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Vineyard fire chiefs to track derelict propane tanks
The Vineyard s fire chiefs want property owners to report derelict propane tanks.
The Dukes County Fire Chiefs Association is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying derelict propane tanks. Several departments have posted a form people can fill out to notify the chiefs association of a derelict tank.
“With an unprecedented amount of propane account changes with tank removals being seen throughout Dukes County, we are looking for some assistance to gather information on tanks that may be left on your property after the changeover,” the post states. “While it is your responsibility to notify the outgoing provider, we recognize that people have had some issues making contact. Please use this link to fill out a form provided by your local fire departments in an effort to rectify the unpermitted tanks within our communities.”
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A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
A Toyota 4Runner that skidded of Middle Road in Chilmark Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Chilmark Police at the scene of an SUV accident on Middle Road Sunday afternoon. Rich Saltzberg
Plows at Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark. Rich Saltzberg
A front-end loader rigged with a plow helped clear the runways at Martha s Vineyard Airport Sunday. Rich Saltzberg
Snow whitened East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs. Rich Saltzberg
Tisbury had snow on Beach Road but no flooding. Rich Saltzberg
The Steamship Authority ferry Nantucket prepares to enter Slip 1 in Vineyard Haven. Rich Saltzberg
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Blown electric panel displaces 36 overnight
A firefighter exits the building after checking out a report of smoke inside. -Jeremy Driesen
Members of department shedding their bunker gear at the end of the incident. -Jeremy Driesen
Tisbury police directed traffic on Beach Street. -Jeremy Driesen
A blown electrical panel at the Harbor Landing timeshare resort on Beach Street in Tisbury sent 36 people to area hotels Thursday night while officials assessed what happened. Tisbury’s fire and police departments converged on the Harbor Landing building Thursday night after smoke triggered an evacuation.
Harbor Landing general manager Bonnie Bearse told The Times on Friday that the smoke smelled like sulfur. Tisbury building commissioner Ross Seavey and Tisbury Fire Chief Greg Leland spoke with The Times outside the building on Friday. Both officials said the Harbor Landing had been inspected, and was reopened for residents to return.
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Gripes about Vineyard Propane mount
Problems on the Island blamed on parent company AmeriGas.
Vineyard Propane/AmeriGas has plenty of product but customers say service is lacking.
Customers of Vineyard Propane, an affiliate of AmeriGas, have expressed growing frustration with the fuel service and customer service from the propane provider. Vineyard Propane is one of four propane suppliers on the Vineyard. As of Monday, its parent company, AmeriGas, had over a thousand complaints on the Better Business Bureau website. Complaints on the Vineyard have burned across Facebook, and into the ears of the six Island fire chiefs.
Tisbury short-term rental regs take flak
Board reschedules town meeting, annual election.
Town clerk Hillary Conklin was in on the discussion of when to hold the town election.
At a hearing on short-term rental regulations and fees Tuesday night, the Tisbury select board heard from homeowners unenthused about the additional costs the regulations would impose. Tisbury is the only Vineyard town to make demonstrable progress on regulating short-term rentals, but thus far has yet to flesh out all the fine details.
At the get-go, following a number of constructive suggestions posed to the board through letters, select board member Jeff Kristal suggested the regulations should be considered a “living document,” and as such, subject to “changes periodically.” He was in favor of voting in what was drafted thus far, and having the Tisbury’s short-term rental task force continue to provide input, with an eye toward a future hearing when the regulations could be updated.