Brendan Annett of the Buzzards Bay Coalition was on hand at Tuesday’s meeting of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water Supply Protection Advisory Committee to clarify aspects of a contingency agreement that needs approval from all four MRV member towns and as of June 13, had yet to get it from the Town of Rochester. […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday considered in a public hearing a special permit and site-plan review approval application to construct a commercial building that will house a recreational-marijuana establishment, Megan’s Organic Market, at 621 County Road. The hearing was ultimately continued until the panel’s next meeting on June 27 after the applicant’s engineering representative, […] Read more »
In an effort to engage public feedback on its Vision 2028 Strategic Plan, the Old Rochester Regional School District held a four-session public forum over Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Shari Fedorowicz, assistant superintendent of Teaching and Learning, presided over the process that in the third session held Tuesday afternoon, saw mostly school administrators […] Read more »
It’s been a mighty long time since a new wooden boat was launched from the historic wharves located in Mattapoisett’s harbor, but the long wait is over. On Friday, June 16, the Acorn to Arabella boat will arrive in Mattapoisett. Food trucks are planned to set up around 3:00 pm. Saturday will find […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission voted during its May 24 public meeting to issue 122 Register Road LLC an Order of Conditions for a proposed boat-lift system and access walkway. During the public hearing, project representative Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc. explained that the activity is to be done by a crane […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday effectively slammed the brakes on a proposal to place a multitown conservation restriction on 241 acres of aquifer land from Acushnet to Mattapoisett that includes 13 acres at Red Brick Farms on the east side of Long Plain Road and the north side of Wolf Island Road. The deal breaker […] Read more »
Applicants Terry Buckley and Gail Cullen were denied in their attempt to gain approval for a ground-mounted solar array reaching up to 10 feet high at their 6 Derby Lane home. Their request for a variance at the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals’ May 25 public meeting was deliberated and rejected with votes from […] Read more »
There was disagreement among the members of the Marion Select Board as to the town’s Public Comment Policy. A Draft Second Read was before the board during Tuesday night’s public meeting, the purpose to allow the board to observe the changes made with recommendation allowing the chairman to maximize discussion time while maintaining […] Read more »
The first public hearing of the newly reorganized Marion Planning Board was a challenging one for engineer Dave Davignon, whose explanations satisfied six of seven members, green-lighting a special permit for a dock extension planned by applicants James and Joyce Patten at 83 Holly Road. The board, chaired by Tucker Burr, heard on Monday […] Read more »
During the June 5 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, Peter Demakis of the Village at Mattapoisett spoke on behalf of the owners requesting the return of a $50,000 surety held by the town for some 20 years. Demakis said that in all the years that sum had been set aside for emergency stormwater-system repairs, […] Read more »