The Town Hall conference room was tightly packed as resident James O’Dowd was back in front of the Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, February 15 to request approval on a license application to construct a two-acre aquaculture farm in Nasketucket Bay. Mr. O’Dowd originally submitted his application for the oyster farm in December 2009, […] Read more »
The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on a bylaw proposal that spells out new rules for any trade, professional or other occupation that is carried out in a residential dwelling. The Rochester Planning Board announced at its February 14 meeting that the public hearing for a new “home occupancy bylaw” will take […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission meeting on Monday, February 13 drew a room full of residents who mostly came out to voice concerns on a Notice Of Intent application for a single-family house to be built on Crestfield Street. Dave Davignon, from Schneider and Associates – representing the applicant of the project – presented plans to […] Read more »
Superintendent Doug White opted to wait until the Mattapoisett School Committee’s March 12 public hearing before laying out the specifics of the proposed FY 2013 budget for the town’s two elementary schools. He said ongoing talks with town officials – the result of which could lead to multiple scenarios – precludes him from going into […] Read more »
Nearly 15 months have passed since Edgewood Development first unveiled its plans to construct an asphalt plant on a 5.3-acre site off King’s Highway in northeastern Rochester – but the fate of the project remains up in the air. Edgewood Development first proposed its bituminous concrete plant in the town’s industrial section in November 2010 […] Read more »
Members of the Marion Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, Capital Improvements Committee and town residents came together at the Marion Music Hall on Thursday, February 9 to hear the details of an extensive multi-year, multi-million dollar village water and sewer upgrade project. The meeting featured consulting engineers Shawn Syde and Robert Otoski of Camp Dresser […] Read more »
The tough task of funding a level-service budget was addressed at the ORR District School Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 8. However, just getting in the door was an issue, with over 80 teachers and instructional assistants standing at the entryway, asking the committee to resume negotiations on a contract that expired on October 31, […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen met on Tuesday night to approve the town’s municipal bond refinancing plan. Mattapoisett had refinanced over $2 million in municipal bonds, including one for $550,000 for a new fire engine. The purchase of the vehicle was approved last year at town meeting and it is scheduled for delivery in a […] Read more »
About two years after first pursuing a permit to operate a one-half acre oyster farm business at Job’s Cove, Chris and Benjamin Bryant of Greenport Consulting finally received the Marion Board of Selectmen’s stamp of approval to proceed. The Mektukquaamsett Improvement Association, a group of homeowners from the Jobs Cove area, had contested the proposed […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board held its regular meeting on Monday, February 6 at the Town Hall. The agenda was comprised of two points of new business, both involving land zoning. The first was a Request for Approval of a Repetitive Petition, by engineer Doug Schneider on behalf of applicant, Dian L. D’Orlando, regarding renovations to […] Read more »