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.
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.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves $50,000 Wastewater Analysis
Finance Committee unanimously approved $50,000 warrant article for wastewater cost analysis. Chair David Abel and the nine-member committee voted to forward the article to the Select Board, framed as providing taxpayers with comprehensive information about the costs of the wastewater program.
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