Oak Bluffs selectmen reacted with laughter but also some worry on Tuesday to a proposal from a Hollywood production company to shoot a pilot in town for a reality docu-drama depicting the lives of young people spending the summer on the Vineyard.

A majority of selectmen felt the proposal from 25/7 Productions about filming of a program called, appropriately enough, The Vineyard, was hilarious bordering on the absurd, noting it was clearly written by someone pitching a television show and not someone who has spent much time on the Vineyard.

“The Vineyard is a reality docu-series about the intersecting lives of the young and fabulous on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard,” read selectman Kerry Scott, noting with disdain the description of being “in” instead of “on” the Island.

“The summer season on the world-famous Island,” she continued reading, “is a veritable melting pot of blurred lines between classes from super-rich vacationers taking time out from the rat race, to budget conscious students who come looking for service jobs in exchange for one more summer of not growing up.”

The one line that evoked the most chuckles: “The Vineyard is an Island where the rich and poor collide, where princesses find paupers, where jealousies emerge and where old summer rivalries invariably flare up. It is a world of glitz, glamour, sailing and crab cakes.”

Selectman Gregory Coogan had a thought. “Can we ask that the letter writer be replaced with someone who knows we’re not famous for crab cakes?” he asked.

“Someone in Los Angeles must have thought we were next door to Maryland,” agreed selectman Ron DiOrio.

After the jokes, the board agreed that filming in town would be harmless and might even generate some revenue.

Ms. Scott had her reservations. “This sounds sleazy and cheesy. I’m afraid this will make us all look like a bunch of fools,” she said.

Other selectmen disagreed. Mr. DiOrio suggested they form a subcommittee to provide oversight to film shoots while also working to attract new projects to town.

Selectmen decided to revisit the idea later.

The proposal states that filming will take place May 7, 8 and 9, for a single pilot episode. Filming will be low-key with no street closures, “pyrotechnics or car chases,” the proposal states. There will be some nighttime shooting, possibly a beach bonfire or scenes at a local tavern or restaurant.

The production company will use three video cameras, and a total of 13 cast members and 20 crew members will be on-Island.

In other news, the board welcomed newly elected selectman Kathy Burton and voted to elect Mr. Coogan (who was re-elected in April) as board chairman.

Selectmen heard a presentation from Cassandra Boyd of Bailey Boyd Associates outlining a plan to use $30,000 in federal community development block grants to subsidize tuition for Island children to attend various summer camps. Suzan Bellincampi, director of the Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, said there is more need for tuition assistance than ever.

“We are seeing an unprecedented number of requests for scholarships . . . and we’re seeing an unprecedented drop in scholarship donations,” she said.

Selectmen unanimously endorsed the plan, with the caveat that the most needy families receive first preference for assistance.

They also granted new business licenses to Jake Gifford, owner of The Lazy Frog, a gift shop moving from Edgartown to Circuit avenue, and to Barbara Gentry, owner of the Noble Islander, a new business that will sell vintage clothing and antiques.