Mooring rental fees in Rockport Harbor are set to rise in the coming year, with the base mooring fee for residents set at $150, up 50 percent or $50 from the previous year; the base fee for non-…
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Commercial operating permits, tie-offs also rise
Kelley: Information from meetings should be shared with public sooner
ROCKPORT — On Dec. 13, members of the Rockport Select Board voted to table a motion asking that they approve the “mission” of the Town’s Parking Task Force, citing a lack of communication or…
$7.8 million for road repairs over next 10 years
Rockport officials met for a workshop Nov. 15 to discuss a longterm 127-page Capital Improvement Plan, which identifies infrastructure improvements and funding requests from each of the…
Decision follows Camden rejecting interlocal wastewater agreement
On Nov. 1 members of the Rockport Select Board unanimously approved a proposed $64,600 engineering report for expanding the town’s sewer service along Route 90. The decision comes weeks after the…
Route 1 sewer extension may be completed next spring
ROCKPORT — On October 12, members of the Rockport Select Board voted unanimously to rescind their previous authorization of a $40,000 engineering study which would explore extending wastewater…
New US Cellular tower will not appear on November ballot, but request is forwarded to Ordinance Review Committee
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board unanimously approved a sewer study at its Sept. 13 meeting. The goal is to examine the feasibility of extending sewer lines along Route 90 (West Street) and…
Request $750,000 from county for broadband internet project
The Rockport Select Board approved four articles Aug. 30 that will be placed before voters on the November 2021 ballot. They include taxpayer approval of funds to continue efforts redeveloping the…
Redevelopment of former Rockport Elementary Property requires public vote
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Select Board will decide at their Aug. 30 meeting whether or not to place a proposed redevelopment plan for the former Rockport Elementary School (RES) site on the November…
Select Board approve new participation bylaws
ROCKPORT — In a unanimous vote Aug. 9, the Rockport Select Board authorized Town Manager Jon Duke and Town Clerk Linda Greenlaw to draft language for a warrant article asking taxpayers to approve…
400 percent increase in daily rental of harbor park
ROCKPORT — A list of proposed fee increases for the use of Marine Park in Rockport Harbor was approved by members of the Rockport Select Board on July 12. The rate proposal had been submitted by…
$2 million building to offer additional space, safety
On July 12 the Rockport Select Board will review the design and costs of a new West Rockport Fire Station, which would replace the existing building at the corners of routes 17 and 90. At the…
Town proceeds with plans for internet agreement with Camden
ROCKPORT — At a June 9 organizational meeting of a newly configured Rockport Select Board, Michelle Hannan was elected to serve as the board’s Chair for the remainder of her term, which expires in…
Rockport’s outgoing Town Manager outlines transition period
ROCKPORT — May 24 marked the last meeting of the Rockport Select Board that would be attended by Bill Post in the the role of Town Manager; the meeting was also the last which outgoing Select…
Cite concerns of transparency
ROCKPORT — At a vote of 3 to 1, members of the Rockport Select Board chose not to appoint applicant Bob Hall to the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals for a term that would begin June 9. The decision…
Rockport’s wastewater fees highest in area
Members of the Rockport Select Board were recently presented with a number of options for how and where the municipality’s wastewater is processed in the future, ranging from maintaining existing…
Concerts would be held Sunday, free to the public
ROCKPORT — On April 16 the Rockport Select Board unanimously approved a proposal which would allow small musical concerts to be held in Mary Lea Park over the coming summer. The idea was brought…
Lot would be located near bridge, new hotel
On April 12 the Rockport Select Board heard a presentation by Bill Lane of Gartley & Dorsky Engineers of a proposed 28-space parking lot that would be built above Rockport Harbor, near the…
Pizzeria, Mexican eatery seek liquor licenses
The owners of two new restaurants will go before the Rockport Select Board April 12 seeking liquor licenses for their respective businesses – a pizzeria and a Mexican restaurant. A public hearing…
Select Board votes 3-2 to place article on June warrant
April 9 deadline for letters of interest
ROCKPORT — In a continued effort to find potential developers for the site of the former Rockport Elementary School (RES) at the corners of Route 90 and Route 1, members of the municipal RES Task…
Select Board Chair: ‘warrant article essentially a ‘survey’
Members of the Rockport Select Board met March 8 and remained undecided as to whether or not an ordinance regulating short-term rentals in the municipality would be placed as a warrant article on…
Authorize financing plan for new plow truck
Members of the Rockport Select Board voted Feb. 22 to approve a $5.8 million sewer extension project which would extend the town’s sewer line from Sea Light Lane to South Street. The town received…
Select Board Chair cites ‘heated rhetoric’
In a Feb. 8 vote, members of the Rockport Select Board decided that a proposed ordinance that would regulate short term rentals in the municipality will not not appear on the June Town Meeting…
Third draft of ordinance presented during meeting
ROCKPORT – After hearing a presentation Jan. 25 on a third draft of a proposed short-term rental ordinance, some…
‘This is entirely inappropriate and if it isn’t outright illegal, it is certainly legally suspect’’
ROCKPORT – At their Jan. 11 meeting, members of the Rockport Select Board were read a letter submitted by resident Stephen Bowen, who outlined concerns with how a proposed ordinance that would…
Short-term rental ordinance undergoes legal review
On Dec. 14 members of the Rockport Select Board heard a presentation by architects and engineers engaged in designing a new West Rockport Fire Station which would, upon voter approval, replace the…
Tensions high during Select Board meeting
ROCKPORT — More than 20 members of the public offered comments or concerns at a Nov. 9 meeting of the Rockport Select Board over a draft ordinance that, if approved by voters, would impose…
Outlines fees, registration process for homeowners
ROCKPORT — This evening’s Select Board meeting, which was to be held at the Rockport Opera House in person, has now been relegated to Zoom, online only. To participate in the short-term rental…
Concerns raised over public input, participation
ROCKPORT — A draft of an ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals in Rockport will be presented at a Select Board meeting on Nov. 9. After a lengthy discussion on the topic at their Oct.…
ROCKPORT — An intervention from the town of Rockport’s legal counsel, Monday night, Oct. 26, put an abrupt end to an impromptu workshop between members of the Rockport Select Board and…
At the 2021 June Town Meeting, Rockport voters will be asked whether or not they…