The Steamship Authority aired a preliminary plan this week to raise rates in 2020 to cover increased expenses resulting from last year’s comprehensive review of operations by outside consultants.
Ferries to the mainland were full on Monday as vacationers bid the season a bittersweet farewell. The annual Labor Day exodus signaled the end of one season and the start of another.
A spectacular blaze, the cause of which is not definitely determined, destroyed the freight she and outer end of the Oak Bluffs steamboat wharf late Wednesday afternoon, involving a loss of property owned by Vincent’s Fish Market, on the dock property, the value of which was set at $30,000 and a loss to the Steamship Authority, covered by insurance, not yet even approximated. The fish market equipment was uninsured, according to David Vincent, the proprietor.
SSA governors came to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday for a day at the Tisbury EMS building. The monthly meeting of the boat line governors was followed by an afternoon workshop on how to rewrite the SSA’s mission statement.
Steamship Authority governors will host a full day of meetings on the Vineyard today, beginning with a business meeting this morning and ending with a two-hour public comment session this afternoon. Both will be held in the Tisbury emergency services building.
The Steamship Authority has hired from within to fill one of its most critical vacancies. Mark Rozum, a 23-year boat line veteran, takes over as treasurer-comptroller July 1.
