ORLEANS -- February 17, 2026, Orleans shellfish panel authorizes letter demanding task force on $2.5 million Town Cove property. The Orleans Shellfish and Waterways Advisory Committee gave verbal authorization at its February 17 meeting
HARWICH -- February 12, 2026, Harwich Finance Committee votes 8-0 to nearly double the Recreation and Youth Revolving Fund spending cap to $400,000 after years of unaddressed statutory violations. Finance Director Jennifer Mintz
ORLEANS -- February 12, 2026, Orleans Finance Committee reviews $1.84 million in Community Preservation Committee funding recommendations ahead of May Town Meeting. At a hybrid joint meeting Thursday, Select Board member Michael Herman presented
EASTHAM -- February 12, 2026, Eastham Finance Committee reviews police budget with record traffic stops and full accreditation milestone. Chief Adam told the committee Thursday that the Eastham Police Department achieved full Massachusetts state accreditation
Eastham's Finance Committee reviewed three departmental budgets and heard the Affordable Housing Trust formally decline to oppose a proposed Wastewater Infrastructure Investment Fund surcharge.
ORLEANS -- February 3, 2026, Orleans residents clash over a proposed multi-use path on Beach Road, with cost estimates reaching $10 million. The Transportation and Bikeways Advisory Committee held a public community meeting February
ORLEANS -- February 2, 2026, Orleans Transportation and Bikeways Advisory Committee takes up dangerous Cape Cod Rail Trail gap at West Road. At the February 2 meeting, members Joel Porton and Bob presented a tiered
ORLEANS -- January 29, 2026, Orleans Finance Committee defers $5,000 Cape Cod Toy Library grant, wants Orleans programming plan. The committee, reviewing applications against a $200,000 fiscal year 2027 grant budget, agreed Thursday
HARWICH -- January 28, 2026, A Harwich Finance Committee subcommittee agreed in principle on draft charter language that would require the town administrator to produce a plain-language taxpayer impact summary before each annual and
ORLEANS -- January 22, 2026, Orleans Finance Committee digs into FY2027 budget gaps and fee policy with Finance Director Darrin Tangeman. At its January 22 hybrid session in the Nauset Room, the committee learned that
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