The Rochester Finance Committee met on Monday at 7:00 pm in the Rochester Town Hall. All board members were present, except for David Arancio. The meeting began with the committee unanimously approving the transfer of $360,392 from the town’s reserve fund to last year’s snow and ice removal budget, which had gone over budget […] Read more »
A proposed zoning bylaw intended to encourage smaller homes along the Route 6 corridor drew more than 30 residents to the Planning Board Monday night. Much of the discussion centered on a question that has become increasingly important in town: Will smaller, less expensive homes do enough to address Mattapoisett’s affordable housing shortage? […] Read more »
The Rochester Planning Board began its meeting on Tuesday, August 18, by issuing a Certificate of Completion for the final construction of the new “Briggs Hobby Barn,” 618 New Bedford Road. Built by Mark Briggs of Marion within the town historic district to store and repair collectible automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles, […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board is being asked to consider purchasing 29 acres on Snows Pond Road at Snipatuit Pond for $1.3 million to preserve as conservation land. The discussion began when Town Administrator Cameron Durant announced at the board’s regular meeting Monday that the regional YMCA, which bought the property from the Fairhaven Unitarian […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission met on Thursday, August 6, in the Music Hall. They reviewed the commission’s funds, the Point Road Bike Path’s status, Grassi Bog maintenance, and other regular business related to maintaining their properties. The meeting began with the approval of the minutes. Then Chair Norm Hills moved to […] Read more »
At the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission meeting on Monday, August 10, one new public hearing was followed by many that had been continued at previous meetings. Chair Michael King began by noting three of the five originally scheduled hearings had been canceled, thus moving to discuss the new Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation […] Read more »
At its Tuesday, August 11, meeting, the Mattapoisett Select Board met with representatives from both Habitat for Humanity and the Sons of the American Revolution. First, they approved the minutes from their July 14 meeting, followed by the approval of minutes from various Executive Sessions dating back to January 2023. They then approved […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met on Monday, August 3, for two public hearings. However, one was continued, leaving only the hearing for the new proposed Uncle Jon’s Coffee on the docket. After approving the minutes from its July 20 meeting, the board quickly approved a payment of $413.69 to Toll Brothers, Inc. for […] Read more »
The Rochester Conservation Commission on Tuesday, August 4, approved hiring a company to draft a comprehensive management plan for removing water-choking invasive aquatic weeds in Snipatuit Pond. For a cost of $1,000, Water & Wetland of Grafton, Massachusetts, will create a written attack plan for the town that will include treatment areas and an […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Planning Board discussed a new strategy for the Cottage Community Development Bylaw and approved a preliminary plan for a three-lot subdivision at 182 North St. during its meeting on Monday, August 3. The board continued its review of the proposed Cottage Community bylaw, which received majority support at Town Meeting but […] Read more »