Issue No. 32 — Our postmortem of Special Town Meeting at which an optional new zoning code for downtown Orleans was adopted, funding for a Fire-Rescue land acquisition was approved, and a more energy-efficient building code failed.
Topic: Community Preservation
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Issue No. 31 — preview of next week's Special Town Meeting on November 17 takes on a handful of complex articles addressing the housing crisis, downtown zoning, land for a new Fire-Rescue Station, the adoption of a stricter energy code, and CPC's funding of the Eldredge Park renovation.
Issue No. 28 — our preview of next week's Town Meeting, on May 12, offers a selection of key articles, including funding the design of a new Fire-Rescue station, replacement of a Town Cove bulkhead, the next phase of our epic Wastewater Project, Residential Tax Exemptions, and more.
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.
Issue No. 23 — our preview of next week's Town Meeting, on May 13, discusses the Warrant's new-look and re-structured Town Budget, and takes a closer look at an array of important articles, including $9 million Rock Harbor Commercial Wharf improvements.