As the Vineyard approaches its annual town meeting season, a highly-debated bylaw aimed at curbing the noise of leaf blowers is on nearly every town’s warrant.
A proposal from the Chilmark conservation commission to change its wetland protection regulations won’t make the annual town meeting warrant after the select board raised concerns last week.
The first potential project with a municipal employee preference will also head to town meeting floor this year, with Island Housing Trust asking if the towns are willing to help pay for a teacher housing project in West Tisbury.
The select board unanimously voted Wednesday to place a bylaw on the annual town meeting warrant after raising concerns about the number of large events and the lack of regulatory oversight.
Tisbury residents voted in favor of borrowing $4.8 million to overhaul and expand the Vineyard Haven Public Library at a special town meeting that lasted more than three hours Tuesday.
Aquinnah voters will be asked to set aside money for repairs to Gay Head Light, new town vehicles and the town’s grant writer at this week’s special town meeting.
Oak Bluffs residents voted to approve over $1 million dollars in spending at a special town meeting Tuesday, allowing the town to cover a stolen grant and move forward with a solar farm over the capped landfill.
Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to take action on some $1 million in spending requests at a special town meeting Tuesday, including one to correct a loss from a cyber scam this past August.
The special town meeting was planned to start at 6 p.m. at the West Tisbury School but by 6:10 p.m., moderator Caroline Flanders was 39 people short of being able to call the meeting to order.
