Rochester Planning Board on May 11 held a public hearing for an Annual Town Meeting Warrant article pertaining to an amendment to the flood plain zoning bylaw, something Town Counsel Blair Bailey said the town must undergo every few years as the federal flood insurance regulations change every so often. Bailey said most […] Read more »
At the meetings of the Old Rochester Regional/Superintendency Union #55 Joint School Committee and the Mattapoisett School Committee, it was time to recognize those members whose terms are expiring in concert with this academic year. Region side Chairperson Cary Humphrey opened the May 5 JSC meeting by thanking outgoing member Tina Rood for her […] Read more »
It became a bit more of a debate versus brainstorming when the Master Plan Committee reconvened on May 5 to discuss schools, municipal building needs, and what the future might look like for those critical community structures. Coming out strongly on the side of “Our children should remain in Center School” was committee […] Read more »
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 »