Finance Committee

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 12

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 5

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2

Government · Finance Committee

Harwich Finance Committee reviews $86.7 million FY27 budget with few departments seeking increases

HARWICH -- February 26, 2026, Harwich Finance Committee reviews $86.7 million FY27 budget in weather-shortened session. The committee heard back-to-back presentations Thursday from the Water and Wastewater Commission and acting town

Townbrief reporting · Feb 26

Government · Finance Committee

Eastham Finance Committee reviews DPW, water, and housing budgets for FY2027

Eastham Finance Committee works through DPW, water, and housing budgets as deferred costs top $760,000.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19

Government · Finance Committee

Harwich Finance Committee Hears School Budget Requests Exceeding Town's Planning Number

HARWICH -- February 19, 2026, Harwich Finance Committee hears school budget presentations projecting a nearly $1 million gap against the town's spending plan. Monomoy Regional School District Superintendent Scott Carpenter presented a proposed

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19

Government · Finance Committee

Orleans Gets One Bid for Eldridge Park Design Firm as Grant Outcome Remains Uncertain

ORLEANS -- February 19, 2026, Orleans Recreation Committee receives sole Eldridge Park design bid as state grant remains unresolved. The committee, meeting February 19, heard from Recreation Director Jamie that the bid period for the

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19