THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Project File No. 610669  

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Cross Road Improvements in the Town of Dartmouth.
WHEN:Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 6:30 PM
PURPOSE:The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Cross Road Improvements, from south of Vincent Street to Pine Top Lane in the Town of Dartmouth. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL:The proposed project consists of the reconstruction of Cross Road from Vincent Street to Autumn Glen (Senior Living Center). It will include pavement rehabilitation, installation of new curbing, sidewalks, ADA compliant ramps, crosswalks, closed drainage system improvements, and a 10-foot side path along the western side of Cross Road. The existing school zone reduced speed warning beacons will be upgraded.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. Dartmouth is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be presented at the hearing.
Project Inquiries, written statements and other exhibits regarding the proposed undertaking may be submitted to Carrie E. Lavalee, P.E., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 610669.

Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted on the MassDOT website listed below.

This hearing is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (e.g., interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices, and alternate material formats), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857) 368-8580, TTD/TTY at (857) 266-0603, fax (857) 368-0602 or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us).

Requests should be made as soon as possible and prior to the hearing, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten business days before the hearing.

This hearing will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.

JONATHAN GULLIVER
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E.
CHIEF ENGINEER

DARTMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Dartmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw and M.G.L., Ch. 131, §40, the Wetlands Protection Act, on the Notice of Intent from Roland & Suzanne Valois to repair an existing stone seawall/revetment, replace wooden stairs with granite /flat stones, and to replace a rip rap ramp with flat granite stones, on a Coastal Bank; on land described as Map 88, Lot 20 or 1 Meadow Shores. The Conservation Commission voted in a Public Meeting to continue meeting virtually (via a Zoom Link) in accordance with the Governor’s 2023 extension of the virtual/hybrid open meeting option through March 31, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 26, 2024. Login information for the meeting appears on the agenda posted on the Dartmouth Conservation Commission page of the Town of Dartmouth website. All interested parties should log into the meeting and be present at that time.

Michael Kehoe, Chair
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DARTMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Dartmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw and M.G.L., Ch. 131, §40, the Wetlands Protection Act, on the Notice of Intent from Douglas & Charlene Curtiss to construct a 12’x 20’inground pool/patio, landscape beds and pavers within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, and within the 100-ft Buffer Zone to both a Coastal Bank and Land Under the Ocean, on land described as Map 117, Lot 11 or 14 Water Street. The Conservation Commission voted in a Public Meeting to continue meeting virtually (via a Zoom Link) in accordance with the Governor’s 2023 extension of the virtual/hybrid open meeting option through March 31, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 26, 2024. Login information for the meeting appears on the agenda posted on the Dartmouth Conservation Commission page of the Town of Dartmouth website. All interested parties should log into the meeting and be present at that time.

Michael Kehoe, Chair
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DARTMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Dartmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw and M.G.L., Ch. 131, §40, the Wetlands Protection Act, on the Notice of Intent from Jason & Sherrilyn DeBalsi to construct a single-family home, driveway, subsurface sewage disposal system and grading/utilities within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, on land described as Map 15, Lot 30-7 or 34 Plains Field Drive. The Conservation Commission voted in a Public Meeting to continue meeting virtually (via a Zoom Link) in accordance with the Governor’s 2023 extension of the virtual/hybrid open meeting option through March 31, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 26, 2024. Login information for the meeting appears on the agenda posted on the Dartmouth Conservation Commission page of the Town of Dartmouth website. All interested parties should log into the meeting and be present at that time.

Michael Kehoe, Chair
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DARTMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Dartmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw and M.G.L., Ch. 131, §40, the Wetlands Protection Act, on the Request for Determination of Applicability from Philip Kapitan to install a Tesla Powerwall 3 on the exterior of the home in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, potentially in the FEMA Velocity Zone, on land described as Map 121, Lot 6 or 2B Howland Avenue. The Conservation Commission voted in a Public Meeting to continue meeting virtually (via a Zoom Link) in accordance with the governor’s 2023 extension of the virtual/hybrid open meeting option through March 31, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 26, 2024. Login information for the meeting appears on the agenda posted on the Dartmouth Conservation Commission page of the Town of Dartmouth website. All interested parties should log into the meeting and be present at that time.

Michael Kehoe, Chair
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DARTMOUTH CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Dartmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw and M.G.L., Ch. 131, §40, the Wetlands Protection Act, on the Request for Determination of Applicability from Ralph & Natalie Hirshorn c/o David Davignon who propose to conduct a vegetation management which consists of eradication of invasive plants and site grading improvements to eliminate periodic ponding within the lawn area the 100-ft Buffer Zone to a Coastal bank and within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (the FEMA Velocity Zone, a portion of which is an existing lawn area), on land described as Map 88, Lot 32 or 25 Buzzards Bay Avenue. The Conservation Commission voted in a Public Meeting to continue meeting virtually (via a Zoom Link) in accordance with the governor’s 2023 extension of the virtual/hybrid open meeting option through March 31, 2025. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday November 26, 2024. Login information for the meeting appears on the agenda posted on the Dartmouth Conservation Commission page of the Town of Dartmouth website. All interested parties should log into the meeting and be present at that time.

Michael Kehoe, Chair
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