Just How Big Is the Summer Population?

Numbers published in various publications have been as high as 200,000. To try and get a more accurate take on the elusive figure, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission went to work.

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Community Preservation Act Panel Scheduled for Sept. 5

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the Community Preservation Coalition will host the panel to highlight Island housing efforts and explain best practices and recent developments involving the Community Preservation Act. 

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Aidylberg III Project Able to Put Forth New Plan

Island Elderly Housing has been cleared to bring the Martha’s Vineyard Commission new plans for Aidylberg III.

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Multi-Bedroom Redevelopment Projects Rile Tisbury Neighbors

Properties on Spring street and Beach Road in Tisbury are drawing fire from residents and the planning board, who say the town has not followed proper regulatory procedures in permitting the work.

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Hurdles Remain Ahead of 100-Unit Affordable Housing Project

Green Villa, a proposed 100-apartment affordable housing complex in Oak Bluffs, needs to bring more details to Island planners before it can start a full public review.

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MVC Orders Compliance Review at El Barco

A split Martha’s Vineyard Commission has ruled out holding a public hearing on an unauthorized building change at El Barco, Patrick Lyons’s new outdoor tacqueria in downtown Vineyard Haven.

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Boatyard Plan for Oak Bluffs Riles Tisbury Neighbors

At a public hearing, five residents of William Norton Road spoke out against the Martha’s Vineyard Shipyard’s application to build a 2,490-square foot repair workshop and a 5,000-square-foot outdoor boat storage pad at 49 Holmes Hole Road.

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MVC Considers "Missing Middle" Subdivision

A new subdivision plan in Edgartown could help Islanders who make too much money to qualify for affordable housing but don’t earn enough to afford the Vineyard’s sky high real estate prices. 

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MVC Issues Islandwide Survey

The 12-question survey is aimed at getting a better understanding of residents’ thoughts on community issues and services.

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MVC Opens Hearing on Family Subdivision

The Marthas’s Vineyard Commission week opened a hearing last week on Chilmark landowner Susan Eddy’s plans to subdivide her Welles Way property for family use.

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