The Marion Board of Health voted on August 24 to grant a variance to the owners of property at 458 Mill Street, allowing the construction of a bathroom inside the garage without denitrification technology in its septic system. When an accompanying house is built at a later date, the garage bathroom will tie […] Read more »
A backyard will get 50 feet deeper after the Marion Conservation Commission voted after an August 23 public hearing to issue a Negative Box 3 Determination of Applicability to Deer Run Lot 5 LLC, for land clearing for a residential house lot at 5 Deer Run. Project representative Matt Leone of Schneider, Davignon […] Read more »
There had been a great deal of speculation regarding what was below the surface of the Mattapoisett Harbor waters, just what was supporting Long Wharf. Comments on the materials that might have been used decades ago ran the gamut from poor-quality dirt from construction sites to sunken boats, cement, rocks and more. Documentation from […] Read more »
There is “no wiggle room” for the 13 acres of Rochester land – known as Red Brick Farm East – for the town to explore water usage or other options. The land in question can become a well site for neighboring Mattapoisett to explore for its own water use, per a regional agreement, […] Read more »
The Rochester Select Board met on Tuesday and awarded an Employee Citation to Joseph Bacchiocchi of the town’s Facilities Department for his work on Town Hall and Council on Aging Senior Center renovations. The board accepted a $3,000 award from the Annie Maxim House, which will be distributed to the Highway, Fire and […] Read more »
The Marion Capital Improvements Planning Committee has taken two big losses for the FY25 cycle about to commence, but its members were extremely impressed with the two candidates attending their public meeting on Tuesday night at the Police Station. Paul Naiman, who has chaired the CIPC for the past several years, has stepped […] Read more »
There is no easy way to eradicate the nemesis of many coastal property owners – Phragmites. But mere mortals do try to curb this tenacious, rhizome-driven weed. On Monday night, the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission heard a Notice of Intent filing by Elizabeth Cannell of 5 Holly Woods Road. The applicant proposed a management […] Read more »
Rochester’s Zoning Board of Appeals still hasn’t changed its mind about a requested variance of the town’s 40-foot minimum setback requirement for an existing pool shed at 2 Bishop Road that it had previously cast doubts about approving. On August 24, the board ended up repeating the same message, leading to a further continuance […] Read more »
What had been an arduous quest measuring progress in nickels and dimes has rather suddenly became reality for the Town of Marion, as member Bill Saltonstall reported to the Energy Management Committee on Monday night that the town has surpassed the state-prescribed goal of 20% in energy reduction. “It sets us up for […] Read more »
The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals was duly impressed with the proposal for a new house in place of an old one on Planting Island and voted unanimously during its August 24 meeting to grant Elizabeth and Christopher Karvonen a Special Permit under Chapter 230-6.1c1 and 230-6.1c1a to demolish and reconstruct a residence at […] Read more »