News
A project to convert the old Oak Bluffs library on lower Circuit avenue into a mixed-used building with affordable housing and a new pharmacy has become increasingly mired in confusion, as questions surface over management of the project and whether it should have been referred to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review as a development of regional impact (DRI).
The library project has received more than $800,000 in funding from a large state grant and a series of allotments from the town Community Preservation Act fund.
American Tower Corporation, the company that wants to build a distributed antenna system (DAS) to improve cell phone coverage in the three up-Island towns, has dramatically changed its proposal following an emotional public hearing earlier this month during which residents raised concerns about aesthetics, finances and health, a company spokesman said yesterday.
Money to rebuild stone walls and jump-start building design for the Middle Line housing project, shared spending on health care access and rodent control, and a $6.6 million annual town budget are the central items that will come before Chilmark voters at their annual town meeting Monday night.
The 32-article warrant reads much like a profile of Chilmark itself: spare and threaded with Yankee thrift. The annual operating budget is a slight decrease from last year, making Chilmark the only town on the Island to see its budget go down instead of up this year.
Things are looking bright for many Vineyard high school athletic teams early in this spring sports season. There were fewer games and matches this week due to April vacation.
Girls’ Lacrosse
The team led by coach Betsy Dripps continued its dominance last Thursday with a 13-3 drubbing of Fairhaven on the road. With the win, the Vineyarders remained undefeated and moved to 6-0 on the season.
Trap Champion
On Sunday, April 19, in blustery wind conditions that caused the targets to soar upwards like frisbees, Bob De Lisle of Edgartown picked up his third club trap championship since 2005 at the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club’s trap facilities.
The boys’ under-13 team lost to Falmouth this past Sunday 8-2.