Oak Bluffs Makes Surprise Change in MVC Appointment
Aaron Wilson

Oak Bluffs selectmen passed over long-serving board member Gail Barmakian for reappointment to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Tuesday, voting instead to appoint selectman Brian Packish.

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MVC Requests Meeting With Keating, Markey and Warren

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s climate action task force has sent a letter to the Vineyard’s congressional representatives, requesting a meeting to discuss the Island’s inclusion in a future federal infrastructure bill.

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Joan Malkin Chosen as Commission Chairman

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission selected Chilmark representative Joan Malkin to be its new chairman at its meeting Thursday.

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MVC Receives Grant to Develop Wildfire Preparedness Plan
Maia Coleman

With significant drought conditions still desiccating the region and the state forest without a full time superintendent, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has received approximately $25,000 in state and federal money to develop a first-of-its-kind wildfire preparedness plan for the Island.

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Commission Installs First Ever Permeable Reactive Barrier on Lagoon Pond

Last week, the Martha's Vineyard Commission installed a first-of-its-kind permeable reactive barrier at the base of Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven. The project is more than 18 months in the making.

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Meeting House Developers Appeal MVC Denial in Superior Court

Developers of the Meetinghouse Place subdivision in Edgartown have appealed the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s decision to deny the plan, setting up a potential court battle over the MVC’s broad powers.

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Commission Continues Exhaustive Review of Its DRI Checklist

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission trudged through a review of its development of regional impact (DRI) checklist Thursday night, green-lighting in concept many changes.

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Commission Denies Meeting House Way Subdivision, 10-4

In a historic 10-4 decision the Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted Thursday night to deny the Meeting House Place subdivision.

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MVC Subcommittee Recommends Denial of Meeting House Place

A key Martha’s Vineyard Commission subcommittee informally, but strongly, recommended rejecting the 54-acre, 29-lot Meeting House Way subdivision on Monday.

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MVC Readies Permeable Barrier Project
Will Sennott

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission will install a barrier along the shore of the Lagoon Pond.

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