As if the last iteration of the takeover of our beloved general store weren’t bad enough, we now have the closest thing to an Island franchise at the helm of the oldest retail business on the Vineyard.
On June 18, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands held our ninth annual Blooming Bids for Kids garden party at the Field Gallery in West Tisbury.
I am writing to thank the West Tisbury voters for passing, with a bit more than the required two thirds majority, the warrant article that designates the town-owned parcel of land at 401 State Road for affordable housing.
We applaud the Martha’s Vineyard chiefs of police association for its vision and proactive coordination in establishing a need for implicit bias training and seeking a preeminently qualified and experienced training team from Hilliard Heintze to facilitate sessions on Island May 4-6.
At the West Tisbury town meeting on May 18, we have a chance to meet a critical community need by voting yes on article 6, designating the vacant three acres of land at 401 State Road (east of Lambert’s Cove Road) for affordable housing.
Three years ago, this month, on the eve of a vote for the Tisbury School’s fate, a group of 14 Vineyard Haven residents co-authored a letter to the editor (Opponents Press for Alternative Plan, 4/19/18).
