West Tisbury voters gave the initial green light for a $1.6 million override and a $200,000 debt exclusion at the annual town meeting Tuesday. Both will also have to be approved at the town election on Thursday.
Tuesday was annual town meeting day for Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, and West Tisbury. Voters came to The Old Whaling Church, The Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center, and The West Tisbury School gym to vote.
Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury all voted Tuesday to phase out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers by 2028 in order to cut down on noise and emissions.
A grammar school, a historic church and a high school performing arts center: what do these three locations have in common? On Tuesday, they will each play an integral role in the ongoing democratic traditions of the Island.
It’s Town Meeting Time! The first of the town meetings are this week, we’ll have a preview of some of the issues including proposed restrictions on jet skis and leaf blowers. And Allen Farm has its first lamb of the season. We’ll celebrate by hearing some sounds of spring.
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.
