Ann Severance of 20 Front Street has begun the process of rectifying a list of violations of the Order of Conditions the Marion Conservation Commission issued in 2002. Severance has hired wetlands scientist Brandon Faneuf to devise a wetlands restoration plan, and Faneuf spoke before the commission on January 10 looking for direction before undertaking […] Read more »
As home sales continue to be robust throughout the Tri-Town area, engineering firms are busy working for clients who have to address the condition of existing septic systems. With Wetlands Protection Act regulations prompting careful review of systems that may have reached their peak of efficiency decades ago, newer standards mandate upgrades. And so, on […] Read more »
The February 15 Special Town Meeting Warrant has been closed, and featured on it will be two articles – one to place a temporary moratorium on adult-use marijuana establishments and the other to request funding to repair/replace the boiler heating system at the Town House. On January 16, the Marion Board of Selectmen voted to […] Read more »
It was unanimous – the Marion Board of Selectmen thinks Karen Gregory, interim director at the Marion Council on Aging, is the perfect candidate for the permanent position of COA director and hired her for the position on January 8 during a special meeting. “I want to personally thank you on behalf of the town […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board meeting on Monday, January 8, proved consequential in clarifying Town policy on the question of mandatory municipal water hook-up. The issue of whether the applicants, Tad Wallenhaupt and Alexander Urquhart, at 111 Wareham Street were required to hook up to town water, despite there being a well on their property, had […] Read more »
If you love the Rochester Country Fair, then it’s time to answer the call to volunteer to ensure there actually is a Country Fair this year. During a discussion with the Rochester Board of Selectmen on January 8, Country Fair Board of Directors and Country Fair Committee member Kelly Morgado said, in light of a […] Read more »
Noise complaints brought to the attention of the Rochester Planning Board were addressed on January 9, with the board content to allow Wellspring Farm owners Holly and James Vogel to “self-police” by monitoring cars that enter the property for long-term idling, the basis for part of the complaints lodged by an abutter about noise emitted […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Health and the “more mature” members of the Planning Board are joining forces on the recreational adult use marijuana front, pushing forward together with the Zoning Board of Appeals to get voters to approve a temporary moratorium on commercial marijuana establishments. Planning Board Chairman Eileen Marum and Town Planner Gil Hilario […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on January 9 set the Special Town Meeting for February 12 at 6:30 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School auditorium, seeking voters’ support for a moratorium on recreational marijuana sales in Mattapoisett. On the heels of two public discussions on the topic of how the town should proceed, […] Read more »
Debra Ewing of Jenney Street, on behalf of residents at The Cove who have been overseeing the turtle habitat protection project on Town-owned land, came before the Marion Conservation Commission on December 27 to address a violation of mowing beyond the boundaries allowed in the Order of Conditions. The matter was continued from December 13 […] Read more »