West Tisbury officials are solidifying a document they hope to put to voters that would create a pilot program incentivizing homeowners to build attached apartments known as ADUs. The program would offer residents $25,000 grants to cover upfront costs of building the apartments. In exchange, the owner would lease the unit at a monthly […]
West Tisbury’s zoning bylaw amendments were on shaky ground when presented by the town’s planning board on Monday. The board held a public hearing for several warrant articles it plans to present during the annual town meeting. The amendments were proposed because of recurring event requests coming to the town’s select board that current zoning […]
Sparks flew at a West Tisbury affordable housing committee meeting Tuesday night, as members of the group debated whether to petition for a special town meeting warrant article relating to accessory dwelling units (ADUs). During a West Tisbury Select Board meeting on March 8, the select board voted to remove a pilot program drafted by […]
At their Wednesday meeting, The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s joint affordable housing group began discussions on a possible new solution to the Island’s housing crisis. At their Nov. 2 meeting, the affordable housing group had discussed ways of encouraging Island select boards to reconsider using revenue from short term rental (STR) tax to help fund housing […]