Commission Opposes Proposed Land Bank Change

West Tisbury affordable housing committee chair Jefrey DuBard pitched a town meeting article that would require affordable housing committee appointees on each town’s land bank advisory committee.

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Land Bank Bans Dogs Where Goats Graze

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is tightening its pet policy after eight land bank goats were injured in recent dog attacks.

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Land Bank Revenues Hit Record Levels In Heated Vineyard Real Estate Market

Million-dollar sales, mostly in Edgartown and Chilmark, are dominating the Island’s real estate market, as figures from the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank make abundantly clear.

Hard numbers illustrating the trend underscore urgent concerns about the lack of affordable housing, the subject of a standing-room-only forum last weekend.

A rising tide lifts all boats, and the evolution of million-dollar price tags from shocking rarities to barely remarked commonplaces has ratcheted up the cost of even the most basic shelter.

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Land Bank Plans to Give Goats New Shelter

The approval of a new awning for the Land Bank Goats comes after a meeting last month between land bank staff, the Agricultural Society and Island animal control officers on the wellbeing of the herd.

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Officials Discuss Concerns Over Goat Herd's Health

Questions about the wellbeing of the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank goat herd were raised at a meeting this week between land bank staff, Island animal control officers and the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society.

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Edgartown Picked to Purchase Old Land Bank Building

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted Monday to accept Edgartown’s offer to buy the land bank’s old headquarters on Upper Main Street for $1.55 million.

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Land Bank Hears Dueling Proposals for Old Headquarters

Representatives from the town of Edgartown and the Dukes County Commission made pitches to take over ownership of the former Land Bank headquarters in Edgartown.

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Land Bank Headquarters Fails to Attract Any Bids

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission is now rethinking how to handle the sale of its office building in Edgartown.

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Squibnocket Pond Reservation Opening Delayed

The 336-acre Aquinnah property composed of land from the former Red Gate Farm will not open to the public as planned this summer, after a longer-than-expected period of state review.

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Land Bank Awards Agricultural Leases

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted to award two new agricultural leases on Monday, putting active farmers back on the land at Quenomica Preserve North and at Tea Lane Farm.

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