Three articles on Marion’s Annual Town Meeting Warrant drew substantial discussion from the floor. One of those articles carried, one carried with an amendment authored from the floor, and one was voted down on May 10 at Sippican Elementary School. Developer Sherman Briggs, whose 28-unit housing project planned off Spring and Mill Streets […] Read more »
The overwhelming sentiment of those attending Mattapoisett’s May 10 Town Meeting: Let’s get it done. While a few articles brought out some questions and concerns, none was so unpalatable as to be kicked to the street. All articles passed rather smoothly through the voting process, including Article Two, the $29,894,778 General Operating Budget. […] Read more »
On April 28, the Mattapoisett Capital Planning Committee reconvened to continue its discussions on items believed critical to capital planning processes moving forward. During previous meetings, several committee members were dispatched to research expenditures or future municipal needs such as facilities maintenance, renovations and rehabilitation projects, and to obtain asset maintenance records for […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Planning Board member Janice Robbins expressed concern during the board’s May 3 meeting over what she considers endless requests from applicants for continuances. A continued hearing for a modification to a Form C Definitive Subdivision filed by Eric Medeiros for property located on Selha Way was scheduled, but the applicant asked for an […] Read more »
Residents of River Road, which runs perpendicular from Route 6 along the Weweantic and Sippican rivers near the Wareham town line, petitioned the Board of Selectmen during its May 4 meeting to attach stipulations to its issuance of an alcohol license to Stone Rooster Hospitality. The applicant for an on-premises, all-alcohol license aims […] Read more »
In its meeting held on May 4, the Rochester Conservation Commission discussed a Request for Determination of Applicability that was filed by Thomas Lewis of TEC Associates regarding vegetation management and pesticide spraying along railroad tracks running through Rochester. The public meeting on the application in question was continued from the commission’s previously […] Read more »
The owner of the Dunkin’ establishment at 450 Wareham Street went before the Marion Planning Board on May 3 seeking minor alterations to a site plan that had been awarded a special permit. The signature change is the elimination of the word ‘Donuts’ from the Dunkin’ brand. As tweaked, the letters of the […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen wants more time to digest the Rochester Memorial School agreement. “It doesn’t make sense to us the way the numbers line up,” said Town Counsel Blair Bailey, explaining to the selectmen during their May 3 meeting that Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar “ran the numbers” and came to the […] Read more »
In a lead-up to Mattapoisett’s May 10 Annual Town Meeting, months of board and committee meetings dissected finance reports, consultants’ studies, and departmental needs analyses, and debated at least a few controversial topics. Two Water and Sewer Department projects raised concerns during the April 29 meeting of the Mattapoisett Finance Committee. The members […] Read more »
Laurie Whitney-Lawrence will have to wait before she can legally use her Mendell Road property as a part-time event center. What began in 2013 as a $7,000 savings for her daughter’s wedding and reception evolved into a venue for other events including a fundraiser for Rochester Youth Baseball, memorial services and bridal showers. […] Read more »