Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting at the Sippican Elementary School proved a vast majority of voters agree that the Marion Harbormaster Department needs a new, 33-foot, $803,000 patrol boat. What also emerged was the taxpayers’ priority on avoiding debt, even if it means going halves on the cost. They voted 92-60 in favor of splitting […] Read more »
New Committee in Select Board’s Hands
The May 13 Mattapoisett Annual Town Meeting included moments of verbalized personal attacks and frustration during an hour-long debate on the pros and cons of the establishment of a new committee to help oversee the village road reconstruction project. Voters supported the creation of the committee, technically authorizing Select Board to act on the […] Read more »
Zoning Articles Draw Feedback
A zoning article brought the most residents to the microphone as Rochester’s Annual Town Meeting otherwise breezed through its 21-article warrant on Monday night at Rochester Memorial School. The meeting’s 178 attendees passed a bylaw amendment mandating that lot access shall only be allowed through or across a viable, legal road frontage and […] Read more »
Houseboat Site Given Go-Ahead
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday approved and signed the Order of Conditions for previously unpermitted work at 532 Snipatuit Road. That work will remove an existing houseboat and dock from the edge of the pond within a wetlands buffer zone, including demolition of an existing house and construct a new, single-family home with associated site […] Read more »
Differing Opinions on Citizen’s Petition
The May 6 meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board found two members speaking candidly about Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant – creation of a committee brought via a citizen’s petition, inspired by the Tree Committee’s desire for influence on the project design. The village streets reconstruction project was slated to be […] Read more »
Fieldstone Expansion Approved
At the conclusion of Monday night’s three-hour, 26-minute public meeting, the details of agreed-upon conditions still needed assembly for the purposes of Town Planner Doug Guey-Lee’s written decision. But the Marion Planning Board unanimously voted to approve the proposed expansion of Fieldstone Farms Market at 806 Mill Street (Route 6). After Representative Bill Madden […] Read more »
Town Collaborating with Coalition on Bogs
On May 7, Mattapoisett Conservation Commission Chairman Mike King read into the minutes a letter from the Select Board regarding its decision to seek professional advice regarding any possible contamination of soils at The Bogs. The Bogs, located off Acushnet Road, are former agricultural bogs which had been farmed for decades. When the […] Read more »
Rochester Corrects Ballots
The Rochester Town Clerk’s Office is aware of errors on the specimen ballot that was recently released for the Annual Town Election to be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 To correct the errors the following actions have been taken: We apologize for any confusion that was caused because of this oversight. The integrity of […] Read more »
Old Hammondtown School was the place to be on May 1 when the League of Women Voters of Southcoast held its Candidates Night in anticipation of the May 21 Mattapoisett Town Election. Starting with a “meet and greet,” each candidate was given time to introduce themselves and point to accomplishments, goals and other […] Read more »
Disagreement Holds up Search Committee
After an objection over who the board is not choosing to appoint, Rochester’s Select Board Monday had to delay for two weeks its action to form a Town Administrator Search Committee and find a replacement for Glenn Cannon, who is leaving the town position after the May 13 Annual Town Meeting. Select Board member […] Read more »