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Orleans Cultural Council Expands Student Art Show to Four Schools for November

ORLEANS — April 6, 2026 — Orleans Cultural Council expands November art show to four schools and advances Movies in the Park planning. Meeting April 6 in the Skaket Room at Town Hall, the five-member council — chaired by Brian Smith and including Treasurer Heather Morin — unanimously approved March minutes and received

Orleans Committee Scopes Main Street Sidewalk Design Study, Targets November Town Meeting

ORLEANS — April 6, 2026 — Orleans sidewalk committee directs engineer to scope Main Street design at four constrained locations. The committee voted by consensus at its April 6 meeting to have VHB and Director of Public Works Calvin Sutton cost out cross-section analyses at the Academy of Performing Arts frontage,

Orleans CPC Pulls Back Motion to Restrict Grant Applications to One Annual Cycle

ORLEANS — April 2, 2026 — Orleans CPC tables application-timing vote, vows tighter reporting rules. The Orleans Community Preservation Committee withdrew a motion Thursday that would have barred off-cycle grant applications after a session-long debate over emergency exceptions, legal constraints on excluding private applicants, and the lessons of the

Orleans Finance Committee Backs Phase 4 Wastewater Funding in 6-2-1 Reversal

ORLEANS — April 2, 2026 — Orleans Finance Committee reverses its prior rejection of Phase 4 wastewater funding, voting 6-2-1 to recommend the article to Annual Town Meeting. The committee had voted 3-5 against the measure at an earlier meeting, but Member Alice Thomason, one of the original dissenters,

Orleans Board of Health Adopts Revised Fee Schedule, Adds $20 Limited Food Permit

ORLEANS — April 2, 2026 — Orleans Board of Health adopts a revised fee schedule and new food permit tier at its April 2 meeting. The board unanimously approved increases across more than a dozen permit categories — including septic construction permits rising from $125 to $150 and tanning facility licenses doubling from

Orleans Select Board Votes 4-0 to Place $600,000 Fire Station Land Purchase on Warrant

ORLEANS — April 1, 2026 — Orleans Select Board clears May Town Meeting warrant, places $600,000 fire station land acquisition before voters. The board voted 4-0 at its April 1 meeting to place and recommend a warrant article authorizing the purchase of approximately 0.48 acres at 48 Eldredge Parkway

Orleans ZBA Continues Namequoit Road Special Permit Case to May After Board Signals Skepticism

ORLEANS — April 1, 2026 — Orleans Zoning Board continues 199 Namequoit Road special permit case to May, citing building coverage concerns. The board voted 5-0 at its April 1 meeting to grant applicant John H. Ferring IV a continuation to May 6, 2026, after board members expressed broad skepticism about

Orleans reviews 78-unit mixed-income housing plan for Route 6A site

ORLEANS — April 1, 2026 — Orleans Site Plan Review Committee hears informal pitch for 78-unit mixed-income housing development at 66 and 76 Route 6A. The project, a partnership of Housing Assistance Corporation, Preservation of Affordable Housing, and Habitat for Humanity Cape Cod, would place 61 affordable rental units, 10

Orleans Veterans Panel Votes to Require Single Contractor for Vietnam Memorial

ORLEANS — March 31, 2026 — Orleans Veterans Memorial Park Committee votes to require a general contractor for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and separates the Indigenous marker dedication from Memorial Day. The committee, comprising Chair Kevin Higgins, Andrew DeLore, and John Fuller — with 501(c)3 representative Brian Sosner participating by Zoom

Orleans Architectural Review Committee Approves Three Business Applications With Lighting Conditions

ORLEANS — March 26, 2026 — Orleans Architectural Review Committee unanimously approves three business applications, all tied to lighting and sign compliance. The committee, chaired by Stephen Salley and including members Carol Marsh, Paige McMahon, Kelly McCarthy, and Kira Vanna, voted 5-0 to approve a window replacement for the Red Balloon

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