EXIT 89

Getting Up to Speed

Issue No. 30 — Another Mighty Updates issue to get you up to speed on Orleans issues and projects that were approved at past Town Meetings. What's the status of our "new" fire-rescue building? Whatever happened to the fertilizer ban? And why is the Rock Harbor Wharf taking so long? Keep reading!
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Looking Ahead. . .

We are still hyperlocal, independent, jargon-free, and impartial. We promise to keep you abreast of Orleans town issues, make sense of Town Meeting warrants, and stay clear of municipal weeds.  One thing at EXIT 89 is changing. Your donations will still keep us going and growing, but they will no
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Orleans Annual Election!

Today is your last chance to vote in our Annual Election — from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the Council on Aging/Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road. Along with questions asking for approval of funding overrides for articles that passed at Town Meeting — Fire-Rescue Station design, Town
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Town Meeting Postmortem — May 12, 2025

Issue No. 29 — A postmortem of May Town Meeting and the surprises as well as frustrations. The FY 26 Operating Budget was approved along with Wastewater Phase 3, new solar development, a design for a new Fire-Rescue Station, and a nudge to the Select Board to look into Residential Tax Exemptions.
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Town Meeting Tomorrow!

Spring Town Meeting is tomorrow night! Town Manager Kim Newman and other Town Hall staff will be at Nauset Regional Middle School Gym early — doors open at 5 PM — to answer questions about the Warrant Articles before voting gets underway.
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