Writing respectfully as treasurer of Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, I would like to make known to our thousands of audience members and many hundreds of generous patrons, that the town of Tisbury has decided arbitrarily — and without offering us a hearing — to deny property tax exemption for our playhouse.

I remember Peter Simon when we were freshmen at Boston University in 1965. It was an exciting era, and Peter was right in the midst of the action.

I just heard the news of Peter Simon’s passing. Although I didn’t know him well, he was a casual friend of my family, living close by in Chilmark.

Both papers seemed to intimate before the override vote that more money for the Oak Bluffs town hall would pass without question.

At the public forum held last week, we heard Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students express deep frustration over the unchanged, dismal field conditions.

I would like to urge my fellow Oak Bluffs voters and taxpayers to vote in favor of supporting our new town hall and our elementary school.