After years of working in other town government positions, Matt Poole was elected to the Chilmark select board Wednesday in an uncontested race.
The Proposition 2 1/2 overrides total approximately $750,000 and support rising costs throughout the school district, school officials have said.
Matthew Poole was the lone candidate to pull nomination papers for the April 30 town election.
Chilmark landscaper, caretaker and former fishmonger Jeffrey Maida won a race for town select board on Wednesday night, narrowly beating out William Meegan by a vote of 267 to 222.
Jeffrey Maida and William Meegan are both running to fill the seat of longtime select board member Bill Rossi, who announced earlier this year that he wasn’t seeking reelection.
Chilmark select board candidates Jeffrey Maida and William Meegan weighed on the community center's tennis program, housing and other issues at a candidates forum.