Town office administrator Alice Butler, who edits and prepares the report each year, was commended by the selectmen for her efforts.

Town selectmen approved a request from the shellfish committee to add personnel hours, but balked at adding an entirely new employee to the department.

The long-discussed bypass road system off the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road was rejected for a third time Tuesday during a well-attended special town meeting.

Reduced funding for a new piling project in Menemsha harbor was approved. A new floor for the community center will wait for another day. The meeting lasted just over 20 minutes.

New pilings for Menemsha harbor, a new office for the harbor master and a new wood floor for the Chilmark Community Center are all decisions for voters. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Center.