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Edgartown and Oak Bluffs wrapped up their annual town meetings in a single night Tuesday, sometimes agreeable about spending and sometimes not. Voters in Tisbury and West Tisbury returned for a second night Wednesday.
Following a period of financial confusion, the Aquinnah selectmen this week accepted the resignations of the town accountant and treasurer. Kimberly Brown, who was hired last year, submitted her letter of resignation in March. Peter Graczykowski, the town treasurer and human resources director, announced a short time later that he would resign to take another job. Both were part-time positions.
Jodi Bailey was born and raised in Vineyard Haven but now lives a continent away from her Island roots. She’s a professional dog musher based out of Chatanika, Alaska, about an hour north of Fairbanks, and completed her fourth Iditarod race last month — a race of more than 1,000 miles.
The Island Housing Trust annual meeting and forum Saturday focused heavily on the need for decent rental housing. “We have a crisis right now,” said Lisa McGuire, a business owner.
An increase in schools spending, regional projects and capital improvements are among the common themes as annual town meetings begin tonight in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.
A steady stream of visitors on Saturday made one last visit to the Gay Head Light, which will soon be moved 190 feet from the eroding cliffs looking out toward Cuttyhunk and Rhode Island in the distance.