The Chilmark select board will wait a bit longer to decide what to do with six acres known as Peaked Hill Pastures. At a single-issue meeting Tuesday night, the board discussed at length a proposal by the planning board to seek a request for proposals (RFP) to develop 12 to 15 affordable rental units and […]
The West Tisbury select board decided to wait for the Coalition to Create the Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank (CCMVHB) to edit their proposal before voting whether to add it to the annual town meeting’s warrant article. During last week’s meeting, the board decided to wait to hear what town counsel Ron Rappaport would say to […]
With some details of the proposed housing bank still up in the air, the Edgartown select board remained reluctant to put the issue on this spring’s annual town meeting warrant. A week ago, the board asked town counsel Ron Rappaport to review the warrant article and report back to the board. Rappaport issued a written […]
The West Tisbury select board decided to keep things as is for property taxpayers in town, rejecting either a split tax rate or a residential exemption. During a tax hearing on Wednesday, the board was presented with a report from the board of assessors on the various scenarios for setting the tax rate for fiscal […]
Members of the Up-Island School District came to the Aquinnah select board with two projects in mind during Tuesday’s Zoom meeting: funding for Chilmark School’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, and West Tisbury’s roof. Select board member Juli Vanderhoop could not attend the meeting because she was holding her “Honey Talk” event through […]