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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 4/22/24, the Fairhaven Select Board recognized the volunteers who help out at the Fairhaven Animal Shelter. The board presented Animal Control Officer, Terry Cripps, with a proclamation praising the volunteers and recognizing National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, which is April 30. SB chairperson Stasia Powers credited… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At the first meeting of the Fairhaven Select Board after the 4/1/24 election, members chose Stasia Powers as Chair, Charlie Murphy as Vice Chair, and new member Andrew Saunders as Clerk. The board held a public hearing on the floating upweller system (FLUPSY) proposed by Blue Stream Shellfish that had been… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on Monday, 3/25/24, the Fairhaven Select Board answered an Open Meeting Law (OML) com­plaint filed by SB member Bob Espindola, who recused himself and left the room during the discussion. In the complaint,* Mr. Espindola alleges that the Select Board engaged in discussion during the Executive Session on… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board had a bit of confusion at its meeting on 3/11/24, when a public hearing was not conducted as a public hearing, and so had to be delayed. About 30 people showed up to hear the proposal from Blue Stream Shellfish to place a floating upweller system (FLUPSY)… [Read More]