The Marion Energy Management Committee met on Monday in part to review its October 18 audience with the Select Board. In a rare opportunity to be heard where it concerns the committee’s accomplishments on behalf of Marion and state its case for an influence on the energy decisions facing the town’s two major […] Read more »
Three cases came to completion, resulting in favorable decisions by the Marion Conservation Commission during its October 12 public meeting. Rick Charon from Charon Associates represented J. Patel, K.K. Brothers Corporation, in their Request for Determination of Applicability for the upgrade of a failed septic system at 664 Mill Street, described by Charon […] Read more »
For over a year, the Marion Affordable Housing Trust has been editing the Housing Production Plan for the community. In partnership with the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), the plan will stand as a roadmap to aid those seeking affordable housing options in Marion. On October 11, Tobey Ast, Norm Hills, […] Read more »
River Road abutters voiced their concerns over a proposed, two-lot subdivision located off Wareham Road adjacent to River Road when the Marion Planning Board met with Bob Rogers of G.A.F. Engineering on Monday night. Rogers, representing Danielle Realty Trust, detailed the drainage plan and pointed out that a nearly identical project had been […] Read more »
The public hearing having been closed at its last meeting, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals was eager on October 13 to vote accept Ken Steen’s application for a comprehensive permit as amended, corrected and encased in Town Counsel Jon Witten’s revised draft decision approving the site plan dated October 6 to build Heron […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday night said no twice, but in a very positive way. In two public hearings, the commission issued determinations that projects to build an agricultural storage shed at 0 Pierce Street and replace a failing septic system at 213 Walnut Plain Road will not impact nearby wetlands. The […] Read more »
During Tuesday night’s public meeting of the Mattapoisett Select Board, members heard from Town Administrator Mike Lorenco the stages that have taken or will take place from the UMass Boston Collins Center school-consolidation study. Present throughout the evening was Mattapoisett School Committee member Carly Lavin, who has stepped forward as an active team […] Read more »
The boating season has ended, and the Marion Harbormaster Department has cleared the outer harbor of 5 mile-per-hour markers, so all remaining markers are in the inner harbor, including red and green markers with a couple of rock markers left, it was announced at Monday night’s meeting of the Marion Marine Resources Commission at […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board Monday night unanimously approved the Host Agreement that will plant “Megan’s Organic Market,” a cannabis retail store, within the Rochester Crossroads mixed-use development at Routes 58 and 28. Before the approval vote, Town Administrator Glenn Cannon and Town Counsel Blair Bailey reported the agreement includes the state-required mandate that the […] Read more »
How to replace Jay McGrail, Marion’s town administrator of the past three years, was officially addressed by the Select Board for the first time during Monday night’s public meeting at the Police Station. McGrail won the job as Middleborough’s new town manager on October 11 with a unanimous vote of its Select Board. […] Read more »