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This is all complicated by a summer surge in vandalism

The Orleans Select Board asked the town administrator to bring back an animal control bylaw that would require dogs be leashed on public property

One store would be located near the transfer station and the second on Route 6A, near Nauset Marine.

ORLEANS — It'll cost more in boat fees to cruise in and out of Rock Harbor this summer, but probably not as much as anticipated when rate hike discussions began a few weeks back. The town was seeking to make operational costs for revenue-generating activities, such as moorings, Nauset and Skaket beaches, the transfer station, the (future) sewer and the harbor, transparent and, hopefully, self-supporting through the use of enterprise funds.  However, having the boat fees account for even just 80% of the harbor's operational costs would've sent per-foot rates for a berth soaring to more th...

ORLEANS – Orleans is on an accelerated track o decide whether to purchase the Governor Prence Inn and use it for affordable housing. Town meeting voters in October agreed to spend up to $29,900 on a feasibility study to determine the best uses of the property, and Orleans has hired the Barrett Planning Group to conduct it. The group must report back to the Select Board by Jan. 29. Orleans entered a letter of intent with the owners that will allow the town to negotiate a purchase and sale agreement by the May town meeting, pending the outcome of the feasibility study. The Governor Prence In...