He did not have a problem with Police Chief Mary Lyons’s fiscal year 2015 budget, per se – but he did have a problem with the way the Police Department’s bookkeeper has been appropriating (or, rather, not appropriating) expenditures to their proper line items. Finance Committee Member Gary Johnson physically appeared uncomfortable upon discussing Lyons’s […] Read more »
The attorney for Lieutenant Patrick Saltmarsh says the Town of Mattapoisett’s “wrongful accusations” against Saltmarsh have now opened the Town up to the risk of the exposure of some dubious information about Saltmarsh’s fellow firefighters. Saltmarsh is accused of allegedly embezzling $1,345 from the Firefighters Association “despite a total lack of evidence,” as Attorney Philip […] Read more »
A request for a Notice of Intent to construct a 12-foot by 24-foot in-ground swimming pool, a retaining wall, and a patio at 17 Reservation Road was discussed at Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Marion Conservation Commission. The applicant, Gale P. Runnells, was represented by Rick Charon of Charon Associates of Rochester. The proposed project […] Read more »
A proposed café at 146 Front Street proposed by Kate Ross, co-owner of the Dean Ross home furnishings store, was discussed at Monday’s Marion Planning Board meeting. Ross told the board that she would like to open a café in the area behind her retail store and wanted to discuss it with the Planning Board. […] Read more »
Marion’s grant writer was given one more year to produce more grant money for the Town after selectmen voted March 18 to leave the grant writer in the FY15 budget, despite the Finance Committee’s recommendation to abolish the position. Selectman Jonathan Henry has advocated on behalf of Development Specialist Pamela Marean ever since FinCom sent […] Read more »
A Brandt Beach Road housing development may get a different type of septic system, something that is already in use in many areas, but new for Mattapoisett. Attorney John Williams, partner and legal representative for the project, came before the Mattapoisett Planning Board to discuss a plan modification and to propose upgrading the septic to […] Read more »
What is the job of a police matron, you may be asking right now. Matrons are on-call female employees whose responsibility is to supervise female prisoners, and assist with other procedures such as the patting down and searching of the body of a female in police custody. As per the request of Police Chief Paul […] Read more »
The proof is in the pudding, as Finance Committee Member Margherita Baldwin put it, when it comes to how effective the Town’s grant writer has been in obtaining funding for projects to supplement the budget. The Finance Committee is certain it wants to eliminate the grant writer position from the fiscal 2015 budget, but on […] Read more »
As Mattapoisett’s Capital Planning Committee nears the half way mark in the 2015 planning process they are also looking ahead to major expenditures in subsequent years. During the second in a series of meetings with department heads seeking to secure funding of expenses over $10,000, the committee met with Nick Nicholson, Superintendent of the Water […] Read more »
Shawmut Associates is now one step away from the end of a public hearing that will allow them to proceed with plans for an addition on their recycling facility at Cranberry Highway in Rochester. “From my perspective, I think we’re pretty much wrapped up with everything that we need at this point,” said Planning Board […] Read more »