The members of the Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee are like Santa’s elves, listening intently and seeking clarification to a long list of requests being made by the town’s department heads as they map out capital needs for the next fiscal year. There are critical hurdles to getting this bulging sack of information […] Read more »
Engineer Richard Rheaume of Prime Engineering came before the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission on December 12, requesting the acceptance of what he deemed a “minor field change.” The project is located at 20 Howard Beach and owned by 21 Century Mill LLC. After describing the changes to the original plan, which included second-story alterations, Chairman […] Read more »
Rochester’s Planning Board Tuesday set December 30 and January 9 as its next two important action dates. The board scheduled a site visit of BWC Snows Pond LLC’s plan to build a 12.55-acre solar array along Cushman Road for December 30 and continued the project’s hearing until January 9, 2024. Engineering consultant […] Read more »
Dan Crete appeared before the Marion Conservation Commission on November 15 to address concerns about his unauthorized float system at his Saltworks Marine boat repair and storage business at 288 Wareham Street (Route 6.) Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee summarized his visit to the site and noted that the floats had been removed from […] Read more »
The South Coast Bikeway and walking path will go through Marion, and the town’s Pathway Committee met on Tuesday to begin finalizing plans. The committee met with Jeff Oakes, the town’s representative to the South Coast Bikeway Alliance, to iron out some of the small issues pertaining to a 4-mile bike and walking […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board has set a Special Town Meeting for January 22, 2024, for what Town Administrator Glenn Cannon called “a few cleanup items, including town financials.” During Monday night’s public meeting held at the Senior Center, Cannon elaborated after the Select Board’s approval of the Special Town Meeting date that 11 articles […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Select Board met with Administrator of Assessing Mia Robinson to determine whether or not the town should continue with a single tax rate for all forms of real and personal property. The decision was unanimous to stay the course with a single rate. In her presentation to the board and the […] Read more »
Rochester’s Conservation Commission Tuesday struggled to approve a rather problematic Notice of Intent to construct a single-family home with an on-site well, septic and associated grading within the 25-foot wetland buffer zone at 0 Bishop Road. Even the applicant’s representative, Darren Michaelis of Wareham-based Foresight Engineering admitted the plan proposed by the landowner […] Read more »
The second discussion held by the Marion Planning Board on short-term rentals ushered in the perspective of people doing the renting, and Monday night’s public meeting at the Police Station was well attended as the board entertained more points of view. “Eighty percent of our business are guests here for something to do […] Read more »
While the Marion School Committee’s November 30 meeting dealt with the intense academic business of MCAS testing results and the School Improvement Plan, it was also an occasion to celebrate the achievement of many supporters’ goal of getting Sippican Elementary School a Student Resource Officer. Calling it a “landmark introduction,” Old Rochester Regional […] Read more »