By Beth David, Editor At the Fairhaven Select Board meeting on 1/9/23, Town Adminis­trator Angie Lopes Ellison informed the board that Eversource will increase its rates by more than 30%.  She implored residents to compare rates with the town’s municipal aggregation aggreement (see sidebar).  Ms. Ellison told the board there was nothing they could do about… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board set the tax rate for next year, choosing to stick with the maximum rate shift between residential and commercial properties, at its meeting on 11/21/22. Board of Assessors member Pamela Davis explained that the tax shift is the differential between the residential rate and the CIP (Commercial, Industrial… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 9/19/22, the Fairhaven Select Board decided to attend the MassDOT meeting about the bridge replacement, with all five members saying it was important for the board to be there. The meeting is on 10/3 at 6:30 p.m., at Fairhaven High School in the auditorium.  Select Board chairperson Stasia… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor At its meeting on 9/6/22, the Fairhaven Select Board had sched­uled a hearing that was requested by Wayne Oliveira to appeal the no-trespass order keeping him away from Fairhaven Town Hall for 60 days (see 8/25/22 and 9/1/22 issues). However, Attorney Philip Beauregard sent a letter saying he had been retained by… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor A short, but untimely series of power outages threw a bit of a wrench into the workings of the Fairhaven Select Board’s meeting on Monday, 8/15/22, but did not interfere with their appointment of Travis Rapoza to the Board of Public Works. The power had gone out about a half hour before… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board had a full agenda on Monday, 8/1/22, when they reviewed the annual audit report, approved appointment of a new town counsel firm, and approved a change of license for the Seaport Inn, which has new owners, and the liquor license for Ocean State Job Lot. Zack Fentross, CPA… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board held two public hearings at its meeting on 5/23/22, approving changes to the aquaculture license of Blue Stream Shellfish, and approving expansion plans for A&A Auto. Dale Leavitt, one of the co-owners of Blue Stream Shellfish, which operates an oyster farm on the north side of the causeway,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor In a rather convoluted process over two meetings, the Fairhaven Select Board removed a Town Meeting article for a shade tree bylaw that the Planning Board has been working on since last September.  At their 5/9 meeting, after a presentation by Town Planner Paul Foley and comments by Planning Board Chairperson Wayne… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Fairhaven Select Board met for the first time after the election, with five members for the first time in the town’s history. The long meeting covered a lot of ground including Town Meeting articles, discussion of the flag/banner flying policy, reassign­ment of committee liaison appoint­ments, and approval of  locations for the… [Read More]