Mattapoisett Select Board — March 10, 2026

The Mattapoisett Select Board met on March 10, 2026, handling several administrative matters, budget reviews, and public hearings. The Board voted to approve minutes from January 27 and February 10, 2026, proclaimed April 24, 2026, as Arbor Day, and approved a retroactive emergency declaration for the severe winter storm occurring between February 22 and February 24, 2026, to facilitate potential FEMA reimbursement. The Board also confirmed the appointment of Christopher Gonsalves to multiple positions, including Assistant Harbormaster, Shellfish Officer, Assistant Animal Control Officer, and Animal Inspector, and granted approval for a 70-person wedding ceremony at Ned's Point scheduled for May 30, 2026, subject to police safety review.

A public hearing was conducted for a common victualler license application submitted by Vanessa Dos Santos for Eden Coffee and Bakery at 33 County Road, Store 5, which the Board unanimously approved. Departmental budget presentations were delivered by Council on Aging Director Sarah Landry, who highlighted senior services, formula grant funding, and community food insecurity needs, and Library Director Jenny Martin, who outlined facility repairs, rising circulation metrics, and ongoing staffing constraints. Harbor Days event planning was reviewed, confirming adjustments around existing bookings at the wharf.

Town Administrator updates covered the Board of Health budget, the transfer station's loader replacement and potential truck scale, and progress on the solar landfill lease projected to yield approximately $1 million over 20 years. The Board debated potential warrant articles for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting, including a proposal to shift Town Meeting from Monday evenings to Saturday afternoons—a measure Vice Chair Jodi L. Bauer opposed—as well as zoning bylaws regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and authorization to acquire over 200 easements for the upcoming Main Street reconstruction project.

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