Edie Prescott
West Tisbury selectmen hear facilities maintenance consultant report
Updated Jan. 13, 4pm
Here’s the quick news from the Wednesday, Jan. 4, meeting of the West Tisbury selectmen:
The town hired independent contractor Louis...
Chilmark selectmen agree to support an all-Island Vineyard Sustainable Energy Committee
Here’s a recap of what happened at the Chilmark selectmen's meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6:
Approved proceeding with the Elder Wellness Transport Project with...
West Tisbury selectmen approve single tax rate for fiscal year 2017
Here’s a recap of the West Tisbury selectmen meeting from Wednesday, Dec. 7. The board:
Conducted a tax-rate-classification public hearing
Approved a single...
Chilmark voters approve entire special warrant in 17 minutes
In a lightly attended special town meeting at the Chilmark Community Center Monday, Dec. 5, Chilmark voters displayed their generosity and quickly plowed through...
Chilmark selectmen and FinCom review special town meeting warrant
Here’s a quick recap of what happened at the Chilmark joint selectmen-FinCom meeting on Tuesday:
New finance committee (FinCom) member and retired Tufts engineering...
Chilmark selectmen approve warrant for special town meeting
Chilmark selectmen finalized eight warrant articles on Tuesday, Nov. 15. With costs totaling $150,622, they will be voted on at a special town meeting...
West Tisbury selectmen hear update on highway barn
On Wednesday, Nov. 16, West Tisbury selectmen heard from highway superintendent Richard Olsen and West Tisbury Police Chief Dan Rossi regarding the construction schedule...
Discussion about Chilmark public safety building site goes back to committee
In a meeting on Friday, Nov. 18, Chilmark selectmen spoke with with resident Helen Benham and interested parties to hear a proposal to build...
West Tisbury selectmen discuss potential bike lanes on State Road
At their Nov. 9 meeting, West Tisbury selectmen began to discuss how to add bike lanes along State Road, a topic raised at the...
West Tisbury selectmen agree to participate in Up-Island School Committee
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, West Tisbury selectmen addressed the ongoing debate over costs associated with running the Chilmark School. The Town of Chilmark’s school...
Chilmark selectmen discuss Vineyard substance abuse crisis
Chilmark selectmen on Tuesday, Nov. 1, were not short on real issues to confront. They addressed the serious substance abuse problem Island-wide, and discussed...
West Tisbury special votes to fund Scotts Grove affordable housing
West Tisbury selectmen held a special town meeting Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, covering five warrant articles in about 40 minutes, including the Scotts Grove...
West Tisbury selectmen ban pit bull following dog hearing
West Tisbury selectmen last Wednesday held a dog hearing in connection with a complaint that a pit bull named Doc Brown owned by Isaac...
West Tisbury will hold a special town meeting Tuesday
West Tisbury will hold a special town meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Topping the five-article warrant is a request for $900,000 to assist the...
Chilmark rebuts West Tisbury School report
The polite disagreement between West Tisbury and Chilmark over the formula used to pay the costs associated with the Chilmark School continued Tuesday night...
Nip & Tuck’s Prudence Fisher is West Tisbury’s new ACO
West Tisbury selectmen met Wednesday afternoon and selected Prudence Fisher of the Nip and Tuck Farm to be the town’s next Animal Control Officer...
West Tisbury selectmen interview animal control officer candidates
West Tisbury selectmen met for two hours Wednesday afternoon and interviewed five potential candidates for the open animal control officer (ACO) position, recently vacated...
Chilmark selectmen hear Eversource grid modernization plan
Chilmark selectmen Tuesday evening heard a 30-minute presentation by Cape Light Compact administrator Maggie Downey, who plowed through a slide presentation in high-speed fashion...
Selectmen welcome ‘Chronicle’ to Chilmark’s ‘main streets and back roads’
In a sparsely attended meeting Tuesday evening, Chilmark selectmen Jim Malkin and Bill Rossi, minus third board member Warren Doty, made quick work of...
West Tisbury selectmen hear possible affordable housing lot idea
West Tisbury selectmen met last Wednesday afternoon. Topping the agenda was a presentation by Michael Colaneri, vice chairman of the West Tisbury affordable housing...