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Finance Committee

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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