Chilmark voters joined their peers in Tisbury, Oak Bluffs, Edgartown and West Tisbury in supporting a housing bank. At town meeting Monday night, voters approved the article on a voice vote after some extensive debate. The question will be on the town’s election ballot on Wednesday as well. Three towns Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, and […]
It was a great week for the housing bank last week a clean sweep of four town meetings and then three overwhelming victories at the ballot box make it clear. Martha’s Vineyard is ready for a housing bank to help pay for affordable and workforce housing. The votes send a clear message to the state […]
West Tisbury, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and Tisbury voters have all approved housing bank legislation for Martha’s Vineyard in a clean sweep for proponents of affordable and workforce housing on the Island. While Tuesday was a huge step for the housing bank, which proposes to use a 2 percent transfer fee on the sale of property […]
Tisbury voters convened for a final time Tuesday night in the gym of the Tisbury School for the 2022 annual town meeting and a special town meeting added onto it. The gym is slated for demolition this summer as part of the $55 million renovation and addition project of the school. Ahead of the warrants, […]