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: Special Town Meeting
Total 15 Posts
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.
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!"
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.
Spring Town Meeting is tonight — doors open at 5 PM, at the Nauset Regional Middle School gym. The meeting starts promptly at 6 PM. We hope to see you there!