Mattapoisett Selectman Paul Silva and Jordan Collyer voted on May 5 to reschedule town elections on Tuesday, June 16, and the annual town meeting on Monday, June 22. Silva noted that although the town clerk Catherine Heuberger was well prepared to conduct the elections as originally planned for May 19, lingering voter concerns over COVID-19 […] Read more »
Bill Madden of G.A.F. Engineering, representing the members of Antassawamock Club, Inc., questioned construction methods when a Conservation Commission hearing for Sandy Toes Realty Trust, Scott and Elizabeth Snow trustees, was reopened on April 27. The application was first opened in February, at which time the applicant’s representative was not available to explain the scope […] Read more »
Marion Conservation Commission Vice Chair Shaun Walsh told Brandon Lebrun that the commission could not issue a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for work being done at 20 Front Street during the commission’s April 22 meeting via remote access. “A Certificate of Compliance is intended to certify that the work permitted by the order of conditions […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board opened a hearing for the Braley Hill Road North Star LLC. The proposed project is approximately 100-acres of which approximately 40 will be developed for a solar array. The board heard from peer-review consultant Ken Motta of Field Engineering and Eric Las of Beals and Thomas, Inc., the applicant’s representative during the […] Read more »
The contracts have been signed and Marion is committed to go forward on deals that, if the costs work out with Eversource, would result in a potentially profitable solar array atop the Benson Brook landfill. But the Marion Energy Management Committee intends on second-guessing the plan when the Board of Selectmen meet on Thursday, April […] Read more »
The April 22 meeting of the Mattapoisett Fire Station Building Committee welcomed a full teleconference meeting room with the following voices: Brain Fors of Vertex, construction project management; Chris Logan and Jeff Shaw of Contex architects; Mattapoisett Fire Chief Andrew Murray; Mattapoisett Police Captain Jason King; Town Administrator Mike Lorenco and town consultant Mike Gagne; […] Read more »
Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar reported to the Rochester Board of Selectmen at its April 23, remote access meeting that the town’s stability fund is at $1.3 million and that the goal is to get it between $2 million and $3 million. “We’ve got to keep working on putting money in the rainy-day fund. Marion and […] Read more »
The anticipated proposal of a Monday, June 22, Town Meeting was among four coronavirus-related items that Town Administrator Jay McGrail discussed with the Marion Board of Selectmen at its remote access meeting on April 28. McGrail planned to formalize the plan later this week with an eye on presenting formally to the board for discussion […] Read more »
The April 21 meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission was held remotely with commission chairman Mike Conway, vice-chair Dan Gagne, and commissioners Lena Bourque, Kevin Thompson, Maggie Payne, and Chris Gerrior present as well as town counselor Blair Bailey in attendance. After a few minutes of log-in hiccups, the meeting began at 7:22 pm. The […] Read more »
The impending dissolution of the Marion-Rochester Health District, unfortunately, coincides with the announcement that Regional Health Director Karen Walega is retiring next week. Dr. Ed Hoffer, a member of the Marion Board of Health, thanked Walega for her 30-plus years serving the district and on behalf of the district, he wished her the best of […] Read more »