The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $112,520 for the business week ending on Friday, August 23, 2019. The land bank receives its funds from a two per cent fee charged on many Vineyard real estate transactions.

Much of the land bank revenue last week came from the town of Edgartown, where four transaction resulted in $79,100. Three transactions earned $22,200 in Oak Bluffs and one transaction generated $11,200 in Chilmark. No eligible sales transactions were recorded in Aquinnah, Tisbury or West Tisbury.

The land bank uses its revenues to purchase and manage land for purposes of conservation, preservation and passive recreation. To date the agency has participated in the purchase of more than 3260 acres of Vineyard land.