It may be a new year, but tri-town officials are not wasting time planning a full year of capital improvement projects for the towns.

While Rochester Selectmen have appointed a committee to explore constructing a new Town Hall annex, Marion officials are seeking bids from architect firms to overhaul the Town House.

In Mattapoisett, a number of improvement and preservation projects will be underway in 2015.

“The Tinkham Pond bridge replacement will probably be the top priority,” said Town Administrator Mike Gagne.

Highway Surveyor Barry Denham was forced to close the faulty bridge in the fall. He announced in November that the area of Acushnet Road would not be reopened until the 150-year-old culvert could be rebuilt.

Denham has already procured approval from the Conservation Commission for the work and will begin the process of removing the pavement, cement and supporting stones this week.

In Mattapoisett Village, the four historic piers at Town Wharf are expected to get a much-needed overhaul that will cost between $175,000 and $200,000, according to Gagne’s estimates. The town will seek a portion of the funding from the Community Preservation Committee. Gagne said, ideally, the construction would begin in September after peak boating season.

Rotted timbers will be replaced and the masonry on the wharves will be among the repairs.

Also on the waterfront, the beach house will get a full exterior renovation and be made handicap accessible.

Roads and sidewalks, as always, are on the Highway Department’s list of things to do once the weather warms up.

The Mechanic Street reconstruction and water main replacement are on tap as well as the replacement of several sidewalks in Mattapoisett Village.

“We want to have the bid and be ready for construction in the spring,” said Gagne.

A new committee tasked with evaluating the town’s buildings will begin meeting this month. The Facilities Analysis Committee will look at issues with existing structures and provide recommendations for needs, including Town Hall and the fire station.

More volunteers are still needed for the committee. Gagne said anyone interested can contact him at the Town Hall, 508-758-4100.

In Marion, two capital projects are being considered, and there will be a groundbreaking on one long-awaited Habitat for Humanity project.

After three years and numerous obstacles, the town is prepared to transfer land to the global nonprofit organization that works to provide affordable housing for low-income families.

“The project has gone back and forth on how to deal with an affordable housing restriction,” said Town Administrator Paul Dawson. “That’s been resolved…Sometimes good projects take a lot of careful thought and careful planning.”

In September, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance for the Buzzards Bay Habitat for Humanity house, the final approval needed for building a home at 185 Wareham Road (Route 6.)

The variance was needed because the land doesn’t meet all of the zoning requirements. In April, the project was delayed when Habitat applied for designation as 40B affordable housing through the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development.

A clause in the designation would have permitted the homeowner to sell the property to any buyer if a qualified low-income buyer did not purchase it within 90 days.

As an alternative, Habitat requested the variance on the property rather than seek the affordable housing designation.

“I expect at the next Board of Selectmen’s meeting the board will be ready to close on the property,” Dawson said. “Once [Habitat] has control of the property they will get a building permit and start construction.”

While the Habitat project is close to construction, two town projects are just getting underway.

This month, the Town House Building Committee will advertise for architects to research overhauling Marion’s main municipal building.

Building Committee Chair Bob Raymond said his committee would ask for a total of four feasibility studies, which will provide conceptual designs and cost estimates, not full blueprints.

The 138-year old building requires extensive repairs and updating to meet building codes.

“Hopefully by August or September we will have cost estimates and will be able to make presentations to the public,” Dawson said.

Another building that may be getting an overhaul is the Department of Public Works complex.

Dawson said officials are in the “very, very preliminary” stages of research.

“We’re asking questions such as ‘is there enough space down there?’” he said.

Though it’s too soon to commit to a time frame, Dawson noted.

In Rochester, the new Ad-Hoc Town Hall Annex Exploratory Committee was established in December following a fall Town Meeting. At the meeting, residents expressed interest in studying possibilities for relocating the annex, which houses several departments, to a town-owned building.

The committee is made up of the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator Mike McCue, the Facilities Manager, the Highway Surveyor and two at-large members.

McCue said the committee still requires one at-large member.

“We’ve advertised a couple of different ways, but haven’t found any takers yet,” he said.