West Tisbury could be taking on accessory dwelling units, also called ADUs, during the upcoming special town meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6 pm at West Tisbury School. Although town officials have yet to approve the article, West Tisbury is asking voters to support a program that would help homeowners develop ADUs; the program […]
Neighbors of a proposed housing project were apprehensive about its potential impacts to the Pin Oak Circle neighborhood in West Tisbury. The West Tisbury Planning Board unanimously voted to continue a public hearing for 88 Pin Oak Circle a lot where Island Housing Trust (IHT) proposed building a duplex on August 21 to […]
Happy Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil will have made his prediction by the time you are reading this. I’m not sure what I hope for. The mild temperatures have been pleasant and easy on our wood pile, but it seems worrisome that the ground still hasn’t frozen here. It doesn’t seem right, and I do like […]
Correspondence shared during the West Tisbury select board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 17, confirmed South Mountain Company’s withdrawal from the 401 State Road affordable housing project. A Nov. 4 letter from South Mountain Company CEO John Abrams to Island Housing Trust (IHT) CEO Philippe Jordi shared two reasons to remain withdrawn from the project, which […]
The West Tisbury select board unanimously approved awarding Island Housing Trust (IHT) with the 401 State Road bid, who were the only bidders for the affordable housing project. “The affordable housing committee had a few concerns about the design, but the bid itself is acceptable,” West Tisbury town administrator Jennifer Rand said. “The design submitted […]