MVY Radio is looking to improve its signal strength in the up-Island area by installing a new, 60-foot antenna at the Chilmark Fire Station on North Road property The Chilmark Select Board approved referring the proposal to the Chilmark Zoning Board of Appeals with a site visit during a Tuesday evening meeting in a 2-0 […]
Chilmark will hold a special town meeting later this month to potentially take steps toward building a new, two-classroom preschool. The Chilmark Select Board voted 2-0 on Tuesday to approve a single-article special town meeting warrant. Board member Marie Larsen was absent from the meeting. The single article asks residents to consider voting to approve […]
The Chilmark Select Board approved a recommendation from the building department to charge more for permit fees. Town building inspector Adam Petkus proposed the higher fee during a public hearing on Tuesday. Without the increase, Petkus said that taxpayers would be subsidizing the department more each year. Petkus proposed charging $6.50 per $1,000 of total […]
The fate of pickleball in Chilmark will be headed to the court of public opinion. During a Tuesday evening meeting, the Chilmark Select Board unanimously approved moving forward for review a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to ban pickleball courts, per the request of the Chilmark planning board. “The appropriate placement of the bylaw within the […]