The town’s planning board on Monday appointed Joan Malkin to fill the commission seat previously held by Jay Grossman following Mr. Grossman’s decision to leave the regional planning agency due to health reasons.
The plastic popping sound of pickleballs in Chilmark could be tamped down under a new draft bylaw unveiled by the Chilmark planning board this week.
The Chilmark home that sparked the town's "big house bylaw" has hit the rental market for $1 million per month.
Beetlebung Farm owner Amy Weinberg said that the group believed farms should be allowed to hold events under the current bylaw, which permits “use of premises or structures for...agriculture; or work related directly thereto.”
Chilmark officials, farmers and residents continued to debate potential revisions to town agricultural zoning bylaws at a planning board meeting this week. The changes would allow farms to host agricultural-related events.
The planning board voted Tuesday to initiate the public hearing process on the prohibition of court construction. The board was previously considering a moratorium after complaints about the potential proliferation of the sport.