By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board began its meeting on Monday, 11/25/24, with a moment of silence for Heidi Hacking, a former Board of Health member and active member of several nonprofits, who died on 11/19/24, after a year long battle with brain cancer. SB member Andrew Roman read a quote from her… [Read More]
Fairhaven decides on search plan for interim TA
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday, 11/4/24, the Fairhaven Select Board discussed the procedure for filling the Town Administrator position on an interim basis and permanently. Assistant Town Administrator of Finance/Town Accountant, Anne Carreiro, is the acting TA in the absence of the TA, but Ms. Carreiro is going on vacation from… [Read More]
Fairhaven SB holds bizarre meeting with no TA
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board held a meeting on 10/15/24 that can only be described as bizarre at times, even by Fairhaven standards, featuring the return of a former Select Board member to chastise the current board about a subject he voted on when he was on the board, and the total… [Read More]
Fairhaven restructures planning/conservation/tree depts.
By Beth David, Editor After a lengthy discussion at the 9/23/24 Fairhaven Select Board meeting, members voted to approve the restructuring of the Planning Department, Conservation Department, and Tree Department, essentially appointing Bruce Webb to run all three departments. Mr. Webb is the town’s Conservation Agent, but he has been acting as the town’s Director… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board discusses 40R zoning article
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 9/9/24, the Fairhaven Select Board discussed a possible change to the 40R Smart Growth Overlay District (SGOD) bylaw that has been the subject of an ongoing public hearing with the Planning Board (see page 4). At the PB public hearing, the possibility of splitting the article in… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board discusses policies, Town Counsel use
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board discussed protocols, including the use of Town Counsel, at its meeting on 8/19/24. TC Heather White briefed the board, saying that the protocol adopted by the board in 2022 requires that individual board members ask the Town Administrator to use Town Counsel. If they are denied, then… [Read More]
Mysterious 40B proposal in waterfront district revealed
By Beth David, Editor The mysterious 40B developer that has been cited as the reason the waterfront district was put back into the proposed 40R Smart Growth Overlay District in Fairhaven was officially revealed at the Select Board meeting on Monday, 8/19/24. And it is, indeed, as speculated, Lars Vinjerud II, operating as Sun Harbor… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board presents proclamation to Chief Myers
By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 7/15/24, the Fairhaven Select Board presented retiring police chief, Michael Myers, with a proclamation noting some of the accomplishments of his and the department’s during his 31 years as a police officer, including 15 as chief. During his tenure the department made “great strides in the advancement… [Read More]
Fairhaven Select Board advances 40R district
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board voted to authorize the submission of the 40R application to the state at its meeting on 6/24/24. The board finished up the hearing that was continued from 6/10, with members of the public and a couple of Planning Board members weighing in. Not surprisingly, PB member Patrick… [Read More]
Fhvn SB approves events, Commission on Disability requests
By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board made quick work of a long agenda at Monday’s meeting, 5/13/24. The board approved three requests by the Commission on Disability. COD chairperson Eleanor Chew asked the board to accept the donation of a $5,000 adaptive bicycle. The bike, which is being donated by Rare Riders, will… [Read More]
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