The Marion Zoning Board of Appeals held its first remote access meeting on May 21, solely to approve the minutes from its March 12 meeting. The occasion allowed members of the board to get a run-through on the Zoom video-conference technology that has become, along with similar online platforms, the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Administrative assistant Anne Marie Tobia told the board she would be scheduling a public hearing with the ZBA in the latter part of June.
Before the ZBA or any other Marion board or committee holds a public hearing, the town’s Board of Selectmen will do so first on June 16. A dedicated phone line will be used at the police station with Chairperson Randy Parker and Town Administrator Jay McGrail on-site and at a safe social distance from one another. The other board members, participants, and the public will connect remotely.
No Marion public hearing will be closed in one meeting to ensure the public has an opportunity to be heard via calls to town offices, mail, or email.
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals
By Mick Colageo