Come join your neighbors and help shape the future of Orleans.
It's Monday, October 17 at 6 PM — inside Nauset Regional Middle School Gym (in
the back, just above the ballpark). Plenty of parking is available in the
athletic field lot.
What’s being voted on? Take a
Issue No. 12: Thirty-six articles are under consideration at the Special Town Meeting, including Short-Term Rental registration, a petition to restrict the use of chemical fertilizers and an HVAC upgrade to OES. Plus, what is Free Cash? Read on . . .
Issue No. 11 offers a deep dive into what’s public (and what’s not) in Orleans: beaches, trails, ponds, marshes, town-owned conservation areas, town landings, and Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) land. We explain the rules of engagement—and describe what can happen when those rules are ignored.
Orleans has about 50 miles of tidal coastline, including some of the most spectacular beaches and seaside scenery in the world. Ever wonder where you are allowed to walk, swim, sunbathe? The next issue will explain the rules of engagement — and what can happen when the rules are broken.
Election Results! All 5 measures and 9 candidates were victorious. Overwhelming popular support was shown for the non-binding resolution asking the Town of Orleans to communicate to the state its opposition to pumping radioactive waste from the Pilgrim Nuclear plant into Cape Cod Bay.