Town Planner Nancy Durfee offered the Rochester Select Board a proposal on Monday to create a By-Law Committee that would rewrite and refine the town’s complicated zoning regulations. The board informally agreed to this plan but stopped short of taking a formal vote until Durfee discusses the idea with other town boards. Durfee […] Read more »
James and Sharlene Craig of Florida and Aucoot Road, Mattapoisett, have been developing their property as a family compound. A new home is under construction, and a guest house they are currently residing in is complete. On July 20, their representative, David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Inc., presented their variance filing. […] Read more »
Members of the Marion Energy Management Committee are convinced that the town wants a solar installation at the Cushing Community Center. The question remains whether it will be a rooftop project or a parking-lot canopy. The EMC indicated during Monday night’s public meeting at the Police Station that it believes a canopy is the […] Read more »
Immediately after the Marion Select Board voted on July 19 to approve Automatic Amusement (arcade games), Common Victualer – All Alcohol licenses and a doing-business-as Name Change for Stone Rooster Hospitality to The River Junction, River Road resident Chris Collings stepped to the podium to address the board. Representing several abutters to the […] Read more »
Dale and Laura Briggs on July 12 received an Order of Conditions from the Marion Conservation Commission, allowing them to install three 16-inch diameter piles on the south side of their dock at 23 Dexter Road. Now their boat won’t get pushed around by the wake of other boats passing by. Representing the […] Read more »
The Marion Open Space Acquisition Commission held its July 6 public meeting in anticipation of the July 10 realization of hoped-for bids from contractors for the job of stump grinding and grubbing out of the stretch of the Point Road Path between Joanne Drive and Jenna Drive. The theory presented by MOSAC Chairman […] Read more »
Modernizing its operations and communicating with town authorities on what the function of the marine department should be were topics discussed at Monday night’s Marion Marine Resources Commission meeting at the Music Hall. MRC members talked about the need for repairing a seawall, a town structure. Members expressed concern that town authorities will […] Read more »
The sad truth about Mattapoisett’s tree canopy in the village area is its age. Many, if not all, of the trees that provide shade along the village streets have suffered from storm damage, disease and, yes, even old age. On July 17, the Mattapoisett Planning Board held four public hearings to debate the future […] Read more »
The year-and-a-half-old 89 Box Turtle Drive dispute over owner Doug Rose clearing land there too close to wetlands without a permit is slightly closer to resolution but not close enough for Rochester’s Conservation Commission. Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly reported to the commission during Tuesday night’s public meeting that her office has received a […] Read more »
Marion Finance Director Judy Mooney met with the Marion Finance Committee on July 12 to gain approval in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40, Section 6 for five transfers totaling approximately $65,000. Working off a July 15 deadline, Mooney requested the special meeting attended by Chairman Shay Assad, Fred Mock and Jay Pateakos. […] Read more »