The West Tisbury select board contemplated whether a property on State Road could be used for town employee housing during a Wednesday, June 8, meeting. West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand said she asked Dukes County Regional Housing Authority executive director David Vigneault about this possibility. “The answer I got back was that when they […]
Daniel O’Connell knows a thing or two about housing and the effects it can have on the business community. When Gov. Deval Patrick was in office, he tapped O’Connell to be the commonwealth’s first secretary of housing and economic development. “Gov. Patrick was the first governor to decide to merge the two thinking they […]
A West Tisbury employee will be leaving her position with the town because of her “personal decision” not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The employee was not present during the meeting, though the board spoke openly about her using her name and position. While the West Tisbury select board revealed the name of the individual […]
The West Tisbury planning board hosted a presentation by Preserve West Tisbury, a subcommittee of the board, about a proposed “residential construction size bylaw” during a Monday evening meeting. The Times covered some of the main details about the proposed bylaw earlier this month. This presentation, attended by about 70 people, was done to gain […]
Oak Bluffs delayed putting the housing bank article on its warrant, but will take up the issue again at its Jan. 11 meeting. Tuesday’s discussion of the warrant article covered select board questions relating to housing bank debt, impacts on the housing market, and stipends. The housing bank needs four of the six Island towns […]