The state designated a grant last week to look at the possible removal of the Mill Pond dam in West Tisbury.
West Tisbury voters gave the initial green light for a $1.6 million override and a $200,000 debt exclusion at the annual town meeting Tuesday. Both will also have to be approved at the town election on Thursday.
On a recent Sunday after noon, the wind notwithstanding, I went for a walk along the west bank of West Tisbury’s controversial Mill Pond.
As West Tisbury considers the future of the Mill Pond, a group of Islanders is highlighting the pond’s history and deep connections in the community.
A new multi-year study to determine the health of the Mill Brook in West Tisbury has found the system is struggling, prompting consideration of how to aid the nearly 3,000-acre watershed that feeds Mill Pond.
The West Tisbury historic district commission asked the select board to consider putting an article on the upcoming annual town meeting warrant that would create a new Mill Pond committee.