Editing Orleans, Vermont (section)

==Government==
Like all Vermont incorporated villages, the government is run directly by the people. Residents conduct the village meeting on the second Tuesday of March. They elect all officers, including those in the Fire Department.

Officers:
* Moderator (runs March village meeting. Elected each year) - Bill Davies<ref>{{cite book | author = Creaser, Richard |title = Orleans Village Meeting is brief and orderly | publisher = The Chronicle | date = March 21, 2007}}</ref>
* Trustee – Larry Wilcox
* Trustee – Gerry Martel
* Trustee – Eric Lanou
* Clerk - Shelia Martin
* Village Manager (appointed by Trustees) – John Morley III

===Fire department===
Fire department officers

Chief – E. J. Rowell.
First assistant Chief – Jay Ratté.
Second Assistant Chief – Ronald Hoyt

In 2008, the fire department provided service to the village and to the adjacent town of [[Brownington, Vermont|Brownington]].<ref>{{cite book | author = Creaser, Richard |title = Water budget calls for higher rates | publisher = the Chronicle | date = January 28, 2009}}</ref>

===Water and sewage===
The village pumps water from the Willoughby River to its high reservoir during off-peak hours. The water is treated with [[chlorine]], [[fluoride]] and [[polyphosphate]]. Sewage is treated by an anoxic-oxic system.<ref name="c080827">{{cite news |author=Chris Braithwaite |title=Editorial: The grim arithmetic of village utilities – Part 2 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 27, 2008}}</ref>

Billing and fees are quarterly. Households or apartment buildings pay a flat fee of $39 per quarter, plus $2 for {{convert|1000|USgal}} of water beyond {{convert|5000|USgal}}. There is a flat fee of $78.12 per dwelling per quarter for sewage.<ref name="c080827"/>

===Education===
The village and surrounding area supports a graded school. The effective spending per pupil was $11,770 in 2008.<ref>''About Your 2008 School Taxes,'' flyer sent with real estate bills</ref> The average in Vermont was $11,548.