Residents pelted Rochester’s Conservation Commission with concerns and alternative solutions Tuesday when the board re-opened its Notice of Intent hearing for the Town of Rochester’s proposed work with a harvester to cut and remove invasive aquatic weeds in Snipatuit Pond. Commission Chair Christopher Gerrior started the meeting with the magnitude of the problem. […] Read more »
At their meeting on Wednesday, April 15, the Marion Marine Resources Commission had a long list of action items that mostly centered around harbor management as well as the Harbor Management Plan, which is to be presented next week. The meeting was also attended by Select Board Vice Chair John Hoagland. Following the […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board had much to say about the May 18 Annual Town Meeting when it met with the Finance Committee to review the meeting’s 33-article warrant on Thursday, April 16. The first revelation of the night was about a donation meant to make voting easier that night. Town Administrator Cameron Durant […] Read more »
The highlight of the April 9 meeting of the Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals was what had almost happened. It would have been the last meeting for Richard Cutler after serving roughly 40 years on the ZBA, except the two hearings its members opened that night both needed continuances to April 23. […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on April 8 in the Police Station and remotely for numerous public hearings. The first was for a Request for Determination of Applicability for the reconstruction of a pool, spa, and patio at 11 Reservation Way by applicant Roger Holmes. The project also encompassed various landscape improvements. Todd […] Read more »
Ned’s Point, the iconic coastal park that features a lighthouse, has seen tens of thousands of visitors over the decades as it has graced Mattapoisett’s Harbor. Yet time and tides, waves and storms often pound away at the tiny beach enjoyed by so many. Now, at the behest of the Mattapoisett Highway Department, the […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals on April 9 approved a Special Permit for Toll Brothers Inc. to maintain a pier for their 48-unit housing project. In fact, Attorney David Callahan of Westborough said on behalf of the Toll Brothers that they plan to install floating docks for residents in that community to […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board meeting on Tuesday started and ended with a focus on solar energy installation proposals. `The board opened with an informal discussion of a Site Plan Review proposal to build a one-megawatt, ground-mounted solar array on Walnut Plain Road. The installation will be just under 10 acres and located across from […] Read more »
The Marion Marine Resources Commission met on Wednesday, April 1 in the Maritime Center for a list of action items that, along with approving minutes of prior meetings, handled the vacant harbormaster position, town kayak racks, the Harbor Management Plan, and Island Wharf. The commission quickly discussed the open harbormaster position, mentioning the […] Read more »
On April 6, the Mattapoisett Planning Board began the Site Plan process for the town’s new Water and Sewer headquarters building. The 16,800 square-foot structure will be constructed on land owned by the town at 15 Industrial Drive. Jon Gregory of Tata & Howard, Inc., the town’s consulting engineers for the build, described […] Read more »