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Members: John Ostman, Debra Oakes, Peter Polhemus, Mark Mathison

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board reorganizes officers for fiscal 2027

Planning Board reorganized. Debra Oakes was unanimously named Chair, Lynne Eickholt Vice Chair, and Francesca Galazzi Clerk, replacing outgoing Chairman John Ostman. Ostman praised board members' work on the Orleans Local Comprehensive Plan, certified June 25 by the Cape Cod Commission as

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board reviews zoning amendments on parking regulations

The Orleans Planning Board reviewed zoning amendments addressing parking and loading regulations. At its June 23 meeting, the board examined draft changes to Article VIII of the zoning bylaws, designed to streamline development permitting through coordination with zoning modernization and downtown

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