Marion’s Bylaw Codification Committee, a subcommittee of the Planning Board headed up by Planning Board member Norm Hills, has been working off a consultant’s list in addition to its own discoveries in an effort to achieve an update that will go to Fall Special Town Meeting floor. Hills told the Planning Board during […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals heard one public hearing during its August 12 Zoom meeting. In Case No. 1167, Mark Woodward Jr. sought a variance on his property at 519 County Road for a garage exceeding 1,000 square feet under Chapter 20.40, E.2 (7) of the Rochester Zoning By-Laws. Woodward explained that […] Read more »
The August 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the members facing an agenda filled with applications that have been continued multiple times over months. One such application is the site plan review of Randall Lane, LLC’s that proposes a large solar array deep within privately held forested lands. Member Janice Robbins […] Read more »
On August 12, the Rochester Board of Selectmen met briefly to discuss an appointment and to affirm the appointment of a treasurer, and to go into executive session to discuss non-union personnel matters. The board appointed Mike Kavacevich to the Rochester Cultural Council for a term of three years, and they affirmed the […] Read more »
The Marion Select Board reviewed the 11 articles for the Special Town Meeting warrant during its August 17 Zoom meeting. Town Meeting will be held on October 19. The deadline for articles and citizen petitions is August 31, and the warrant closes on September 21. Town Administrator Jay McGrail summarized the articles for […] Read more »
Jon Gregory of engineering firm Tata & Howard told the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission on August 10 that he received a positive report and laboratory data from Koch Separation Solutions after a test run of the Puron water filtering cartridge that the district has chosen for its water-treatment plant over its expiring […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission meeting on August 11 was brief, with one public hearing continued until the next meeting as requested by the applicant. Still, the commission quickly dispensed with one Notice of Intent to install a propane tank filed by a fellow ConCom member Jeff Doubrava. The NOI for Jeffrey Doubrava Revocable Trust […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission on August 17 again reviewed a Notice of Intent filed by Planning Board member and now new Conservation Commission member Bendrix Bailey to construct a 20-foot wide, 700-foot long roadway to access a single-family house lot at 0 Gerrish Road. Bailey’s application for a Form C Definitive Subdivision with […] Read more »
On August 12, the Mattapoisett Finance Committee met to discuss and approve end-of-year transfers that would finally draw a line under a year of fiscal challenges and revenue uncertainties. “We are balancing budgets with the actuals,” said Town Administrator Mike Lorenco. He said that, while the current revenue status is strong, there remains […] Read more »
In his Harbormaster’s report to the Marion Marine Resources Commission during the latter’s August 16 public meeting, Isaac Perry said that the town’s Capital Improvement Planning Committee plans to participate in a walk-through of the Island Wharf marine headquarters on Friday, August 20, at 2:00 pm. “The CIPC wants to stay on top […] Read more »