Government
Tiah’s Cove Road in West Tisbury will be closed to through traffic beginning April 19, the town announced Monday, while the road culvert is replaced.
The Dukes County commission and Nantucket county commission will host a joint hearing on a state bill to amend the Steamship Authority legislation. The hearing begins at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
Workforce housing was in the spotlight Thursday night when the owner of the Lampost in Oak Bluffs aired a formal request to reduce the number of restricted workforce apartments in his building.
Select board member Jeff Kristal will not seek re-election this spring. Mr. Kristal, an innkeeper and town businessman, has served three terms but not consecutively. The annual town election is May 24.
Regional expenses and human services make up more than a dozen articles on each of Tuesday’s annual town meeting warrants, continuing a trend toward cost-sharing across Island municipalities.
Millions in capital spending to restore the eroding East Chop Bluff and upgrade the town wastewater treatment plant will come before Oak Bluffs voters when they gather for their annual town meeting Tuesday night.