All signs point to approval for the proposed lit signage for the Rochester Crossroads LLC commercial development off Cranberry Highway. Members of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on September 25 considered the special permit request presented by Lisa Mann of Sign Design, Inc. of Brockton for five proposed signs, with one of them being […] Read more »
The Marion Department of Public Works built an unpermitted 100-foot by 150-foot rock seawall in the vicinity between Sprague’s Cove and Silvershell Beach, which the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and now the Marion Conservation Commission have ordered removed. The seawall, which consists of about 250 rocks and boulders, […] Read more »
Proposed bylaw changes as submitted by Brad Saunders of D + E Management LLC – a Bay Club Partner – came before the Mattapoisett Planning Board in a final vetting ahead of the October Special Town Meeting. Before getting underway with the proposals, Chairman Tom Tucker said, “We are not voting on anything, I want […] Read more »
An outpouring of support for the Mattapoisett Bike Path was demonstrated at the September 25 public hearing hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation when a crowd of approximately 400 concerned citizens packed Old Hammondtown School. They came to see the 25 percent engineered conceptual drawings drafted by CLE Engineering of Marion. They came to […] Read more »
Endangered turtle populations near Sprague’s Cove have declined, and continue to decline, according to Wayne Ferguson, a resident on Jenney Street who represented 21 other Jenney Street residences on September 24 before the Marion Conservation Commission. “That nesting habitat was lost to the [Sprague’s Cove] system,” said Don Lewis, a wild life expert, sea turtle […] Read more »
Marion residents who participated in the September 27 Master Plan Discovery Workshop maintained their ongoing goal and vision for the Town’s next Master Plan by putting the preservation of the community’s natural and historic character at the top of the list. Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development Division (SRPEDD) leaders directed the group of about […] Read more »
A bike path for Marion has the support of selectmen and residents, and encouragement from outside agencies, but what it still lacks is funding – approximately $300,000 in order to get the wheels turning for Phase I of the envisioned pathway that would run 5.5 miles from Mattapoisett to the border of Wareham. The next […] Read more »
On October 20 at Town Meeting, Mattapoisett voters will face a 17-article Warrant. During their September 30 meeting, Mattapoisett’s Finance Committee approved all but three. The three articles that the committee did not approve were outside their purview. Those three articles deal with proposed zoning bylaw changes; the other 14 required their careful consideration and […] Read more »
Progress toward approval for a gas station with a convenience store and drive-thru coffee shop on Cranberry Highway picked up speed now that traffic concerns have been addressed and Rochester Planning Board members have run out of questions. The board first addressed the engineering issues still unresolved, such as drainage, parking, and signage for the […] Read more »
With no opposition from board members or abutters, the Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals approved two petitions for special permits during a swift meeting on September 18. Christian and Bashawn Thorell of 23 Brandt Beach Avenue were granted a special permit to add a 12-foot by 15-foot sunroom to their home, as well as a […] Read more »