MVC Appointment Opens Up in Oak Bluffs

After a year serving on the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Oak Bluffs select board member Brian Packish said Tuesday he would not seek reappointment.

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West Tisbury Cell Tower Expansion Clears MVC

A cell tower expansion in West Tisbury got a provisional green light from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission last week after a lengthy public hearing process.

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MVC, Lampost Owner Clash Over Apartment Rentals

In a hostile standoff with the commission over whether renting out restricted workforce housing as short-term summer rentals violates a condition attached to a prior approval, the owner of the Lampost said he is not out of compliance.

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Wastewater Is Sticking Point in Shearer Cottage Expansion Plan

Expansion plans for the historic Shearer Cottage in Oak Bluffs remain undecided, as longtime family owners attempt to balance a need for economic survival with environmental impacts.

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Revised Plan for Edu Comp Building Sparks More Questions

A scaled-backed building and a slew of unfinished details were on the table for more discussion when the developer who wants to expand the former Edu Comp building presented a revised plan to the MVC.

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Homeowners Revise Historic Demolition Plan in Oak Bluffs

A historic home demolition project in Oak Bluffs remains undecided after the Martha’s Vineyard Commission agreed to reopen the written record on the plan.

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MVC Approves Massive Tisbury Marine Terminal Development

The commission voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a project to redevelop the Tisbury Marine Terminal as a maintenance staging area for the Vineyard Wind project.

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Expansion Plans Aired for Historic Shearer Cottage In Oak Bluffs

History was on display at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night when a public hearing opened on a major renovation plan for Shearer Cottage, the richly storied Oak Bluffs inn.

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MVC Hearing Opens on Edu Comp Redevelopment

Size, scale, architectural aesthetics and vague arrangements with neighbors over shared use of access roads were all issues when a public hearing opened on a plan to redevelop the former Edu Comp building.

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EduComp Building Buyer Seeks Major Expansion

Major redevelopment plans are on the drawing board for the former Edu-Comp building at the head of Main street Vineyard Haven, with a prospective buyer seeking approval to gut and renovate the existing brick building.

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