Government
Construction to modify a deck at the Homeport restaurant in Menemsha was halted last week after the Chilmark building department found the new owners hadn’t secured a building permit.
The up-Island school committee last week agreed to rescind a previous vote placing a hold on enrollments from outside of the district.
Superintendent Richard (Richie) Smith spoke sternly to school committee members this week, wishing he was given a head’s up about the motion at West Tisbury town meeting that led to voters rejecting the high school budget.
Rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft will have to pay a $3.50 surcharge to pick up riders at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport this year.
Edgartown residents voted in a new school committee member and approved a new fire station. West Tisbury passed its $1.2 million library renovation.
As the Vineyard’s sister island, Nantucket and its multi-million dollar real estate market have been positioned as an ominous indicator of what’s to come.