Town Administrator Paul Dawson and the Board of Selectmen said the cleanup efforts from Irene were handled well by town employees and volunteers. But while discussing the situation at Tuesday's meeting, all were less pleased with NSTAR's efforts.

“Things were left unaddressed with NSTAR,” Dawson said. “We need to talk with the utility companies to try to make sure something like this never happens again. It was probably the only flaw in our plan.”

Power restoration lingered throughout the town up to Friday, Sept. 2, Dawson said.

“I heard many conflicting stories from the power company on what areas were restored,” he added.

Dawson also said the town is completing damage assessment forms that could qualify the town relief money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Department of Public Works is still making curbside pickup throughout the town. Residents are encouraged to place collected tree limbs or other debris from the storm along the curb, as done for trash pickup.  Dawson said to contact the DPW for disposing of larger objects.

In other town business:

The Open Space Land Commission, along with Rep. William Straus, addressed the Board of Selectmen on the removal/repair issue of the dam at Hathaway Pond. Straus said he town of Marion is an abutter to the land owned by the Buzzards Bay Coalition, and therefore should have an interest in how the land is used.

John Rockwell of the Marion Open Space Commission said the Marion land is downstream of the dam on the east side of the Sippican River.

The Open Space Commission also addressed a survey mailed throughout the town, urging residents to check their mailboxes and complete the survey. Results will help the Commission determine how areas of land are being used and how residents would like them to be used. The first round of surveys was sent in July, but Rockwell said another batch is on the way.