Government
Ice floes in Menemsha Pond this winter wiped out four pilings, including two that marked the town line between Chilmark and Aquinnah.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will soon decide the fate of a proposed 31-acre subdivision on Pine Hill Road in West Tisbury. The former farmland would be divided five residential lots of varying sizes.
The ongoing affordable housing crisis and long-term town planning were central themes in Tisbury Tuesday night as candidates introduced themselves to voters. The election is April 28. There are contested races for selectman and planning board.
Edgartown selectmen voted Monday to withdraw an article from the upcoming annual town meeting warrant that would regulate the use of firearms, after hearing concerns from local hunters.
A zoning bylaw amendment that aims to allow strictly controlled accessory apartments for use as caregiver and affordable housing has begun to spark debate in Chilmark. The bylaw comes before voters at their annual town meeting April 27.
A proposed watershed planning district in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury would lay the groundwork for added wastewater regulations around the Lagoon Pond, and for greater public participation as the two towns work to restore the estuary.