Town Administrator Michael Gagne gave the Mattapoisett Finance Committee members a sneak peek at the Spring Town Meeting warrant on April 19; meanwhile, selectmen are still preparing to cut another nearly $200,000 from the proposed $25 million plus FY18 budget. The selectmen had reviewed every line item, and “large and small items” were trimmed in […] Read more »
It’s a room that has silently witnessed hundreds of nights where long meetings involving complicated issues have taken place – but not on April 25. With a light agenda and Town Administrator Michael Gagne putting the finishing touches on the FY18 budget with the Finance Committee, the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen meeting began and ended […] Read more »
It’s been 24 years since the Mattapoisett Bike Path Committee began the very long, very complicated process of planning a pedestrian and bicycling path through Mattapoisett. But now the light at the end of that path is very bright. The committee along with members of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Bike Path have been dotting […] Read more »
Business was light at the Marion Energy Management Committee meeting on April 24, as the committee continues to work toward successfully replacing the streetlights with energy-saving LED bulbs. Additionally, committee member Jennifer Francis reported on the pursuit of the substation connection for the proposed Benson Brook Solar Project. The confusion surrounding the billing practices of […] Read more »
It has been quite some time now since the Marion Board of Health has made any progress towards its goal of classifying menthol cigarettes as ‘flavored tobacco,’ but at the April 25 meeting, the board’s intention was to reignite the issue and eventually bring it up with the selectmen. Back in August 2016, the board […] Read more »
Developer Christian Loranger needed a ‘supermajority’ vote of four members of the four Marion Zoning Board of Appeals members present on April 25 for his proposed project for a five-unit 11-bedroom condominium complex at 426 Front Street, but a 3-1 vote resulted in a denial of the Special Permit. The ZBA met that night for […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals members voted to close the public hearing for the expanded construction of a proposed five-unit 11-bedroom condominium at 324 Front Street, but discussion were stalled and no vote taken. There was little left for applicant Christian Loranger, his attorney John Mathieu, and architect Anthi Frangiadis to add to their […] Read more »
Marion Conservation Commission Chairman Cynthia Callow spoke out on a letter to the editor featured in the April 6 edition of The Wanderer, submitted by an applicant for a Notice of Intent to construct a driveway through wetlands on his Indian Cove property. Callow said Michael Popitz, a member of the Planning Board, insinuated in […] Read more »
If you utilize any of the public dinghy or kayak racks, you will notice a few minor revisions to the town regulations this year. Marion Harbormaster Isaac Perry emphasized to the Marion Board of Selectmen on April 18 that the regulation changes were minor, but any residents who use the racks should pay attention to […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen held a special early morning meeting on April 14 to sign a bond anticipation notice (BAN) in the amount of $3,779,778. A BAN is a short-term borrowing instrument for periods of one year or less, but it can be rolled over into the next year, which municipalities often do. This […] Read more »