To the Editor: The media reports extolling the virtues of a proposed solar garden by Marion’s Energy Management Committee sited on the Marion landfill needs to be placed in a proper context. An EMC objective is to change Marion’s zoning bylaws to allow “as a matter of right” zoning for the purpose of siting its’ [...] Read more »

To the Editor: We’d all like to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and save money, right? Solar photovoltaic panels are a great way to achieve this, but not all of us are fortunate to have a roof that isn’t shaded and that faces the right direction, a suitable yard for ground-mounted panels or the [...] Read more »

To the Editor: A common sense approach to the Marion sewage lagoons is needed. Selectman John Henry got it right when he said that it is a waste of time arguing whether the lagoons are leaking or not. The most sensible approach is to have CDM work on determining how to line the lagoons and [...] Read more »

To the Editor: If you live anywhere in Mattapoisett in a residential zone, don’t think you are safe from business or industrial development next door. Ask those folks on Jane Lane who will now abut an industrial cellular tower. Shouldn’t that be a good enough reason for home owners in every area of Mattapoisett to [...] Read more »

To the Editor: The last letter discussed the ramifications of the stretch building code requirement for the Green Communities designation for Marion. A stretch building code can be voluntarily adopted by a majority vote of the Town Meeting. The purpose of a stretch code is to promote energy efficiency in Town construction projects by imposing [...] Read more »

To the Editor: Marion needs a solar bylaw that serves and protects both its businesses and its residents, while allowing access to the benefits of energy from the sun. At present, the town’s zoning bylaws do not specifically address solar installations, leaving the Building Inspector and potential applicants without definitive guidance. Massachusetts General Law 40A, [...] Read more »

To the Editor: A significant Green Communities designation requirement is for the Marion Town Meeting by a majority vote to adopt a state approved “stretch building code.” Marion now uses a standard state building code, “the base code,” for construction and remodeling administered by the Town’s building inspector. This more restrictive and stringent building codes [...] Read more »

To the Editor: In the April 4 issue of The Wanderer, a letter from Ted North provided a confusing and misleading view of the proposed solar bylaw, which has been developed over the past year by the Energy Management Committee (EMC) with input from the Planning Board. Marion’s bylaws currently do not address solar arrays; [...] Read more »

To the Editor: We would like to express our most sincere thanks to the Mattapoisett police officers, firefighters and EMTs. We were involved in a serious accident on Route 6 on Saturday afternoon, March 30. Our car was severely damaged; we were both transported to St. Luke’s by ambulance. What is amazing to us is [...] Read more »

To the Editor: Recent media reporting on the objectives and agendas of Marion’s Energy Management Committee, EMC, requires a pause for scrutiny and comment regarding the impact of this Committee’s activities on Marion. A major EMC agenda item is changing Marion’s zoning bylaws to allow “as a matter of right zoning” with “expedited permitting” at [...] Read more »