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West Tisbury voters will confront their third — and what many hope will be the final — decision on renovation of their old town hall when they convene for the annual town meeting on Tuesday night.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the West Tisbury elementary school. Town moderator Pat Gregory will call the meeting to order, as he has since 1991.
The annual town election will be held on Thursday, April 10 from noon to 8 p.m. at the public safety building.
Just a few months ago Oak Bluffs leaders idealistically looked to the future and discussed plans like the renovation of the town waterfront, the creation of a fund to pay for employees’ post retirement benefits and the dredging of Sengekontacket Pond to reduce bacteria levels.
But much like the New England weather, things change pretty quickly on the Oak Bluffs political landscape.
Bruce Doten tried just about everything to deter Tisbury voters from their free-spending ways at Wednesday night’s annual town meeting.
He cited Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s dark views of the state of the economy. He quoted dead Presidents. He claimed the town was breaking the law by spending so much. He rebuked Tisbury parents for the way they raised their children.
The town of Edgartown moved this week to formally join the fight against Cape Wind, both out of specific concern about the impact of the project and a broader concern about the erosion of the powers of local government.
On Monday the selectmen authorized town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport to file a motion to intervene in the proceedings before the Energy Facilities Siting Board in support of the Cape Cod Commission and the towns of Yarmouth and Barnstable, which oppose Cape Wind.
Food Pantry
The Island Food Pantry’s last day of distribution for the season will be April 14.
The service will resume in mid October. For emergency needs during that time, or for more information, please call 508-693-4764.
A Pennsylvania woman who was driving a sport utility vehicle carrying three people that fell off the Chappaquiddick ferry and into the Edgartown harbor last week has been cited by police for negligent operation of a motor vehicle and operating under the influence of alcohol.
Susan McLean, 54, of Ambler, Pa., was issued a citation by Edgartown police last Thursday evening. She has since requested a show cause hearing in front of the Edgartown district court clerk magistrate. The date of the hearing is kept confidential.