The August 26 Marion Town Party at Silvershell Beach was a huge success by all available accounts, but the town’s Select Board first needed to hold a brief public meeting on August 23 to approve a Special, One Day Liquor License for ICJ Corp so it could serve alcoholic beverages at the event. […] Read more »
The first Public Hearing for “The Cottages,” held on Monday night by the Marion Planning Board, was attended by several abutters to the 78 Wareham Road property that slopes down to the Weweantic River. With the attending support of engineering representatives, developer Matt Zuker presented his 48-unit, townhouse-style, market-rate, residential project on the […] Read more »
Case 1523, a Variance petition filed by Catherine Murphy, 7 Oaklawn Avenue, returned to the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals on August 17. Originally, the Variance request was opened on July 20. After hearing from at least one abutter who objected to the location of a proposed inground pool, Murphy was allowed to request […] Read more »
The sad reality is that suicides are rising globally. On August 22, the Mattapoisett Select Board moved to declare September as Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day. The proclamation notes that suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall and the third leading cause of death for children […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on August 9 and issued several negative determinations of applicability for applications, including one from Michael Tracy and Roberta Dunn Tracy at 32 Joanne Drive. The Tracys were issued a Negative Box 3 Determination of Applicability for the removal of eight trees in the backyard of their home with […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday signed the host agreement for Megan’s Organic Market, the recreational marijuana retail store planned for 621 County Road, with two amendments, one altering the fee structure and the other a slight change in location. Prior to the board approving and signing the document, Select Board member Brad Morse explained […] Read more »
Rochester’s Zoning of Appeals on August 10 reapproved two variances to allow the construction of a multifamily home at 149 Marion Road. Amy and Jesse Hartley-Matteson were returning to the board because they had let the previous variance approvals for the project lapse without starting work; such variances are valid for only one […] Read more »
The Marion Affordable Housing Trust held a substantial discussion during Tuesday night’s public meeting on a potential bylaw revision to the existing one governing accessory dwelling units, but movement is not imminent. “Norm (Hills) wants to slow down on this, (but) the thing is, if we wait for the Codification Committee, what do […] Read more »
With questions looming over financial and organizational issues, the Marine Resources Commission met Monday night with a Select Board member, the police chief and the town administrator. At a meeting last month, MRC members said the MRC generates revenue but some of that revenue goes into the general town treasury. However, when it […] Read more »
A Notice of Intent filing from Beth and David Oberlander, 7 Angelica Avenue, was attended by Mattapoisett Land Trust president Mike Huguenin, who represented the organization’s interest in the filing as an abutter to the Oberlander’s property during Monday night’s public hearing held by the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. Oberlander represented himself and is a […] Read more »