Orleans Morning Brief, Oct. 30: Housing Trust lands $4 million Governor Prince grant

From Orleans News

• Planning Board catalogs downtown plans without a vote The Orleans Planning Board reviewed a staff inventory of a dozen downtown planning efforts and debated the lack of a public gathering space, as a November Special Town Meeting article could let overlay-district housing projects go fully income-restricted.Orleans News
• Historical Commission weighs Nauset Road cottage's fate The Orleans Historical Commission examined a deteriorated 1917 Nauset Road cottage after an architect said its framing was too far gone to save, racing a roughly 10-day statutory window to decide the building's preservation status.Orleans News
• Housing Trust secures $4 million Governor Prince grant Orleans Affordable Housing Trust landed a $4 million state grant for its Governor Prince project, the largest award the trust has received, as officials work out exactly how the infusion reshapes the project's overall budget.Orleans News
• Open Space Committee backs Monument Road land deal The Orleans Open Space Committee threw its support behind the Orleans Conservation Trust's push to buy a 0.7-acre parcel at 149 Monument Road near Pilgrim Lake, as the trust prepares a Community Preservation Committee funding request.Orleans News
• Site Plan Committee reviews Route 6A duplex utility risk Orleans Site Plan Review Committee took up a four-duplex proposal at 170 and 172 Route 6A, where developer Matt Cole warned Eversource design delays could leave finished units without final utility hookups before a required MassDOT permit can be filed.Orleans News
• Finance Committee presses for financial analysis on sewer costs The Orleans Finance Committee moved to formalize a liaison role with the Wastewater Management Advisory Committee after member Edmund Mahoney pressed for the financial analysis behind a WMAC conclusion, and accepted member Richard Berdik's resignation.Orleans News
• ZBA continues Governor Prince hearing amid traffic dispute The Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals continued its hearing on the 78-unit Governor Prince affordable housing project to November 18, as dueling traffic studies put summer increase estimates at 44 percent versus 37 percent and a resident compared the project's density to a Brewster development.Orleans News

Coming up

• Mon, Nov 2, 5:30 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Nov. 2 in Skaket Room The Orleans Cultural Council meets Monday, November 2, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Skaket Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Tue, Nov 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.: State election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3 Orleans voters cast ballots in the state election Tuesday, November 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road.Town of Orleans
• Tue, Nov 3, 8:30 a.m.: Conservation Commission meets Nov. 3 The Orleans Conservation Commission meets Tuesday, November 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Nauset Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Wed, Nov 4, 3 p.m.: Historical Commission meets Nov. 4 The Orleans Historical Commission meets Wednesday, November 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Skaket Room, with a vote expected on tabled preservation grant applications.Town of Orleans
• Wed, Nov 4, 5 p.m.: Select Board meets Nov. 4 The Orleans Select Board meets Wednesday, November 4, at 5 p.m. in the Nauset Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Wed, Nov 4, 10 a.m.: Site Plan Review Committee meets Nov. 4 The Orleans Site Plan Review Committee meets Wednesday, November 4, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Nauset Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Wed, Nov 4, 7 p.m.: Zoning Board meets Nov. 4 by Zoom The Orleans Zoning Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, November 4, at 7 p.m. by Zoom only.Town of Orleans
• Thu, Nov 5, 10 a.m.: Human Services Advisory Committee meets Nov. 5 The Orleans Human Services Advisory Committee meets Thursday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Skaket Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Thu, Nov 5, 2 p.m.: Board of Health meets Nov. 5 The Orleans Board of Health meets Thursday, November 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Nauset Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Thu, Nov 5, 4:30 p.m.: Community Preservation Committee meets Nov. 5 The Orleans Community Preservation Committee meets Thursday, November 5, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Nauset Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans
• Thu, Nov 5, 6 p.m.: Nauset Regional School Committee meets Nov. 5 The Nauset Regional School Committee meets Thursday, November 5, at 6 p.m.Town of Orleans
• Thu, Nov 5, 6:30 p.m.: Old King's Highway committee meets Nov. 5 The Old King's Highway Regional Historic District Committee meets Thursday, November 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Skaket Room at Town Hall.Town of Orleans

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