Coming before the Mattapoisett Select Board on December 20 was Board of Health Chairman Carmelo Nicolosi and Board of Health Agent Gail Joseph to discuss pending Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection regulations for limiting nitrogen in watershed areas. The DEP plans to implement new regulations for nitrogen-sensitive areas as early as January 2023 […] Read more »
As the Tri-Towns strategize to locate sources of nitrogen pollution in hopes the state Department of Environmental Protection will relent on a sweeping septic regulation requiring an expensive upgrade to existing systems in areas deemed nitrogen sensitive, elected officials are raising their arms like a linebacker on the home team, trying to drum up […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on December 19 was Christos Kulipoulos of The Preserve at Bay Club, the developer of the Split Rock neighborhood within the Bay Club subdivision. Kulipoulos sought the return of a $125,000 roadway surety being held by the town. Kulipoulos stated to the board that the roadway work […] Read more »
On December 15, the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals convened to hear two appeals and did so in nearly record time. Coming before the board on this night was David Andrews of Bay Club Real Estate with what was filed as a Variance and ultimately accepted as a Land Use Variance application for […] Read more »
The Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee has much to digest after meeting recently with several town department heads to hear their capital requests for Fiscal Year 2024, along with 10-year needs-based projections. Most recently, the Department of Public Works went before the CIPC on December 8 and the Facilities Department on December 15. […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday night scheduled the 2023 Annual Town Meeting for May 22 and learned what will be that meeting’s most consequential article. The Select Board meeting began with a request from Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School Superintendent Aaron Polansky to put a placeholder article on the warrant requesting funding for […] Read more »
December 20 found members of the Mattapoisett Select Board and the Marine Advisory Board sitting down to hash out next steps in the long-anticipated repairs and improvements for Long Wharf. But the process of making critical plans to a wharf located in the heart of the historic village is still in the early stages. […] Read more »
“I’m going to be honest, I think there’s a lot to be proud of, knowing what we have all gone through the last two and a half years. What we’re hearing from the state is that a lot of the trends we’re seeing are consistent from district to district. We saw some of that here. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Community Preservation Act Committee met on December 13 to begin the vetting process for grant applications received for the FY23 budget cycle. Grants passing muster will then go on to the Spring Town Meeting to determine the will of the people. Five grants have been received, and preliminary discussion has begun to […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Health on December 7 reviewed a draft letter that will request “slowing down” the implementation of proposed new and potentially expensive state septic-system installation regulations. Town Health Director Karen Walega said the Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to require nitrogen-reduction systems for even existing septic systems. This new […] Read more »