Disregarding a prior agreement on airport governance, the
Martha's Vineyard Airport commission last night agreed to pay its
new airport manager outside the Dukes County employee pay scale.
Concern over actions by the Martha's Vineyard Airport
commission has spurred a former airport commissioner to call for an
investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.
Two Resignations Are Tendered, Two Appointments Rescinded on Airport
Commission; Confusion Now Reigns
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Resignations and rescinded appointments Tuesday shattered the
fragile peace between the Dukes County Commission and the Martha's
Vineyard Airport commission.
Airport Commission Appointments Are Made After Several Months of
Turnover and Uncertainty; Legal Questions Remain
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
In an anticlimactic meeting, the Dukes County commissioners
Wednesday appointed four new members to the Martha's Vineyard
Airport commission, the entity that the commissioners have battled for
years.
The epic six-year battle over control of the Martha's Vineyard
Airport has ended not with a bang, but with the mailing of checks.
In the end, the court case at the center of the battle cost at least
$608,374 - in payments to the two airport managers who brought the
lawsuit and in legal fees charged by the attorneys.
