At a special meeting of the Marion Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night, members of the Finance Committee told officials from the Town House and Fire Department that they would need more – and better – information before issuing a recommendation on Article 4 of the Fall Town Meeting warrant. The article reads as follows: […] Read more »
On Tuesday night, Mattapoisett’s Board of Selectmen met with Treasurer Brenda Herbeck and Lisa Dickinson, Vice President of UniBank, with whom the town executes various financial activities, including the sale of bonds and notes. Dickinson started her discussion with the board by congratulating the town for achieving the rare triple A rating from Standard & […] Read more »
Months of back-and-forth admonishments – mostly via letters and the local media – between Town Hall and the Rochester School Committee regarding budgetary matters boiled over on Monday night at the Rochester Board of Selectmen meeting. School committee members held a last-minute meeting on Monday morning to formulate a plan for funding an additional Rochester […] Read more »
A lively discussion was held regarding parking issues at the Cumberland Farms convenience store and gas station at the corner of Front Street and Route 6 in Marion. Fender benders, issues at the pumps, and employee parking were discussed at Monday’s meeting at the Town House. All board members agreed that parking and “pulling in […] Read more »
Representatives of two housing developments came before the Mattapoisett Planning Board to receive approval of covenants or to receive an extension. For the Brandt Point Village development located off Brandt Island Road, an attorney was back before the board detailing the repairs and completion of other considerations that were previously required before the covenant would […] Read more »
What does the historic preservation of town records and documents, restoration of the tennis courts, the bridge for the bike path, historic road map conservation, Center School clock tower rehabilitation, and the Cushing Cemetery fence repair have in common? The answer is the Community Preservation Committee. These projects all secured much-needed cash to do projects […] Read more »
With only two hearings before them, the Zoning Board of Appeals members were able to hear the applicants and approve the projects in nearly record time. Coming before the board was an appeal from Ben Bailey of South Natick for property located at 5 Oakland Terrace. Represented by engineer Christian McCulloch the application requests permission […] Read more »
A short but effective meeting was held by the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday evening. The public hearing regarding a Special Permit requested by Robert and Phyllis Partridge at 60 Converse Rd. was approved. The Partridges proposed changing a dining room addition back into a garage, which is situated on the north side […] Read more »
Most business before the Conservation Commission was dispatched with all due speed with little need for debate or discussion. However, several other agenda items got bogged down and found the board, the applicants, and the public still seated as the clock struck 10 o’clock. Those agenda items requiring lengthy dialogue were two residential projects and […] Read more »
With under two weeks to go until Fall Town Meeting, Marion officials are hoping voters will approve upward of $349,000 to improve EMS service. Special Article 4 reads as follows: “To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury the sum no to exceed $349,108 […] Read more »