I recently decided to have my first yard sale in Edgartown. Great American tradition. I found out that Edgartown charges $25 for a yard sale permit with no break for seniors. Oak Bluffs charges $10, with no charge for senior yard sales. West Tisbury does not charge for a first yard sale of the year, and then charges $10 for any additional sales in the year (who would want more than one a year). Chilmark also does not charge for one a year. Tisbury only charges $5. Aquinnah does not charge for yard sales.

So I guess the question is, does Edgartown charge $25 to make money? Or are they trying to discourage an American pastime? Please remember, just because one lives in Edgartown, it doesn’t mean one is rich. And the rich do not have yard sales.

Jean Tatelbaum
Edgartown