The lone news from the Rochester Conservation Commission’s August 2 meeting was this: The commission has now lost two associate members this summer and needs them replaced. Commission Chairman Christopher Gerrior, remotely participating as a regular member via Zoom, announced that Lena Bourque recently told him she is not renewing her associate membership on […] Read more »
The July 28 meeting of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals started with an introduction to the new Building Commissioner, Carl Bizarro, and some good news. The good news was that the new commissioner is on the same page as the board on handling zoning enforcement. Board member Richard Cutler asked Bizarro how […] Read more »
Monday night’s public meeting of the Marion Planning Board yielded little in the way of adjudication or voting decisions, but a significant piece of information emerged out of a general discussion regarding the town’s Master Plan. Noting an item regarding the power of the Planning Board to control derelict commercial properties, member Andrew […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Assessors want to replace retired assessor Debra Lalli with Debra Lalli as an appointee, but the Select Board delayed that appointment Monday night, objecting that the members should have been told sooner that this was the plan all along. “Did you know this would happen?” Select Board Chairman Woody […] Read more »
Last winter’s contentious situation between residents of Marion Village Estates and developer Ken Steen over snowplowing responsibilities on Fieldstone Lane sent the newly formed homeowners association onto Town Meeting floor looking for acceptance as a town street. Their motion failed, as the town cited the hammerhead dead end to Fieldstone Lane as a […] Read more »
What for several months seemed to be a stagnant situation with the prospects of a solar array at the Benson Brook Landfill took an energized turn at Monday night’s Marion Energy Management Committee meeting. EMC member Alanna Nelson came away from an Eversource presentation at a recent CVEC meeting, calling what she learned […] Read more »
The Heron Cove Estates, LLC 40B housing project proposed for Wareham Road took a significant step forward during a continued public hearing with the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14 at the Marion Police station. A Local Initiative Program (LIP) 670CMR negotiated with and approved by the Select Board, the proposal has […] Read more »
The July 21 meeting of the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals zipped right along on this night, metering out approvals and other requests in quick succession. David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc. represented John Penta of Watertown with his Variance request to convey an 807-square-foot triangular piece to an abutting neighbor. Davignon […] Read more »
On July 25, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission heard a Notice of Intent filing brought by David Halle of 23 Grand View Avenue. The application was represented by Peter Therrien of Field Engineering for construction of a 32×32-foot detached garage with an impervious patio area. Therrien detailed the stormwater considerations in the plan, but the commissioners […] Read more »
Marion Building Commissioner/Zoning Officer Bob Grillo was on hand at the July 21 Board of Health meeting to discuss pool and spa regulations and what is deemed a bedroom under Board of Health regulations. Grillo reported to the board that Marion’s fencing requirement around pools is now in conflict with the state regulation […] Read more »