A proposal from the Chilmark conservation commission to change its wetland protection regulations won’t make the annual town meeting warrant after the select board raised concerns last week.
The Chilmark select board denied a request by the Chilmark Preschool for a conditional approval to “break ground” on a new school while it finalizes its plans.
The meal tax would charge an excise of .75 per cent on the sale of meals at restaurants in town, adding onto the existing 6.25 per cent state sales tax.
Chilmark may be poised to send out a request for proposals to construct an affordable housing complex off Pasture Road six years after the idea was first hatched.
On June 4, the select board debated potential amendments to town regulations that currently only allow for one rental of affordable housing on every 1.5 acres of land – limiting the number of units town housing projects can have.
Chilmark select board candidates Jeffrey Maida and William Meegan weighed on the community center's tennis program, housing and other issues at a candidates forum.
Worried about traffic, the Chilmark select board voted against letting Netflix film an adaptation of Judy Blume's Forever at several locations, including the Chilmark General Store and Squibnocket Beach.
Longtime Chilmark select board member Bill Rossi announced at a board meeting Tuesday that he will not seek reelection for a fifth term, ending his 12-year run on the board and capping off a 31-year tenure in town government.
