The Marion Affordable Housing Trust voted on March 30 to recommend Barrett Planning Group, LLC to assist the town with a feasibility study on options for older adult housing. Members of the Affordable Housing Trust enthusiastically accepted Barrett’s bid, the lone response to Marion’s request for quotes. “I attended [a webinar] and […] Read more »
In its only March 24 decision, the Marion Conservation Commission voted unanimously to approve an order of Resource Area Delineation, approving as accurate the resource areas as revised on March 22 in W. Dale Jones’ application. The Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (ANRAD) that ConCom Chairman Shaun Walsh described as a rarely […] Read more »
During the March 25 meeting of the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board, Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh explained the importance of a certifiable harbor management plan. McIntosh said that the plan posted on the town’s website, mattapoisett.net, while helpful to a degree at the time it was written in 2011, falls short of current needs. Not […] Read more »
As the clock ticks down to the May 10 Annual Town Meeting for Mattapoisett voters, Town Administrator Mike Lorenco and his finance team at Town Hall continue to prepare spreadsheets and supporting documents. These pieces of information then are shared with both Capital Planning and Finance Committee members, as those volunteers continue to ask […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional Junior High and High students, the caboose on the train back to full-time school attendance, will have played catch-up by the end of April, according to Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson during his March 24 update to the Old Rochester Regional School Committee. While grades 3-6 in the Tri-Town are […] Read more »
The Marion Finance Committee started making its article recommendations for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant on March 30, stopping near the halfway point to await a copy of the draft warrant for its next meeting. Finance Director Judy Mooney started by presenting a couple of small deductions in the budget: The town’s school […] Read more »
Once the zoning ramifications of the Cranberry Highway Smart Growth Overlay District were settled, the road was paved for Steen Realty and Development Corporation seeking special permits from the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals for two monument signs sought on behalf of Rochester Crossroads LLC at 22 Cranberry Highway. In a continued public […] Read more »
Any perception that Marion’s wastewater treatment facility is failing is mistaken, according to Kent Nichols Jr., vice president and wastewater practice leader at Reading-based Weston & Sampson, Inc. Speaking to the Marion Water & Sewer Commissioners meeting on March 25, Nichols indicated belief that the expensive lagoon cleanup has given the wastewater treatment […] Read more »
On March 24, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen opened the Spring 2021 Annual Town Meeting Warrant, which will remain open until April 5 at 4:00 pm. The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, May 10; more details to follow. After finalizing that piece of business, the board moved on […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board was greeted at its March 23 meeting with a request from applicant Snipatuit Road Solar, LLC to continue its public hearing to further formulate a response to the town’s peer review. A brief discussion by board members referenced the town’s request that the access road be widen to 16 feet […] Read more »