Talks Begin Over Tax Case and Legal Bills
By IAN FEIN
A visibly frustrated William W. Graham told the West Tisbury selectmen this week that there is no way to resolve his costly tax case with the town unless the principal assessor and chairman of the board of assessors step aside.
"The real problem here is who is in charge," Mr. Graham said. "Because if these people are in charge, you can't win and I can't win and the town can't win."
After a two-hour debate that weighed the future of Menemsha against the town's other priorities, Chilmark voters this week passed on an opportunity
When four-year-old Dashiell Christy begins his day at the Chilmark Preschool, he decides which activity he wants to do first - playdough, blocks, o
Home Port Purchase Set for Decision
IAN FEIN and JAMES KINSELLA
For decades, the Home Port restaurant in Menemsha has been the epitome of a traditional Yankee seaside restaurant, with its lobster dinners and stunning sunset views.
On Monday night, Chilmark voters will decide whether to set aside another Yankee tradition - frugality - and buy the Home Port from owners Will Holtham and Madeline Moore for $3.9 million.
With a town hall renovation project in tatters, unpaid bills stacked high and a legal expense account on empty, the question left hanging in West T
West Tisbury Voters Veto Legal Bills in Tax Case, Reject Town Hall Funds
By IAN FEIN
An overflow crowd of West Tisbury voters this week delivered a stinging mandate to town officials, rejecting a $1.8 million cost overrun on the town hall renovation project and $250,000 in legal bills for the ongoing tax case between town assessors and resident William W. Graham.
The special town meeting on Wednesday night saw a record turnout of 288 voters, more than attended the annual town meeting in April.
