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Orleans Recreation Director Briefs Finance Committee on FY27 Budget and Eldridge Park Timeline

ORLEANS — March 19, 2026 — Orleans Finance Committee reviews recreation budget and Eldridge Park funding shortfall. Recreation Director Tom DiCervo told the committee Thursday that the town has approximately $3.5 to $3.6 million remaining for construction at Eldridge Park after a $219,000 to $220,000 engineering contract was

Orleans Natural Resources Committee Unanimously Backs Powwow Channel Dredge Recommendation

ORLEANS — March 17, 2026 — Orleans Natural Resources Committee votes to pursue dredging of Powwow Channel off Pleasant Bay. The committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend to the Select Board that a formal dredge process be initiated for the channel, which members said has grown progressively shallower and more difficult to

Mashpee Finance Committee endorses $4 million override and FY 2027 budget

Mashpee Finance Committee recommends a $4 million Proposition 2.5 override and the town manager's FY 2027 operating budget.

Harwich Finance Committee Endorses $7.6 Million Capital Plan, Advances Town Meeting Articles

HARWICH — March 12, 2026 — Harwich Finance Committee unanimously adopts FY2027-2031 capital plan and clears more than two dozen town meeting warrant articles in a single session. Chaired by Robert McCready, the eight-member panel approved approximately $7.66 million in FY27 capital spending items, including a $577,500 ambulance

Eastham Finance Committee Clears Five Warrant Articles, Eyes $2.99 Million Override

EASTHAM — March 12, 2026 — Eastham Finance Committee votes unanimously on five warrant articles, projects $472 median-home tax hike. The nine-member committee approved articles covering revolving funds, capital planning, and Community Preservation Act funding in three 9-0 votes at its March 12 meeting, clearing the path toward a

Orleans Finance Committee Hears Projected $1,000 Annual Tax Hike if All Capital Projects Move Forward

ORLEANS — March 12, 2026 — Orleans faces roughly $1,000 per year in added property taxes for the average homeowner if all major capital projects in the current five-year plan are approved. Treasurer/Tax Collector Scott Walker and Director of Finance Darrin Tangeman presented a detailed debt-service forecast to

Orleans Advisory Council Targets Decades-Old Livestock Fence Setback for Change

ORLEANS — March 9, 2026 — Orleans Agricultural Advisory Council targets a 50-foot livestock fencing setback that members say puts virtually every livestock fence owner in town out of compliance. Meeting March 9 with five members present, the council directed member Matthew Campbell to consult a town attorney before the April

Harwich Finance Committee Advances Fertilizer Ban, Defers Most Petition Articles

HARWICH — March 5, 2026 — Harwich Finance Committee recommends fertilizer home rule petition 5-3 and advances $1.9 million in Community Preservation Act spending. Meeting Thursday, the committee voted to recommend the petition — identical language already filed by Nantucket, Orleans, and Wellfleet with the state legislature — which would ban lawn

Eastham Finance Committee Outlines $3.93 Million Override Ahead of Town Meeting

EASTHAM — March 5, 2026 — Eastham Finance Committee outlines a $3.93 million override package that would raise the median homeowner's tax bill by $627. Town Manager Rich Waldo walked the committee through three stacked override questions at the March 5 meeting: a $755,000 base operating override driven

Orleans Complete Streets Panel Directs Single-Sidewalk Design Study for Beach Road

ORLEANS — March 2, 2026 — Orleans Complete Streets panel narrows Beach Road feasibility study to single-sidewalk option. Following a February 3 community meeting that drew 68 residents, the Complete Streets Advisory Committee on March 2 directed DPW Director Calvin Sutton to ask consultant VHB to develop a conceptual design for

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