Aidan Pollard May 4, 2021
MARION Selectmen approved a liquor license for 27 Wareham Road, the site of Gilda’s Stone Rooster, so long as the bar receives an occupancy permit from the building commissioner.
Selectmen approved the license at a May 4 meeting, following a public hearing continued from a hearing in April.
At the April hearing, John Mello detailed he and fellow restaurateur Joe Sauro’s plans to reopen Gilda’s Stone Rooster as Stone Rooster, following the retirement of longtime founder and owner Gilda Downey.
In April, Planning Board member and River Road resident Chris Collings spoke on behalf of himself and his neighbors, urging that something be done to prevent parking for the bar on the adjacent River Road.
Kate Robinson Apr 26, 2021
The newest plans for the proposed maritime center do not include an observation deck or public restrooms. Image courtesy: Town of Marion
Architect Tim Sawyer presenting the new plans on April 26.
Sawyer noted that the new proposal features a much smaller footprint than the previous design for the building.
Town Administrator Jay McGrail discussing finances during the meeting.
MARION Town officials presented redesigned plans for a $2.5 million harbor facility on Island Wharf to residents at a special virtual meeting on April 26.
Dozens of residents attended the meeting, voicing ideas and opinions on the revised design as Town Administrator Jay McGrail and architect Tim Sawyer presented the new proposal, which reduced the building’s total footprint by over 50%.
Caitlin Faulds Apr 7, 2021
MARION Marion hiked up its billing rates for ambulance services for the first time in eight years on Tuesday night.
After leaving emergency transport fees untouched since 2013, the Board of Selectmen unanimously accepted a fee increase that would bring rates for privately insured ambulance trips up to the regional average, as advised by Fire Chief Brian Jackvony at an April 6 Selectmen’s meeting.
“Over the last fiscal year, we have seen a decrease in our revenues from [Emergency Medical Service] billing,” Jackvony said, “and that was mostly due to the pandemic.”
Emergency transports dropped from a high of 633 in 2019 to 503 in 2020, Jackvony said, and the accompanying fiscal impact pushed him to look at the rates of surrounding communities.