Coming before the Mattapoisett Board of Health on August 21 was Attorney James Marsh representing local farmer, Michael King. Before the meeting began Chairman Carmelo Nicolosi explained to Marsh and King that a letter submitted by Marsh dated August 20 had to be submitted to town counsel before the BOH could discuss the matter. Further, […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen discussed Monday night the impending retirement of Council on Aging Director Sharon Lally who is expected to leave the Council effective the end of August 2019. Chairman Greenwood “Woody” Hartley stated that the Board of Selectmen created a selection committee to seek applicants for the position of director of the […] Read more »
Board member Eileen Marum presented the Planning Board with a draft “Adult Use of Marijuana” by-law for its review Monday night, with the intention of getting the board’s approval to send the article to the fall town meeting. However, some board members took issue with elements of the draft, compelling the board to schedule a […] Read more »
Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen met at 7:30 am on August 16 to sign some twenty legal documents related to the upcoming construction of Phase1B of the Mattapoisett shared use recreational path, aka, the bike path. This section of the bike path has had its fair share of obstacles including the number of easements needed, the […] Read more »
Stingray City Reality Corporation got a pass on July 19 when both applicant and representative were “no shows” for a scheduled hearing to determine the merits of an application for a Special Permit; however, on a baking hot August 16 night with the Zoning Board of Appeals populated with two new members, both applicant Bill […] Read more »
The August 21 agenda for the meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen was packed with weighty line items. Everything from wastewater treatment to sewer extensions, from bike paths to Green Community status and open space – the two-hour meeting touched on them all. Before launching into infrastructure and suburban planning, the selectmen had the […] Read more »
Once again the developers for the Brandt Point Village subdivision failed to appear for a hearing scheduled with the Mattapoisett Planning Board. This time, however, they requested a continuation to hear a request for a modification to a definitive subdivision plan at noon on August 20, the same day as the hearing. Chairman Tom Tucker […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on August 9 gave Adam Rogers, 46 Bennett Road, a variance to allow an attached garage closer than 40 feet from the side property line. Attorney Rick Manning said, because of the tapered trapezoid shape of the property and the location of the septic system, the only location for […] Read more »
Oh the dog days of summer when folks take a break from the hubbub of life by going on vacation before school resumes, leaving many town boards scrambling to make quorum. Well maybe not scramble so much as accept that reality as articulated by Rochester’s Acting Planning Board Chairman Gary Florinda, “Not much going on […] Read more »
A study proposed by the Town of Marion to assess the vulnerability of its wastewater infrastructure was one of nineteen projects to have been awarded a Coastal Resilience Grant from the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). The Town received $93,660 to assess the risks from coastal flooding and storm surge to its pumping stations, […] Read more »