In a statement issued last week, the Coalition to Create the MV Housing Bank (CCMVHB) announced that Laura Silber will be stepping down from her role as the coalition’s coordinator. Silber will be transitioning from her two-year role with the CCMVHB to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, where she will be working as the commission’s full-time […]
On Wednesday, Tisbury’s select board became the sixth and last to approve amendments to Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank legislation. The vote was 2-0. Tisbury has a two-member board until Larry Gomez’s seat is filled. Coalition to Create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank co-chair, Julie Fay, former head of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, issued a statement […]
At its Monday meeting, the Edgartown select board voted in favor of sending the recently amended Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank Act to the state legislature for consideration. At their last meeting, the Housing Bank Review Committee, charged with reviewing and modifying the Housing Bank legislation, agreed on a few amendments to the 27-page proposal. Although […]
On Wednesday evening, in what might seem like a step backwards regarding the proposed Housing Bank, the committee appointed to review and modify the Housing Bank legislation had to make the difficult decision to pull back and rework the act, following comments and recommendations by State Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, […]