Personnel and capital improvement issues were discussed extensively at the December 19 Library Board of Trustees meeting. The board has recently maintained library services with only part-time staff and now is trying to get through the fiscal year in the wake of longtime custodian Raymond Rose retiring, according to Susan Pizzolatto, an interim library […] Read more »
The Water and Sewer Board at its December 18 meeting discussed its future, including capital improvements to water and sewer lines over the next five years. Water and Sewer Superintendent Henry Renaud mentioned around $1 million in debt coming off the books, which will leave room for some extensions of the water and sewer […] Read more »
In a hearing room crowded with residents, Rochester’s Park Commission opened and closed quickly a rare Monday morning meeting on December 23. The lone agenda item of note read “Review Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Charles Morgan on 11/12/24”. Commission chair David Hughes announced the purpose of this meeting was a request to […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, December 19 to go over their three cases. The first, Case 1552, was the request for a Special Permit for the construction of a 14×20 deck on 32 Barstow Street. Both residents have hip problems and would like a deck that is level so they can […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met Wednesday, December 18 in the Marion Police Department’s conference room. They first approved meeting minutes from December 4’s meeting before moving on to their agenda and action items. The first hearing was for 63 Oakdale Ave. for the construction of a residential pier facility. The proposed pier will […] Read more »
A primary topic of discussion at the Select Board/Water and Sewer Commissioners December 17 meeting was the draft language for the Historic District Bylaw expected to be on the town Warrant in the Spring. Historical Commission members Ben and Meg Steinberg were present to answer board members’ questions and concerns. Some of these dealt […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, December 12 to discuss plans to construct on two lots and permit requests for those. The first is 56 West Ave. where seawall repairs are needed as well as a kitchen renovation and expansion. The current architect’s equipment is too large to approach the seawall on the […] Read more »
The December 16 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board included an in-depth report from Gabrielle Belfit of Tighe and Bond, an engineering and environmental consulting firm who has assisted the town with a number of technically challenging projects over the years. On this night, the topic was the recently completed Hazard Mitigation Plan update. She […] Read more »
Tri-town students at both the high and middle school levels have exceeded state averages in the MCAS for science, mathematics, and English language arts, according to a presentation from Sharlene Fedorowicz, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning. Following the heels of her meeting with the Marion School Committee from earlier this month, Fedorowicz last […] Read more »
On December 12, Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals extended to January 2025 its hearing into the signage for the ExtraSpace Self-Storage facility proposed for County Road after raising alarms about the exact look of those signs. Project representative Joseph Sanda told the board the developer is seeking a special permit to allow erecting […] Read more »