A question over the ownership of a private gravel road slated for paving caused the continuance of John and Roger Gibbons’Notice of Intent during the July 9 Mattapoisett Conservation Commission meeting. Neighbors who lay claim to ownership of various parts of the 658-foot long road had legal representation contesting the Gibbonses right to pave the […] Read more »
Seth Pickering, the Southeast Region Green Communities Coordinator of Massachusetts, gave a presentation at the Rochester Planning Board meeting on July 10 to inform Chairman Arnold Johnson and the rest of the board on the criteria and benefits of becoming a Green Community. In his presentation, Pickering highlighted five specifications to which Rochester would have […] Read more »
Marion residents with concerns about Route 6 are strongly urged to attend an upcoming Marion Transportation and Circulation Task Force meeting in August to share their thoughts before the public comment period ends. During the July 19 meeting of the Marion Planning Board, Town Planner Gil Hilario reported on the recent meeting of the Transportation […] Read more »
On July 3, the Rochester Conservation Commission heard from Attorney Peter Paul representing his client, Gibbs V. Bray, regarding plans to convert some 13.5 acres of prime farmlands located at 453 Rounseville Road into a solar array field. Paul said the meadows would be reclassified from agricultural lands to commercial and taxable as such when […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen voted on July 10 to advance the large-scale road project slated for Main Street, Water Street, Beacon Street, and Marion Road to the 10 percent submittal review point after a presentation by VHB Engineering representatives Jamie Pisano and Geoffrey Morrison-Logan. The two had met several times with various boards, committees, […] Read more »
Town Administrator Paul Dawson thought it was time to address the Town House conundrum and start the discussion again on July 10, now that the two new members of the Marion Board of Selectmen have had time to familiarize themselves with the Town’s most pressing issues. Dawson said he spoke with each selectman individually on […] Read more »
When Nicholas Araujo purchased 15 acres of undeveloped woodlands off what is known as Old Schoolhouse Road, the only thing on his mind was returning to the town where he had grown up as a child and settling down. It was only later when he applied for a building permit to construct his dream home […] Read more »
Recently elected Assessor TJ Walker has made good on his campaign promise to require background checks on any data collectors who visit Marion residents’ homes on behalf of the Board of Assessors during three-year revaluations of property values. On June 27, the Marion Board of Assessors invited Police Chief John Garcia to its meeting to […] Read more »
Ken Motta of Field Engineering read through his report on Phase 1 of the Brandt Point Village subdivision, a project that has been fraught with ownership changes and broken promises almost since it was first permitted years ago, on July 2 before the Mattapoisett Planning Board. Motta read through a list of some 20 incomplete […] Read more »
On the agenda for the new Board of Selectmen is to stay more informed on what the Town’s departments are working on, and on June 28 it held a casual, round table discussion of sorts with the various department heads to hear what they had to say about current projects, future projects, and any foreseeable […] Read more »