Charles Ellis — to evaluate a proposal by contracted architectural historian Eric

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