Rochester’s Select Board is asking for the public’s ideas on improving how the town celebrates holidays. At Monday’s Select Board meeting, member Adam Murphy said that after attending the town’s Memorial Day ceremony on May 27, he started thinking, “How could we make it better?” Murphy proposed putting together a committee that will feature […] Read more »
The May 16 public meeting of the Marion Board of Health provided the members with an opportunity to hear from familiar design engineers on septic projects around town. Dave Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., was on hand to represent the owners of septic systems at 1 West Drive and 2A West Drive. […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions, including special conditions to the Marion Lands Trust LLC, paving the way for the construction of a single-family house off Wareham Street on Lot 98 of Map 11. As the decision was being crafted for the commission’s vote, Marion Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee stressed the […] Read more »
In a meeting room crowded with concerned residents, Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals on May 23 approved the Special Permit for Marion resident Mark Briggs’ plan to construct two buildings to store and repair collectible automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles on New Bedford Road. The plan will now be scrutinized for approval by […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board took up the matter of establishing a new committee to “review and comment” in an advisory capacity on the Department of Transportation village streets reconstruction project, a TIP-funded project. At the Annual Town Meeting held on May 13, public opinion on whether or not the board should consider an […] Read more »
Rochester’s May 22 Town Election chose the incumbents over the challengers in every contested race but one. Josh Trombly became a new member of the Rochester School Committee with 667 votes, edging out incumbent Jason Chisholm, who garnered 644 votes. Trombly will be joined on the board by the highest vote getter in […] Read more »
Prior to the May 13 Annual Town Meeting, Mattapoisett’s Select Board met briefly to vote on several matters brought before them. The board moved and voted to use $3,200 of ARPA funds to replace and update a radio console and another $2,900 to offset Board of Health expenses. The board further moved and […] Read more »
Marion Town Planner Doug Guey-Lee found himself dousing a brush fire of inflammatory responses from elected officials to a presentation remotely made by Grant King, deputy director of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), during Monday night’s meeting of the Marion Planning Board. SRPEDD is comprised of teams of professionals that […] Read more »
The committee charged with examining how to combine, replace or rehab Rochester’s Police and Fire stations to alleviate cramped quarters needs expert help to take its planning to the next step. Public Safety Building Committee Chairman Arnold Johnson told Rochester’s Select Board Monday, “We need some direction, some professional help in some capacity to […] Read more »
The rearranged Marion Select Board assured 159 Spring Street residents Matt and Jen Christopher that they will be heard, but new chairman Norm Hills insisted the Christophers’ complaint over their water bill be thoroughly fleshed out with representatives from the Department of Public Works on hand and only after he has had ample time to […] Read more »