EXIT 89

Topic: Wastewater

Total 21 Posts

Special Town Meeting Postmortem — November 17, 2025

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.
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Preview of Special Town Meeting — November 17, 2025

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.
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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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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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Preview of Town Meeting — May 12, 2025

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.
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