The Board of Selectmen met with Jim Farmer at Tuesday night’s meeting to discuss the town’s summer band concerts. “I just wanted to say, as far as how things have been going the past few years, we’ve had a phenomenal crowd at the concerts. It’s been fantastic every season. We’ve been very pleased with it […] Read more »
Some homeowners and business owners in the towns of Wareham and Mattapoisett may soon be compelled to purchase flood insurance due to a revised Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that was discussed at a FEMA Public Outreach Meeting for the Tri-Town on Tuesday, September 25. Timothy Hillier of […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board held a public hearing for an amendment of the site plan review bylaw at their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 25. After a minimal discussion, the Board voted to close the hearing and report favorably on the amendment, as well as to submit the revisions to the town meeting warrant. The […] Read more »
For the second time this month, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission met with a robust agenda of hearings. The first hearing of the night was in regard to a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Robert Townsend, who is proposing to excavate and backfill, as required for installations of sono-tube footings for house additions at […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen signed the warrant for the Special Fall Town Meeting Warrant which will be held on Monday, October 22, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Rochester Memorial School. The warrant was signed at the Selectmen’s regular meeting on Monday, September 24 in Rochester Town Hall. The bulk of the warrant pertains […] Read more »
The Marion Town House Advisory Committee addressed nearly 40 concerned residents in their first public meeting since forming in January. The committee, which is comprised of 8 members from various boards in the town, held the forum on Thursday, September 20 in the Marion Music Hall. The board was formed in order to brainstorm ideas […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals held their second meeting of the month on Thursday, September 20, 2012. The first hearing of the night was regarding an application by the Town of Mattapoisett for a special permit that would allow for municipal use of a solar panel array on Tinkham […] Read more »
The Marion Board of Selectmen signed the Purchase and Sales Agreement for property at 185 Wareham Street for the Habitat for Humanity house that will be built in the near future. The decision was made at the Board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, September 17 in the Marion Town House. The Board signed the agreement with […] Read more »
The Rochester Board of Selectmen and Board of Assessors met to discuss a variety of issues that had been plaguing them for months. The discussion was held at the Selectmen’s regular meeting on Monday, September 17 in Rochester Town Hall. “Our objective is to clear the air and get some good, constructive ideas going,” said […] Read more »
No abutters to the River Road two-lot definitive subdivision plan attended the public hearing on Monday, September 17 at the regular Marion Planning Board meeting. Engineer Gregory Morse presented the Board with revised plans which took into account the abutters’ comments from previous public hearings, as well as the advice from town consulting engineer Ken […] Read more »