The Town House meeting room was packed for the Marion Planning Board meeting on October 7 with residents opposed to a plan for a two-lot subdivision at 213 Converse Road off Beach Street, with some insisting the engineer’s stormwater management design will result in flooding that would impact public safety. When it was their turn, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Finance Committee has been diligently studying and commenting on the Fall Special Town Meeting Warrant for many meetings. On October 10, while Town Administrator Michael Gagne presented the committee with the recently signed warrant, he focused the committee’s attention on a number of public works projects, most of which are in whole or […] Read more »
During the October 9 working meeting held by the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen, the necessity of buying a new harbormaster’s boat was discussed. Coming before Selectmen Paul Silva and Jordan Collyer was Mattapoisett Harbormaster Jay McIntosh who presented outlines on staffing and equipment needs now and into the future. But the big-ticket item, a new […] Read more »
It won’t be long now before the large-scale solar farm proposed for the large open space on Marion Road owned by Craig Canning, Rochester Farms, LLC, is approved. The Rochester Planning Board on October 8 gave a nod to Sarah Rosenblat of SWEB Development USA, LLC before wrapping up the public hearing and bringing it […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Planning Board Chairman Tom Tucker made no attempt on October 7 to disguise his distaste in having amendments to the current Marijuana Zoning Bylaws be heard in a public meeting. As the petitioner, Stuart Bronstein, explained why the amendments were being put before the public, Tucker maintained a controlled but clearly displeased countenance. Before […] Read more »
Superintendent Doug White told the Rochester School Committee on October 3 that a potential roof-mounted solar project at Rochester Memorial School is still in the negotiation process between the Town of Rochester and the solar developer. In September, the Rochester Board of Selectmen postponed taking any further action toward approving an agreement with Select Energy […] Read more »
With the clock ticking down for the signing of the Fall Special Town Meeting warrant, Mattapoisett Selectmen Jordan Collyer and Paul Silva met at Town Hall on Sunday, October 6, in the nick of time to sign and post the warrant two weeks before a special town meeting as mandated by state law. The warrant […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen held its Special Town Meeting Warrant review with the Finance Committee, Capital Planning Committee, and town moderator on October 7. There are eight articles slated for the November 4 Fall Special Town Meeting, and only one of them was voted down by the board, mainly because Town Administrator Suzanne Szyndlar […] Read more »
It was a long night for the Marion Conservation Commission on September 25, and one filing proved to be complex due to various discrepancies between the engineer’s plan and what is actually allowed under the Wetlands Protection Act. Kathleen Welch’s Notice of Intent contains a variety of activities including an after-the-fact plan to restore 845 […] Read more »
Summer may be over, but issues related to where boaters may engage in water skiing and tubing activities in Mattapoisett Harbor are still being debated. That was the case on September 26 when the Mattapoisett Marine Advisory Board met. In attendance was Harbormaster Jamie McIntosh. Months ago during the July 25 meeting, the MAB discussed […] Read more »