The Oak Bluffs Select Board is supporting a regional effort to increase transparency and improve operations at the Steamship Authority. The town’s select board voted Tuesday to issue a letter in support of Dukes County Commissioners and the county’s request to restore the public’s trust in the Steamship’s management. Tuesday’s vote follows the untethering of […]
Oak Bluffs is looking to improve and showcase stormwater resiliency methods on Hudson Avenue. James Houle, program director at the University of New Hampshire’s Stormwater Center, proposed the use of a so-called bioretention and permeable parking concept design on Hudson Avenue during a Tuesday, Oct. 24 Oak Bluffs Select Board meeting. While further permitting is […]
Oak Bluffs residents will be deciding next month whether some properties may be used for affordable housing. Oak Bluffs will hold its Special Town Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 pm at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center. The Oak Bluffs Select Board recently approved the special town meeting warrant. Atop the warrant, the […]
Oak Bluffs is pursuing funding to build a commercial composting facility, but even if the town is successful, the Island may still need to ramp up its efforts to meet state composting requirements. Potentially, six commercial composting units may be needed. Oak Bluffs Select Board chair Emma Green-Beach told The Times the town applied for […]