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Oak Bluffs exploring stormwater remediation - The Martha s Vineyard Times

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 […]

Planning for sea level rise in Vineyard Haven - The Martha s Vineyard Times

Officials helping to map Tisbury’s master plan discussed concepts and priorities for downtown Vineyard Haven, with the primary goal of preparing for sea level rise and larger and stronger storms.  During a meeting last week, topics included the possibility of a storm causing 10 feet of flooding at the waterfront in 2030, and plans to […]

Feds eye funding for critical Island infrastructure - The Martha s Vineyard Times

Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren have requested federal funding to plan much-needed repairs for Vineyard Haven’s Beach Road seawall and Oak Bluffs’ jetties. Both sites need protection from coastal storms and sea level rise. In an October 13 letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, the senators requested Water Resources Development […]

Historical commission, neighbors clash over Tisbury demolition - The Martha s Vineyard Times

A request for the retroactive approval of the demolition of a Tisbury house was met with mixed opinions Thursday evening during a public hearing of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC). While local historical commission members have called foul on plans to build a new four-story duplex at 33 Lagoon Pond Road, following the razing of […]

Martha s Vineyard Commission awarded a state grant - The Martha s Vineyard Times

A grant from the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program will help protect the Island’s land and water from climate change stresses and misguided land-use practices, according to a press release from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. The $163,540 grant will allow implementation of several actions in the 2022 Vineyard climate action plan, “The Vineyard Way” (thevineyardway.org). […]

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