ORlEANS ANNUAl TOwN REPORt FOR YEAR ... - Town Of Orleans

and the other towns. From the strong support of our budgets to the cooperationbetween Orleans and the three towns on the regional funding formula, we on thecommittee, have an easier job providing the schools the resources needed fortheir fine programs.As our commitment to the students continues, so too does our commitment to thetowns to use the funds allocated to us in the most productive and effective ways.We are not the least expensive in the state nor are we the most expensive.Dollar for dollar, we are very good at what we are doing and the envy of othersystems paying more money. In addition to being named a Compass School anda Vanguard School the high school was honored by the US Department ofEducation as a Blue Ribbon School – only one of 238 schools in the country toachieve this award. The successes at the high school have their roots in theelementary schools of the region and in the middle school, all of which are anintegral part of the whole in successfully educating our students. The Regionowes much to Orleans and the other towns for the Region’s achievements andOrleans should take great satisfaction in their instrumental role.From the arts and music programs, to MCAS scores, to SAT testing to ourcollege acceptance placements, Nauset continues to shine brightly. I have said inthe past that great schools reflect great communities and vice versa. Orleans hasdemonstrated that it is among the best. On behalf of the Nauset Regional SchoolCommittee, please accept our heartfelt gratitude and our continuing promise touse the precious funds allotted us in the most responsible manner.Respectfully Submitted,Richard B. Wood, ChairmanOLD KING'S HIGHWAY REGIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMITTEE9 Meetings were held in 2007.‣ 13 Certificates of Exemption were accepted and‣ 30 Certificates of Appropriateness were approved.Respectfully Submitted,Paul Leach, ChairmanOPEN SPACE COMMITTEEApproximately 6.45 acres of open space were protected permanently in 2007,through the Town’s purchase of additional holdings from the Sparrow family ofSouth Orleans. The new parcel is located on Namequoit Road, across from JohnKenrick Woods, which was acquired from the Sparrow family several years ago.It provides frontage on Arey’s Pond and the Namequoit River and completes asignificant wildlife corridor extending from the watershed to the Peck property onthe north side of the Namequoit River. This acquisition was the first proposed bythe committee since the end of the Land Bank in 2005. Funding for the142