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FALL MEETING RECAP — October 28, 2024

Issue 26 – Fall Town Meeting, 3 hours of passion and frustration in equal measure. Voters approved purchasing 72 Tonset Road, upgrading Eldredge Park, two housing initiatives. Two articles failed: pot shop at-home delivery and an East Orleans historic district study.
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Preview of Fall Town Meeting — October 28, 2024

Issue 25 — Our preview of Special Town Meeting takes a look at a short, streamlined warrant and explains key articles on housing, recreation, a climate-energy-environmental action plan, and a proposed acquisition of waterfront property at 72 Tonset Road. Don't miss the explanation of "free cash!"
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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE

Issue No. 25 dives deep into our water. Where does it come from? Where does it go? And what happens to it along the way? This issue overflows with answers — groundwater, drinking water, pond water, ocean water, stormwater, wastewater, wetlands, and estuaries.
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TOWN MEETING RECAP — May 13, 2024

Issue No. 24 — our recap of Annual Town Meeting, May 13, 2024. Only one article failed ±— funding for the Orleans Affordable Housing Trust Fund — with many expressing a desire to wait for the State to approve a petition allowing the AHTF to support "Attainable housing as well.
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