Uncertainty over the impact of a newly approved Massachusetts housing bill sparked Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on August 8 to continue until September its Use Variance hearing for a plan to construct a second-story accessory building above an attached garage at 343 Neck Road. The applicant’s engineering consultant, Michael McVeigh, referenced the […] Read more »
Tata & Howard engineer Jon Gregory and Mattapoisett Water Treatment Plant manager Henri Renauld held a recent call with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection officials regarding the bypass plan during the upcoming changeover to the new filtering system. “We were able to answer their questions,” said Gregory, reporting during Tuesday’s public meeting of […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday approved a one-year extension of the amended special permits for a proposed Large-Scale Photovoltaic Installation in a Ground Water Protection district on a Scenic Highway (Route 105) on Braley Hill Road. At the Planning Board’s last meeting, the applicant’s attorney, Gregory Sampson, was instructed to return with the standard […] Read more »
Shellfish growers came before the Mattapoisett Select Board on August 13 with a plan that may help to ensure their harvests are safe and consistently available. Dale Leavitt, Bob Field, Mike Ward and Mat Loo asked to have their licenses amended in order to avail their product of a safe, clean space, given the […] Read more »
Community ownership, boundless energy and proactive engagement in many aspects of municipal government were keys that separated Cameron Durant from the field, as the Rochester Select Board voted on Monday to offer the Town of Fairhaven Human Resources director its job as town administrator. “The guy from Fairhaven really impressed me,” said Select […] Read more »
Clarifications and complexities on infrastructure dominated the conversation on Monday night, as the Marion Planning Board continued its review of plans for the 48-unit residential development at 78 Wareham Road. During the continued public hearing, developer Matt Zuker indicated the plan is to build out infrastructure for the entire area early in the […] Read more »
During the brief August 5 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board, board member Nathan Ketchel raised concerns over the current state of the roadway associated with a new subdivision at the end of Park Street. Recently, the owners approached the board for a change in the surety method covering the roadway construction, which […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday continued its public hearing on the Notice of Intent application to install two stone posts at the end of the driveway at 67 Old Schoolhouse Road to September 3 after complaints from a meeting room packed with abutters. Mark Hughes of 63 Old Schoolhouse Road said he was looking […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Finance Committee will be welcoming three new members, Aaron Goldberg, Kathy Costello and Karen Keenan, after a unanimous vote followed separate interviews of the three candidates on Tuesday night at Town Hall. The three come from diverse backgrounds, and the interviewing committee comprised of Town Moderator Lizanne Campbell, Select Board Chairman […] Read more »
Marion’s Historic District Draft Bylaw is not quite ready for public consumption, but two key votes held during Monday’s Zoom meeting of the Study Committee have positioned the document for critical next steps. “This is a huge step forward,” said Committee Chairman Will Tifft. On Monday, the committee approved changes to Sections […] Read more »