Two conflicting views on the broad powers of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to regulate development were aired in the weeklong civil trial which wrapped up on Tuesday.
A superior court trial that is expected to test the broad powers of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to control development on the Island got underway early this week in Edgartown.
How best to preserve the Island’s historic architecture was once again a topic before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday at a hearing on a plan to raze an old house in Oak Bluffs.
Open space and affordable housing are the hallmarks of the master plan Island Autism Group unveiled in front of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last Thursday.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted narrowly to approve an Island Elderly Housing expansion project in the Aidylberg complex. But the approval came with a key condition: IEH must return with a redesign.
The broad powers of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the character of the Island will be on trial in superior court next month.