Marion Board of Selectmen Chair Jonathan Henry gave an update on the Bay Watch Affordable Housing Project at the bi-weekly Selectmen’s meeting on the evening of Tuesday, March 20. According to Henry, the proposed project is moving along nicely and could be a reality soon. “The atmosphere has been one of cooperation with the planners,” […] Read more »
Marion Planning Board Considers New Role
The Marion Planning Board is exploring taking on a greater role in assessing Marion’s long-term future, with particular attention to the town’s capital assets. At the Planning Board’s March 19 meeting, board member Ted North spoke of his intention to present a PowerPoint presentation at the board’s April 2 meeting regarding long-term planning of the […] Read more »
Questions Raised about Brandt Island Homes
No public hearings took place at the Mattapoisett Planning Board’s meeting on Monday, March 19 – however the board did entertain some informal discussions with members of the community. The Planning Board’s SRPEDD commissioner, Robert Rogers and Randall Kunz –chairman of the regional planners survey – presented Southeastern Regional Planning and Development District maps outlining […] Read more »
Rochester Country Fair Planning Underway
Rochester County Fair Co-chairman David Souza was pleased to announce that the planning for the 2012 Rochester Country Fair is right on schedule. Souza addressed the Board of Selectmen on the evening of Monday, March 19 at the Rochester Town Hall. “It’s going very well,” said Souza. “Our main goal is to make everyone as […] Read more »
Modified Cedar Home Proposal Approved
With its first ZBA-approved plan to demolish and reconstruct a home at 7 Cedar Road in court, Cedar Realty Trust (C/O Greta Fox) submitted a new special permit application to construct an addition and renovate the existing structure instead. After a lengthy hearing on the application, the Mattapoisett ZBA on March 15 okayed the second […] Read more »
Accounting Error To Impact Tri-Town Budgets
The Old Rochester Regional School Committee settled an accounting mistake at its March 14 meeting, which has implications both large and small for the town budgets of Mattapoisett, Rochester and Marion. Last year, the town of Rochester’s Treasurer discovered that the Plymouth County Retirement Association had been overcharging Rochester for pensions for several ORR district […] Read more »
Rochester Police Warn Residents About House Breaks
The Rochester Police Department is warning residents about recent house breaks in town. On Friday 3/9/12 officers investigated a B&E in the 300 block of Walnut Plain Road. On Monday 3/12/12 another break in was reported on Featherbed Lane. In both cases, jewelry, small electronics, gaming systems, and cash were stolen. Yesterday 3/14/12, police responded to the […] Read more »
Legal Battle Continues on Asphalt Plant
The construction of a new bituminous concrete facility in northeastern Rochester has been delayed indefinitely due to a protracted legal battle. The project was proposed for construction on a 5-acre site off King’s Highway within Rochester’s industrially zoned section of town – and would process 2,200 tons of bituminous concrete per day. Its controversy in […] Read more »
FEMA Updating Flood Plain Maps
The Rochester Planning Board briefly met on Tuesday night at the Town Hall. The Board heard from Laurell J. Farinon, the town Conservation Agent regarding the draft-zoning article that was submitted to the Board of Selectmen. She explained that she received notification from FEMA informing that the reevaluation of new flood plain maps had been […] Read more »
Neighbors Voice Concerns to New Inn Owners
The owners of the new Inn on Shipyard Park (Kinsale Inn) received a less than warm welcome from a group of neighboring and concerned residents at the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday, March 13. Nills Johnson and Andrea Perry, the owners of the new establishment, originally attended the meeting to transfer the name […] Read more »