The conference room at the Mattapoisett Town Hall was nearly filled to capacity when the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission opened its August 26 meeting. The application that brought out the Bowman Road neighborhood was filed by NextGrid Patriots, LLC, a nationwide alternative energy developer. NextGrid is a company that works directly with landowners and their representatives to […] Read more »
The future of the Carver, Marion, Wareham Regional Refuse Disposal District (CMWRRDD) is uncertain, says Marion Town Administrator Jay McGrail, and the discussion on where to go once the district’s deal of the century with SEMASS expires on December 31, 2020 has been “all over the place,” as he sees it. The district has for […] Read more »
It was back in early spring when the Rochester Planning Board heard for the first time Craig Canning’s plans to bring a solar farm to his Marion Road farmlands. During the August 27 reopening of the public hearing for Canning’s plan, it was clear that things were moving closer to a start date. Once again, […] Read more »
The state is on heightened awareness of the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis after a fourth person, a female from Fairhaven, fell ill with the mosquito-borne virus and succumbed to EEE on August 25. Family members publically identified the woman as Laurie Sylvia, age 59, of Fairhaven. Sylvia is the first human EEE fatality in […] Read more »
Marion is moving toward a more comprehensive and fair classification and comprehension plan for union and non-union employees. During the August 27 meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen, David Colton from the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston presented the findings of a comprehensive study and […] Read more »
A request from the Recreation Department to perform some beach nourishment at Oakdale Avenue Beach kicked off a conversation during the August 14 meeting of the Marion Conservation Commission on the past, present, and future of a lesser-known ‘beach’ available for public use. The Marion Rec had inquired about the possibility of adding some beach […] Read more »
Although it doesn’t usually take a vote during the same meeting it reviews a draft decision, the Rochester Planning Board on August 13 found no reason not to for the relatively straightforward application filed by Covanta SEMASS for pollution controls at the solid waste to renewable energy facility at 141 Cranberry Highway. The new pollution […] Read more »
The August 19 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found the panel reviewing two Form A – Approval Not Required requests submitted by the Gingras Nominee Trust, for property located off Randall Road and off Whitetail Run, a total of eight subdivided lots. The applicant was represented by engineer Alan Ewing who presented the subdivision […] Read more »
On August 20, the Rochester Conservation Commission heard a Notice of Intent (NOI) filing from Todd Cambra, 1098 Walnut Plain Road, for the construction of a 75-foot by 60-foot garage for the storage of large equipment and trucks associated with lumbering activities. Tom Morris of Outback Engineering presented the project, noting that the site selected […] Read more »
With all the confusion surrounding the messy transition to private curbside trash and recycling collection, Town Administrator Jay McGrail and the selectmen felt there was no better way to address residents’ concerns than to host a public forum on August 14 and answer all the questions people still had. Waste Management representative Heather Louro joined […] Read more »