In preparing for his first appearance as West Tisbury town moderator, Dan Waters has been doing his homework.

Ice floes in Menemsha Pond this winter wiped out four pilings, including two that marked the town line between Chilmark and Aquinnah.

Final preparations for relocating the Gay Head Light have begun. The Coast Guard was at work installing a temporary beacon Tuesday. The last day to visit the lighthouse in its current location is Saturday.

A zoning bylaw amendment that aims to allow strictly controlled accessory apartments for use as caregiver and affordable housing has begun to spark debate in Chilmark. The bylaw comes before voters at their annual town meeting April 27.

A proposed watershed planning district in Oak Bluffs and Tisbury would lay the groundwork for added wastewater regulations around the Lagoon Pond, and for greater public participation as the two towns work to restore the estuary.

A major project to rebuild the jetties at Menemsha Creek has been delayed about three weeks and will likely extend into the nesting season of the federally protected piping plover. The Army Corps of Engineers had expected to complete repairs to the west jetty in Aquinnah by Tuesday of this week.