Two weeks after Sarah Stearns of Beals and Thomas, Inc. presented on behalf of Hingham-based Renewable Energy Partners, LLC in its application for Special Permits to construct a solar array at 109 Neck Road, the intense scrutiny from board members and abutters alike gave way to a better feeling all around during the Tuesday […] Read more »
The boil-water order has been lifted for Mattapoisett but not for Marion or Fairhaven. There is no E. coli in any MRV member town, but the presence of total coliform in some samples taken in Marion and Fairhaven has the state Department of Environmental Protection not yet willing to authorize the lifting of the boil-water […] Read more »
The Notice of Intent filed by Ben Bailey, a member of both the Rochester Conservation Commission and Planning Board, seeking approval of his plan to construct a 700-foot-long roadway to access a single-family house lot at Gerrish Road received the Conservation Commission’s approval on October 5 in the form of an Order of Conditions. […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Water Superintendent Henri Renauld updated the Mattapoisett Select Board and the public on the latest efforts aimed at identifying where and how contamination seeped into the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District treatment plant and what measures are being taken to fix the problem. Renauld said that on October 5 and 6, water […] Read more »
The Tri-Town was delivered a jolt last week when news came down that E. coli bacteria had been found in the drinking water supply of Mattapoisett River Valley Water District member towns. Following a prescription of flushing, system chlorination, and further testing, the MRV is hoping by the end of Friday, October 15, […] Read more »
Coming before the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee on October 4, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco shared the good news that, although free cash is just an estimate at this point in time, all indications point to a “healthy” number, he said. Early estimates peg the free cash number at $1.900,. With that in mind, he […] Read more »
The recent detection of Escherichia coli bacteria in a private well-water test in Marion has the Board of Health pursuing the framework for a new regulation that would require regular testing in the 40 private wells designated by their owners for drinking water supply. In her October 5 report to the board, Public […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board moved on from two major matters during its October 4 Zoom meeting, voting unanimously to recommend a zoning reclassification that will make possible a 48-unit, multi-family housing complex on Route 6 and finding peaceful closure to what had been a contentious exchange with Wings Cove-area abutters to the controversial pier […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Planning Board has been busy, not only with high-profile construction projects, but also with securing a new Planning Board administrator/planner and putting the finishing touches on a new solar bylaw. The September 30 meeting of the board found its members transitioning into executive session to interview two candidates vying for the vacant […] Read more »
It only took 45 minutes for the pros and cons of proposed increases to marine fees vetted in an October 5 public hearing to be aired, debated, and reviewed, but when all was said and done, the 20-percent average increases to the boating community received unanimous approval from the Mattapoisett Select Board. Coming […] Read more »