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Harwich Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $635,700 in Year-End Fund Transfers

HARWICH — June 11, 2026 — Harwich Finance Committee approves $635,700 in year-end transfers as revolving fund audit looms. The nine-member committee voted unanimously on all three items at its June 11 meeting, acting on a $27,100 reserve fund transfer for the Recreation Department, two water enterprise fund

Orleans Finance Committee approves reserve transfer, questions sewer program cost and scope

ORLEANS — June 11, 2026 — Orleans Finance Committee flags sewer affordability crisis, school consolidation costs at June 11 session. The seven-member committee unanimously approved a reserve fund transfer request from the Town Manager's office before pivoting to sharp criticism of the town's wastewater expansion program, with

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

ORLEANS — June 1, 2026 — Orleans Complete Streets Advisory Committee sets Tonset Road Extension as its next major priority. The committee reached consensus at its June 1 meeting that Tonset Road Extension, which connects the Main Street sidewalk spine toward the Eldridge Parkway recreation complex and police station, should follow the

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

ORLEANS — May 28, 2026 — Orleans Recreation Committee hears Eldridge Park design update, skate park governance question, and disclosure of a $150,000 anonymous donation offer. Meeting May 28 in the Skaket Room, the committee received a working-schematic presentation from Regan Riella, Senior Project Manager and Landscape Architect with Leslie

Eastham Finance Committee appoints new member, flags $258,000 budget shortfall

EASTHAM — May 21, 2026 — Eastham Finance Committee reviews mixed override results and flags end-of-year budget shortfalls topping $258,000. The committee, meeting May 21, dissected the gap between the operating budget override's strong town meeting passage — 437 to 106 — and its far narrower ballot win of

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

ORLEANS — May 21, 2026 — Orleans Natural Resources Advisory Committee hears Pleasant Bay survey pitch and herring run design update. Owen Nichols of the Center for Coastal Studies told the committee at its May 21 meeting that a Friends of Pleasant Bay-funded 18-month ecological survey is just getting underway

Orleans Wastewater Panel Unanimously Backs Pleasant Bay Permit Agreement Update

ORLEANS — May 14, 2026 — Orleans wastewater panel backs Pleasant Bay permit update and mulls summer betterment preview. The Wastewater Management Advisory Committee voted 6-0 at its May 14 meeting to recommend that the Select Board approve an updated inter-municipal agreement tied to the Pleasant Bay watershed permit, which

Harwich Finance Committee Approves Three Reserve Transfers Totaling Nearly $50,000

HARWICH — May 14, 2026 — Harwich Finance Committee unanimously approves three reserve fund transfers totaling $49,520.57 at its May 14 meeting. Harbormaster John Hart secured $24,465.83 to cover emergency de-icing pump purchases made after six to eight inches of ice trapped the commercial fishing fleet at

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

ORLEANS — May 4, 2026 — Orleans Transportation Committee unanimously backs bicycle safety sign overhaul and girds for Main Street town meeting fight. The committee voted 8-0 at its May 4 meeting to forward a bicycle safety sign improvement plan to the Department of Public Works for implementation, based on research

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

ORLEANS — April 23, 2026 — Orleans Finance Committee raises Council on Aging spending cap and flags $150 million sewer debt risk ahead of May Town Meeting. The committee voted 8-0 on April 23 to temporarily lift the Council on Aging's program revolving fund expenditure ceiling from $75,000

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