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22/05/2024

Wondering what went down at Orleans Town Meeting? Check out our Recap!

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.

13/05/2024

See you there?

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!

07/05/2024

Our newest issue is hot off the press.
Visit www.exit89.org for everything you need to know about the upcoming spring Town Meeting.

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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.

18/03/2024

Happy Monday, Orleans! Coming at you with our new issue of Exit89 — click below to learn all you need to know about what's afoot in Orleans.

Issue No. 22 — There's A LOT going on in Orleans. New Ideas. New solutions. New proposals. In this full-to-the-brim issue, we offers a follow-up to your votes at past Town Meetings and a progress report on plans and projects underway.

15/03/2024

Our brand-new UPDATES issue is live. click below to get UP TO SPEED on all things ORLEANS!!
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A digest of Orleans town issues

07/11/2023

The future of Orleans starts TODAY.
Don't forget to vote!!

Click below to read our new "short n' sweet" issue, out today!

A digest of Orleans town issues

30/08/2023

A Dive into the deep end of the STR swimming pool — to see our latest issue, go to the link in our bio.

10/05/2023

Our recap of Town Meeting will be published soon — stay tuned!

08/05/2023

Tonight’s the night! Go to our site for EXIT 89’s preview of important articles we’ll be voting on. Doors open at 5 PM at NRMS gym — above the ball field. Meeting starts promptly at 6 PM. SEE YOU THERE!

03/05/2023

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A digest of Orleans town issues

01/05/2023

Our Spring preview of next week’s Town Meeting has just been posted to our site! See the link in our bio.

01/03/2023

The number of year-round residents in 1996 was 6,800 — not too different from today, but their political affiliations were. In 1996, there were 5,112 registered voters: 1,513 Republicans, 887 Democrats, and 2,712 Unenrolled or Independent voters. The 2022 Town Report (to be published next month) shows the shift: of 5,659 registered voters in Orleans, there were 792 Republicans, 1,491 Democrats, 3,326 Unenrolled or Independent, and 50 “all others.” Click on the link in our bio to see our full issue on the search for a new Town Manager.

25/02/2023

How big a job is Town Manager? B I G The Orleans Select Board will be hiring a new one by late March or early April. Click on the link in our bio to see EXIT 89’s deep dive on the subject — and where you’ll find links to a town survey and open forum zoom where you can air your concerns and express your views.

24/02/2023

Our latest issue is out — a deep dive on the role of Town Manager on Orleans. We’re in the process of hiring our next one. Click on the link in our bio to read the issue and share!

11/01/2023

Nauset Regional High School renovation will continue. All four towns approved the cost increase and debt exclusion by wide margins in the district-wide election yesterday. The project will now proceed as scheduled with only an initial delay — and is expected to meet its original completion date of April 2025.

10/01/2023

Vote today! How would the high school renovation cost increase impact Orleans property owners?

For a 25-year bond at 4.5 percent interest, it would mean an additional $40.38 for every $100,000 of home value, per year, through 2049.

For more on the vote today, click on the link in our bio.

10/01/2023

Crucial Vote Tomorrow — to see details on the Nauset Regional High School renovation project, and an explanation of the cost increases, and impact of the special four-town vote, see the link in our bio.

17/12/2022

The Governor Prence Inn — back in the day. Have you looked at the plans for it’s redevelopment? EXIT 89 just dropped a new issue all that — and more. The link in our bio will lead you there. -termhousing

06/12/2022

VOTE today! Doors will be open at the Council on Aging Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road, from 9 AM to 7 PM.

Our first responders are on the ballot, six general override questions that need to pass to fully fund the new Police and Firefighters three-year contracts that were approved at Special Town Meeting on October 17.

24/10/2022

Want to watch a video of the Special Town Meeting? You can watch the whole thing. You really can! (Why bother with The Crown?) Channel 18 has a page on the Town website offering meeting videos on-demand — click on our website to see our recap of the meeting and a link to Channel 18 selection of “On Demand” videos.

17/10/2022

Special Town Meeting starts promptly at 6 PM tonight — at NRMS gym. We are expecting some friendly fireworks over short-term rental registration and fertilizers. See you!

14/10/2022

Click on the link in our bio — and head straight to our preview of Special Town Meeting on Monday, Oct 17, at 6 PM, at Nauset Regional Middle School Gym.

11/10/2022

Orleans! The Special Town Meeting is Monday, October 17...are you ready?
We'll be voting on: upgrades to the elementary school, new parking fees at Rock Harbor, a new registration program for short-term rentals, a petition for a fertilizer ban, and lots more.

Check out the latest issue of Exit89 for everything you need to know.

A digest of Orleans town issues

11/10/2022

SHORT, SWEET, NO WEEDS. Our preview of Special Town Meeting went out to subscribers last night — and is posted on our website (link In our bio.) Mark your calendars to come out to Nauset Middle School Gym next Monday, Oct 17 — the meeting starts at 6 PM. See you!

16/08/2022

What are the rules for dogs on the beaches, landings, and shoreline paths in Orleans? The new issue of EXIT 89 will answer that question — and others you never bothered to think about.

16/08/2022

Do you like to walk in Orleans? Chances are, you're walking on private property.
Do you know the rules of engagement?
Exit 89 is here to help.

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...

12/08/2022

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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...

12/08/2022

Read the signs — if you want to continue to enjoy the privilege of walking on private property. And read our new issue too. Link in our bio.

12/08/2022

Our new issue is out today — click on the link in our bio to read it.

08/08/2022

Ever wonder where you are allowed to walk, swim, sunbathe? And what about your dog? Orleans has 50 miles of saltwater coastline. Our next issue — in subscribers’ inboxes later this week — grapples with public access rights in Orleans.