Privilege Stickers Free for Over 70

Beginning January 2018, residents of Rochester age 70 or over can receive free of charge a Town of Rochester privilege sticker for access to amenities such as beaches and parking in the Towns of Marion and Mattapoisett.

The sticker generally costs $20 for Rochester residents.

The Rochester Board of Selectmen voted on June 12 to make the stickers available to seniors for free, which gives Rochester residents access to Silvershell Beach and Town Landing in Marion, as well as parking in all areas designated for Marion residents only.

The sticker also grants access to the transfer station on Benson Brook Road.

A complete list of privileges is listed on the back on the sticker.

Selectman Greenwood Hartley liked the idea, saying the Town might not have much to offer residents for free very often, “But this is great,” Hartley said.

“Looks good to me,” said Selectman Naida Parker. “I like it.”

Also during the meeting, Conservation Agent Laurell Farinon gave the board a brief introduction to a conservation restriction request for a 164-acre property on Wolf Island Road that the Town of Marion is acquiring for watershed protection in perpetuity.

Farinon will bring the matter to the selectmen during the next meeting when the board will receive all the information needed before allowing the conservation restriction to move forward.

The next meeting of the Rochester Board of Selectmen is scheduled for June 26 at 6:30 pm at the Rochester Town Hall.

Rochester Board of Selectmen

By Jean Perry

 

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