In advance of the August 17 Town Meeting, scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm under the big top at Old Rochester Regional High School track, both the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen met on July 28 to review slashed revenue expectations and conservative expenditures. At 3:00 pm the FinCom members in remote attendance […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King has honed the virtual meeting process to allow both petitioners and the public ample opportunity and time to review proposed projects subject to the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act. Before each meeting, King reads from prepared notes outlining not only the validity of remote meetings as granted by […] Read more »
Marion Residents are being urged to monitor the track of Hurricane Isaias and make arrangements for shelter with family or friends should an evacuation be necessary. A local emergency may be opened but due to COVID restrictions, residents may have to rely on a regional shelter if necessary. Special attention to the residents of Planting Island and […] Read more »
It’s only in the exploratory stages, but the Marion Board of Selectmen’s decision to wait before taking to Town Meeting floor what appears to be an inevitable request for funding for a new Department of Public Works facility has piqued the interest of the town’s Energy Management Committee. The resultant window of time has Energy […] Read more »
The remote meeting on July 16 held by the Mattapoisett’s Zoning Board of Appeals heard attorney Chris Saunders speaking on behalf of his client Steven Goodwin regarding a request for a Special Permit. Goodwin is the property owner of a large horse stable described by Saunders as “state of the art,” situated on approximately 11-acres […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board facilitated a reorganization of the roles of its members in their remote access meeting held on July 20. The reorganization came after the June 26 reelection of Norm Hills, Eileen Marum, and Christopher Collings. In their first meeting since the town election, Chairperson Will Saltonstall began by congratulating his fellow board […] Read more »
New Superintendent of Schools Mike Nelson made clear in his address to the Old Rochester Regional Joint School Committee / Superintendency Union #55 that no less attention will be given hybrid or remote-learning plans for return to school than what he says the commissioner of secondary education for the state is instructing: to prioritize an […] Read more »
A discussion resurfaced in Tuesday’s remote access meeting of the Marion Board of Health regarding how to shelter residents during a natural disaster. “We’re supposedly going to have a bad hurricane season this year – who knows?” asked Chairperson Dr. Ed Hoffer, pointing toward the more accessible question about whether Sippican School can contain the […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission moved to resolve an outstanding public hearing related to a Notice of Intent application submitted by SEMASS Partnership in their remote meeting held on July 21. The application was submitted after SEMASS Partnership carried out emergency tree trimming in order to protect overhead wires and fiberoptic cables that connect the SEMASS […] Read more »
During the July 20 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, the resumption of work on a forthcoming new Master Plan was discussed. Prior to January 2020, the board had engaged the services of Grant King, director of Comprehensive Planning and Housing for the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD). King met with a […] Read more »