Other Committee

Government · Other Committee

Charter panel delays fall town meeting call

The Harwich Charter Commission postponed a decision on whether to add a mandatory fall town meeting to the town's draft charter.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 29

Government · Other Committee

Harwich Rec Commission Approves Senior Softball Fee Waiver

The Harwich Recreation and Youth Commission approved an $8,712.50 discounted fee for the Cape Cod Senior Softball League's 2026 season but took no funding vote on a dugout replacement project already estimated above $16,000.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 27

Government · Other Committee

Veterans panel tables Vietnam memorial dates

The Orleans Veterans Committee voted 5-0 to table a decision on what years to engrave on the town's planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 27

Government · Other Committee

Committee backs geothermal wells for fire station

Orleans's fire station design committee voted to direct its design team to proceed with planning a geothermal heating system for the new station.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 26

Government · Other Committee

Orleans panel debates charge wording, herring data

The Orleans Marine and Freshwater Quality Committee reported its Pilgrim Lake herring count plunged to an estimated 456 fish this year, down from more than 26,000 in 2017 and 2018.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 26

Government · Other Committee

Panel OKs Main Street restaurant deck addition

The Orleans Design Review Committee approved five separate exterior-design applications, including a new restaurant deck on Main Street.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 22

Government · Other Committee

Panel Recommends Splitting Cupola Funding

Harwich's Brooks Academy Museum Commission learned the building's restoration won't even start until June 2027, a year past its original finish date, because Community Preservation Committee money can't be spent before town meeting approval.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 22

Government · Other Committee

Harwich Charter Commission holds public hearing

The Harwich Charter Commission held a public hearing Thursday on its draft town charter, drawing one resident's testimony and clarifying that the draft eliminates Finance Committee term limits.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 22

Government · Other Committee

Harwich Panel Continues Brooks Academy Ramp Hearing

Harwich's Historic District Commission continued a ramp hearing and backed $403,000 in preservation funding without resolving a demolished building's fate.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 21

Government · Other Committee

Water board backs generator funding article

The Orleans Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners voted unanimously to support Article 20, a generator-funding article, at the November Special Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 21