The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on June 7 went ahead and approved a garage the same night it closed the public hearing, which is something out of the ordinary for this particular ZBA. Instead of closing the public hearing and taking the matter under advisement for at least two weeks as it usually does, […] Read more »
Back in February, the Rochester Conservation Commission received notification that landscaping activities appeared to be taking place along the shores of Snipatuit Pond. Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon investigated the complaint and found a contractor on property owned by Lorraine and William Hawkes, 591 Neck Road. Farinon requested that the contractor have Hawkes contact her office. […] Read more »
Two town employees submitted signed disclosures of financial interest with the Town on June 5, to make these financial interests known publically to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. Fire Chief Scott Weigel, who has been the fire chief for the Town of Rochester since 2009, also owns an auto repair shop that […] Read more »
What appeared on paper as a simple and seemingly innocuous agenda item – the removal of two trees on Acushnet Road – inspired a discussion between Tree Warden Roland Cote and Mattapoisett Planning Board members Karen Field and Janice Robbins. Cote appeared before the board with Kyle Barry of Eversource seeking permission to remove a […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board took the opportunity of a light meeting agenda on June 5 to thoroughly discuss its current budget and future needs. The board efficiently addressed bylaw codification and voted to secure funding for assistance with the Town’s Master Plan. Board member Norman Hills, a member of the Bylaw Codification Sub-committee, notified the […] Read more »
Marion Police Chief Lincoln Miller gave the Marion Board of Selectmen on June 6 a brief update on the goings-on at the police station, which ultimately became a public announcement of his impending retirement. The department is about to once again undergo the process of accreditation, which happens every three years. Miller said Marion is […] Read more »
The consensus amongst the joint school committees is that having a two-year evaluation process is more successful than the one-year evaluation process. On May 31, Superintendent Doug White presented his mid-cycle review of the Tri-Town school districts’ goals and their progress towards meeting those goals. With the assistance of a subcommittee charged with forming and […] Read more »
With no quorum on May 25, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals had to withhold opening the continued public hearing for Augusta Rosenthal of 8 Quelle Lane and subsequently had to continue the hearing after only three members showed up for the meeting. Building Commissioner Scott Shippey attempted to call other members of the board […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission on May 24 gave the OK for one Request for Determination of Applicability and one Notice of Intent, but they continued two other hearings in order to gather further information and documents. Barrett and Virginia Levenson received an Order of Conditions for their project at Cross Neck Road to construct a […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board on May 23 held an informal meeting to review the preliminary specs of a new farmer’s market coming to Rochester. Engineer Bill Madden, representing Greg Canning, gave the board a general sense of the proposal slated for the 60-acre property on Marion Road situated on the west side of Marion Road […] Read more »