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Orleans Select Board Votes 5-0 to Advance FY27 Budget Toward Town Meeting

ORLEANS — March 18, 2026 — Orleans Select Board advances $56 million FY27 operating budget and hears debt warning. The board voted 5-0 Wednesday to receive Finance Director Darren Tangeman's FY27 budget memorandum and direct staff to incorporate feedback into final town meeting warrant recommendations, with core operating expenses

Orleans Board Votes to Approve Sewer, Water Budgets and Awards Phase Two Substantial Completion

ORLEANS — March 18, 2026 — Orleans clears phase two sewer construction milestone and imposes drought water restrictions starting May 1. The Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners voted 7-0 Wednesday to award substantial completion to CC Construction Inc. for the Meetinghouse Pond Collection System and Pumping Station project as of

Nauset Regional School Committee Adopts $40.8 Million FY27 Budget Unanimously

ORLEANS — March 18, 2026 — Nauset Regional School Committee unanimously adopts $40.8 million FY27 budget, raising the four-town assessment 4.18 percent. The committee voted 9-0 at its March 18 meeting to approve a gross operating budget of $40,795,328 offset by $8,893,073 in revenue

Orleans Housing Trust Votes 6-0 to Approve $37,330 Emergency Home Repair Loan

ORLEANS — March 17, 2026 — Orleans Housing Trust approves $37,330 emergency home repair loan, waiving its $25,000 cap for the first time. The trust voted 6-0 at its March 17 meeting to approve the zero-percent-interest loan for an income-qualifying family of seven at the 80-

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

Orleans Conservation Commission Unanimously Approves Two Shoreline Projects and Pool Repair

ORLEANS — March 17, 2026 — Orleans Conservation Commission clears two shoreline permits and hears first detailed briefing on proposed coastal flood regulations. The seven-member commission voted unanimously — seven times across nine agenda items — at its March 17 meeting, approving repairs to a shed and platform at 26 Jack Knife Point

Orleans School Committee Unanimously Approves $6.7 Million FY27 Elementary Budget

ORLEANS — March 16, 2026 — Orleans School Committee unanimously approves $6,725,015 elementary budget for FY27. The committee voted unanimously Monday to adopt the Orleans Elementary School fiscal year 2027 spending plan, a $336,560 increase representing a 5.27 percent rise over the current year. Principal Elaine Pender reported

Orleans CPC Votes to Reopen Closed Account to Pay Outstanding $60,000 Bill

ORLEANS — March 12, 2026 — Orleans Community Preservation Committee unanimously votes to reopen a closed fiscal year 2025 account to process a missing $60,000 bill. The committee, meeting March 12, convened for only a few minutes, with the chair explaining the action as "really just a procedural thing"

Nauset Regional School Committee Delays FY2027 Budget Vote Pending Enrollment Reconciliation

ORLEANS — March 12, 2026 — Nauset Regional School Committee delays FY2027 budget vote, hears urgent plea to preserve preschool staffing. The committee held a required public hearing Thursday on a proposed $40.7 million regional budget — a $627,968 increase, or 1.56 percent, over the current fiscal year — but deferred

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

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