Mattapoisett will have a full-time harbormaster starting July 1 this fiscal year 2020, if the Town Meeting voters are so inclined. But definite changes are being reviewed and developed by the Marine Advisory Board at the direction of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen. During the March 12 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Marine Advisory […] Read more »
Once upon a time, the conservation agent in Mattapoisett was part of the Building Department, assisting property owners with site visits for wetlands flagging, finding the best locations for septic systems, interfacing with state agencies, and encouraging best practices for remediation. That bit of history came to light as the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on March […] Read more »
“Effective April 1, all property owners who have a municipal sewer stub associated with their property will be paying a privilege fee,” said Henri Renauld, Mattapoisett’s Water and Sewer superintendent. The fee has been necessitated for a variety of reasons, not the least of which are the payments made to Fairhaven for the capacity they […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board on March 12 finalized its draft of a new bylaw to regulate recreational adult-use cannabis establishments and voted to send it off to the Board of Selectmen, who will then send the bylaw back to the Planning Board to hold a public hearing ahead of the Annual Town Meeting. Board member […] Read more »
In its continuing pursuit to save money wherever it can in order to provide Tri-Town students with quality education, the Old Rochester Regional School Committee on February 27 voted to explore solar energy as a way to save on utility costs and direct as much funding as it can towards academics. The new school business […] Read more »
A resident wanting to build a large farm structure on his property got approval from the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on February 28, but first he had to come up with a reasonable “hardship,” one of the three requirements for a variance. Another thing the applicant needed was a “super majority” ZBA vote – […] Read more »
Special Permit applicant Mike Achilles got his approval to open up the Mary Celeste Neighborhood Lounge at 149-151 Front Street, but it wasn’t a unanimous vote amongst Marion Planning Board members, and residents also remained divided on the issue. Achilles began his presentation on March 4 by reminding the board that he and his wife […] Read more »
The February 27 meeting of the Marion Conservation Commission was bookended by the contentious issue of the appointment of associate member Marc Bellanger to temporarily fill the full member seat vacated by recently retired Joel Hartley. Chairman Jeff Doubrava dispensed with the administrative act of appointing Bellanger to fill the seat, under the vehement objection […] Read more »
Jose Araujo, 15 Elizabeth Drive, represented by engineer Rick Charon and wetlands scientist Bob Gray came before the Rochester Conservation Commission on March 5 with conceptual restoration plans for the former Boy Scout Camp on Leonard’s Pond. On January 15, the commission issued a cease and desist order to Araujo for illegal cutting of trees […] Read more »
On March 4, Scott Snow’s proposed Eldridge Estates subdivision planned for parcels located off Prospect Road failed to supply all the details necessary for a thorough vetting by the Mattapoisett Planning Board. Coming before the full board was G. deJesus of Prime Engineering. During previous informal meetings and hearings with the applicant’s representatives, Snow was […] Read more »