Tri-town officials have some major projects written down on their wish lists for the new year.

In Marion, plans to renovate the Town House are underway while Rochester has started to research moving Town Hall Annex operations into a new building.

Mattapoisett doesn’t have any major projects coming up, but one Selectman said years of planning have left the town in excellent fiscal shape for the future.

Rochester Town Administrator Mike McCue said the recently formed Town Hall Annex Committee has met half a dozen times so far.

Currently, the town pays $27,600 a year to rent office space at the annex, located at 37 Marion Road.

One possibility would be to construct a new building on town property on Dexter Lane near the Police Station and Council on Aging.

McCue said the same firm that designed the addition for Rochester Memorial School will be contacted to discuss design options.

“We’re trying to get an idea of what that would cost,” McCue said. “It will be a major undertaking, and we need to be thoughtful and diligent in the investigations we will be doing.”

McCue said the town is also looking forward to having work start at the proposed Rochester Crossing retail site, located on land abutting routes 28 and 58.

The Wareham-based A.D. Makepeace Company plans to build retail outlets and a gas station on the 30-acre parcel.

McCue said the developer has cleared town hurdles for what will likely be the first tenant, a 24-7 gas station, convenience store and coffee shop.

“Everything is approved on our end as far as the gas station goes. There’s no impediments,” McCue said.

He said the delay is due to traffic issues raised by the state’s Department of Transportation.

Officials also want to make headway on the reconstruction of County Road. Winding its way through Marion, Wareham and Rochester, the maligned street is badly in need of repair, widening and other improvements.

This fall, some of the worst portions of the road were repaved by Wareham’s Department of Public Works, but McCue said the three towns will continue to push for federal repair funds.

“That’s not a long-term fix by any stretch of the imagination,” McCue said, adding that crucial elevation and drainage work was not done. “The road needs a complete rebuild to make it last for the next ten to twenty years,” he said.

Mattapoisett Selectmen Chair Jordan Collyer said his town doesn’t have any major capital projects on the horizon, but several smaller projects, such as road repairs, are moving ahead on schedule.

Most importantly, Collyer said Mattapoisett’s tax base saw growth in 2015. That, coupled with what he describes as excellent financial management, has put the town on solid footing.

“Things are status quo financially speaking,” Collyer said. “We’ve been able to save money where we can and spend money wisely. That puts us in a really strong position.”

The town’s stabilization fund holds roughly $2.2 million, which is another indicator of Mattapoisett’s fiscal strength, Collyer said.

He noted that officials will continue to seek cost saving and efficiency measures that won’t cut services for townspeople.

In Marion, Town Administrator Paul Dawson said Town House renovations will take place without the addition of a Senior Center or library expansion.

During several information sessions, residents were presented with two sets of plans. One called for a $28 million renovation that would link the Town House with the Elizabeth Taber Library.

The second option had an estimated cost of $12.5 million and focused on renovating just the Town House by expanding meeting space and modernizing the interior.

Residents overwhelmingly favored the less costly option.

Dawson said the Town House Building Committee will explore ways to further reduce the renovation cost.

“They’re trying to bring down the price tag with an eye towards having it reduced in time for spring Town Meeting,” Dawson said.

When 2016 rolls around the looming issue of whether the town will be on the hook for multi-million upgrades to the wastewater treatment still remains.

Dawson said Selectmen are waiting to hear from the Environmental Protection Agency to see what requirements it will put on the plant.

Depending on the agency’s decision regarding the town’s National Pollutant Discharge System permit, upgrades could cost ratepayers millions of dollars.

The permit is required for facilities that discharge water into the environment. Dawson said engineers from CDM Smith are researching ways to comply with the permit in less expensive ways.

“We need to figure out how we can budget for that if it turns out to have a huge price tag to make it more manageable and affordable for the ratepayers,” Dawson said.

Marion also will have three fairly new department heads in the new year. Fire Chief Brian Jackvony was hired this summer while new Harbormaster Isaac Perry started his duties this month.

On Tuesday night, Selectmen began interviewing three for the position of Council on Aging director (see Page 4).

“I’m eager to either start or keep working with them to move things forward,” Dawson said. “We’re looking forward to 2016.”