In a remote access meeting on May 27, the Marion Conservation Commission spent the majority of its time addressing citizens’ inquiries related to flooding on Front Street. According to inquiries, large amounts of standing water had collected after significant rainfall events and inhibited the use of driveways along Front Street. Bob Larson, the property manager […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission reviewed plans for new housing developments and their potential impact on wetlands areas in their meeting held on June 2. Stephen Meltzer of Edgewood Development, representing plans put forth by Willow Creek Builders, presented an outline for the proposed construction of wells on Box Turtle Drive and Horse Neck Road. The […] Read more »
All of Marion’s emergency supplies have been put to the Police Department for emergency response and “are getting depleted pretty fast,” according to Health Nurse Kathleen Downey, addressing the Board of Health during its June 2 remote access meeting. Downey said that she had put in an order for what the Police Department needed for […] Read more »
Appearing remotely before the Mattapoisett Planning Board during their June 1 meeting was local developer Scott Snow. He requested that the board members approve an amendment to an existing covenant for the Eldridge Estates subdivision located off Prospect Road. The covenant maintains that the roadway would be completed prior to any construction of homes in […] Read more »
Chairman Mike King of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission has established an ebb and flow to public hearings, especially those where abutters’ concerns are raised and/or the complexity of a project warrants additional time in the “new normal” of remote meetings. King has commented several times during the pandemic emergency that he believes it is important […] Read more »
Old Rochester Regional High School plans a real, live, in-the-flesh commencement, albeit in a less-lengthy, make-shift format to ensure proper spacing and public safety. The target date is 10:00 am on Saturday, August 8, with a rain date of Sunday, August 9, at the football field. Here’s the twist: The Class of 2020 will sit […] Read more »
Upon the retirement of longtime public servant David Pierce from his final role as chairperson of the Marion Water Committee and the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District Commission, the Marion Board of Selectmen voted to dissolve the water committee and take on its responsibilities. The Board of Selectmen in Marion also acts as water and […] Read more »
Marion’s Department of Public Works is preparing to apply for a coastal-resiliency grant aimed at benefitting the town’s wastewater collection system. The grant totals $300,000, 25 percent of which has to come from the town. There is an article on the draft warrant for the June 22 town meeting to provide Marion’s $75,000 portion. In […] Read more »
Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar summarized Town Meeting warrant articles for the Board of Selectmen during its June 1 remote access meeting. The board will hold at least one more meeting before the Monday, June 22, 7:00 pm Town Meeting at Rochester Memorial School. The annual operating budget will see a 1.97 percent increase for FY21 […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals held its first remote access meeting on May 21, solely to approve the minutes from its March 12 meeting. The occasion allowed members of the board to get a run-through on the Zoom video-conference technology that has become, along with similar online platforms, the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. […] Read more »