Mattapoisett’s new Board of Health Agent, Kayla Davis, said she is “excited and eager” to not only sustain the busy department’s programs and services, but also to help the community in understanding the many roles the Board of Health ensures regulations are being met. Davis is a Wareham native, and until recently, was the Bourne […] Read more »
Members of Marion’s Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Affordable Housing Trust all met on Thursday, January 30, to discuss the future of the town’s affordable housing strategy. Resident Sherman Briggs had previously raised a concern with the Planning Board, noting that the town would be missing out on valuable income if the town continues […] Read more »
Marion’s affordable housing bylaw will be getting a facelift, announced members of the Marion Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, February 4. That is at least, if the voters agree to it. “We discussed the affordable housing bylaw last Thursday,” said Marion Town Planner Jay McGrail, “and after further discussion, we’ve decided to move forward with […] Read more »
On February 3, Marion’s Planning Board dedicated the majority of the meeting to continue a discussion that began on January 30, when an assembly of boards and town departments gathered to discuss the future of affordable housing in the community. The January 30 meeting opened the door to creative ideas meant to find ways in […] Read more »
A site visit on Monday, February 3, to a construction project at the edge of designated wetlands resulted in the domination of new business at the meeting of the Rochester Conservation Commission on Tuesday, February 4, at Town Hall. Environmental Planner/Conservation Agent Laurell J. Farinon presented the commission with a report on her findings a […] Read more »
Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman David Arancio on January 30 presented his fellow ZBA members with a summary from a recent conversation he had with Town Counsel Blair Bailey about granting variances. The point, Arancio said, was to clarify exactly what a variance is “and how we really need to look at a variance […] Read more »
On January 22, Mattapoisett’s Administrator of Assessing Kathleen Costello, along with town counselor Matthew Thomas, presented Home Rule Petition 4244 at the Massachusetts State House. If passed, the petition would grant Mattapoisett the legal right to assess solar developments with fees known as P.I.L.O.T. programs, aka, payment in lieu of taxes. While the town currently […] Read more »
If Rochester is to make significant progress toward the creation of affordable housing, the town will first need to determine what parcels of land are needed for already established projects. Rochester Affordable Housing Inc., a 501c3, not-for-profit organization, is seeking land from the town for that purpose, but Gianno Letteri, the organization’s president, and vice […] Read more »
While representatives from Carver, Wareham, and Marion agreed to a “skeletal district” at a recent meeting, it will still be several more months before an agreement between the three towns can be finalized. Representatives of the three towns approved “in principle” an agreement drawn up by the Carver Marion Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District attorney […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health imposed a cap on the number of tobacco sales licenses at five during its meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at Town Hall. “What we’re trying to do is decrease the number of cigarette sales, and… to discourage children from smoking,” said Marion Health Director Karen A. Walega shortly after the […] Read more »