In a meeting that delayed again the biggest projects on its docket, the Rochester Conservation Commission Tuesday granted a Certificate of Compliance for the Order of Conditions previously issued on the construction of a new single-family home at 907 High Street. The High Street approval vote came swiftly after Conservation Agent Merilee Kelly […] Read more »
The Marion Planning Board met on Monday for a continued public hearing on an amendment to the site plan and special permit request for Toll Brothers, Inc.’s work at 78 Wareham Road and further discussion on Marion’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) draft bylaw. There was short talk on the Toll Brothers’ […] Read more »
Following a moment of silence for those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, September 11 to discuss an upcoming and now-delayed executive session, as well as a public hearing for 1 Doran Way. Despite technical difficulties accessing the meeting remotely via Microsoft Teams, Marion […] Read more »
In a room packed with residents and local experts, the Rochester Water Commission on September 10 hosted a “dry run” of the report presentation on Snipatuit Brook that is scheduled for an October 14 public hearing. It’s an important report because the brook flows to Snipatuit Pond, which connects to both Great Quittacas […] Read more »
The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, September 10, to grant a Certificate of Compliance as well as conduct a public hearing for Toll Brothers, Incorporated’s proposed residential development at 78 Wareham Road. First, a Certificate of Compliance was granted for Laurence E. Reinhard at 17 East Avenue. Before addressing a second Certificate of […] Read more »
The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals on September 11 granted a Special Permit for a personal fitness training business at 12 Mayflower Lane with conditions directly related to board members’ and abutters’ concerns about the nuisance and traffic the operation might bring to the neighborhood. Applicant and homeowner Jorge Rodriguez began the public hearing […] Read more »
The third and final phase of the Mattapoisett Highway Department Building on Mendell Road received site-plan approval during the Planning Board’s September 15 meeting. Renovations, including OSHA and FEMA improvements, were recognized as absolutely necessary for the “town barn” to remain an acceptable and vital part of municipal services. Yet with an estimated […] Read more »
Rochester’s Select Board Monday hosted a presentation of the plans for a new Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School building and predictably focused on how much the project will cost the town. The Old Colony School Building Committee, along with its consultants, have completed the schematic design phase for the preferred solutions to […] Read more »
The Marion Water and Sewer Regulations Review Committeemet on Thursday, September 4 at the Town Hall Annex. The committee, formed by the Select Board and granted its powers on July 11 by its Committee Charter, sees its purpose as to “review, assess, and recommend updates to the town’s regulations and policies governing municipal sewer […] Read more »
The September 3 Marion Board of Health meeting left off where the August meeting began – Chair Albin Johnson contending with fellow board members and with two residents and calling septic denitrification systems an “overkill.” Johnson is adamant that more studies should be done to determine whether they are needed in Marion. A resident […] Read more »