The Housing Bank Review Committee (HBRC) welcomed state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, at their meeting in Edgartown’s Town Hall on Monday evening, after acknowledging the need to seek input from state representatives regarding the proposed legislation for the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank Act. This comes after the committee, at their […]
Setting the Island Cup football rivalry aside, there are a lot of things Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard can collaborate on. That was one of the takeaways of a joint meeting between the select boards of Nantucket and five of the six Vineyard towns (Aquinnah was invited, but was a no-show) during a Zoom meeting Tuesday […]
At their Monday meeting, the Edgartown select board voted to submit a letter of support on behalf of Vineyard Power for the energy company’s Community First Partnership application. Sponsored by Mass Save, the Community First Partnership (CFP) works with municipalities throughout the commonwealth to help implement energy efficiency via community outreach. Vineyard Power Energy Transition […]
The Edgartown select board committed to supplying names for a Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building committee, but said an Oct. 31 deadline may be unrealistic. The select board heard a report from Sam Hart, coordinator of special projects for MVRHS, that the high school committee would like recommendations from the town for members on […]
At its Monday meeting, the Edgartown select board unanimously approved a request by energy committee chair Alan Strahler to allocate $132,000 of recently secured grant money toward a green community initiative that aims to increase overall energy savings and reduce the impact of climate change. Strahler said the town had been formally accepted into a […]