The Marion Board of Health approved a septic variance requested at 13 Washburn Lane during its February 16 meeting at the Police Station. Brian Grady from G.A.F. Engineering represented the property owner, describing the project as an upgrade to a failed system. An existing tank is being replaced with a FAST system going […] Read more »
On February 16, the Mattapoisett Boatyard, represented by David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone, Inc., came before the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals for a Special Permit. Davignon explained the proposed construction of one new building on a site that had held seven buildings before a catastrophic fire leveled everything – the […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee met on February 15 to discuss the Fiscal Year 2023 town budget and set a schedule for department heads to report for interviews. The operating budget for the next fiscal year is at a $321,108 deficit, according to Finance Director Judy Mooney. “Currently I do not have a […] Read more »
Make no mistake about it, Mattapoisett is deep into the FY24 budget process. The importance of evaluating municipal departmental budget requests, capital needs, staffing plans, expenditures and revenue cannot be overstated – it is a massive undertaking. On February 15, the Select Board, along with Town Administrator Mike Lorenco, met for a working […] Read more »
Kai Srisirikul will be allowed to build an addition to his house at 362 Front Street, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals decided on February 9. Srisirikul was voted a special permit per Zoning Bylaw 230-6.1 to allow him to construct an addition to an existing, nonconforming dwelling. The dwelling, a cottage that […] Read more »
John O’Rourke of Good Energy came to the Rochester Senior Center on February 15 to explain a plan that will lower the townspeople’s electricity bills. His company has helped Rochester and five other towns in the region reach a Community Aggregate Agreement with electricity supplier Direct Energy that will charge residents a lower […] Read more »
A new Plan of Record was presented by David Davignon of Schneider Davignon Leone representing James and Sharlene Craig, 12A Aucoot Road on February 13 to the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission. The changes from the original plan now call for a smaller footprint for a new residence, and a place for future septic upgrade. […] Read more »
Asked if he had a demolition timeline on Marion’s existing harbormaster building, Derek Redgate, civil engineer and project manager with Coastal Engineering, said he has been told the town is in the process of revising the project cost that would be brought before this spring’s Town Meeting. All permitting, he said, will be in […] Read more »
The Planning Board started its February 14 meeting by approving the special permits for the construction of an in-ground swimming pool behind a multi-unit home at 7 Marion Road. The board had to decide whether to permit the pool under both Scenic Highway and Groundwater District regulations. The permits will allow building owner […] Read more »
The Public Safety Facility Feasibility Study Committee on February 14 agreed with consultant Ted Galante’s new focus for examining whether to combine, replace or rehab the town’s police and fire stations. At the conclusion of Gallante’s presentation on study options Tuesday afternoon, he and the board agreed his firm will focus on a […] Read more »