The Orleans Citizens Forum informs Orleans citizens about issues important to the quality of life in our town and encourages broader participation in town affairs.

OCF is a 100% volunteer run organization that depends on its membership fees in order to bring the issues we all care about most to the forefront of our lives. Please help OCF inform Orleans voters by becoming a member today!

"Tiny Ticks, Big Trouble," our June 15 forum presented in cooperation with the Orleans Health Department, featured critical health information about tick-borne diseases on Cape Cod: what they are, how to avoid them, and what to do if you're infected. 

Read news coverage by CapeCodToday.com's Gerald Rogovin, and his report on keeping pets safe from tick-borne diseases

Watch Orleans Cable Channel 18 broadcasts of the complete tick forum (following a brief OCF annual meeting) on:

September 04 (9 pm)

September 05 (1:30 pm)

September 08 (4 pm)

September 11 (9 pm)

September 12 (1:30 pm)

Later broadcast date will be posted when they are known.  Or, watch the forum "on demand" on the Internet. Or, order a DVD via the DVD Meeting Request Form and picking up the DVD at Orleans Town Hall on School Road.

Study Lyme Public Health Facts from the Orleans Board of Health, and Summer Lyme Warning from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Selectmen Candidates Night: Review news coverage and photographs with important election information from the Orleans Citizens Forum 2010 Selectmen's Candidates Night, held April 29 at the Orleans Senior Center.   Click here for a Candidates Night summary.

You can see archived, cable Channel 18 "on-demand" playbacks via the Internet, of the April 29, 2010 Candidates' Night and of our our Oct. 20, 2009 Forum on energy efficiency and cutting your electricity bill.  Please see our News/Calendar page for information, or click here.

Click the links below for our latest downloadable content (in Adobe PDF and Microsoft DOC formats):