Edgartown selectmen said this week that the transit authority would have to keep a large linden tree that provides cover over a portion of the property.

The Vineyard Transit Authority advisory board voted Friday to seek funding from Island voters next spring to pay for restoring off-season bus service to previous levels.

The administrator for the Vineyard Transit Authority said a plan to eliminate Sunday service this winter will be revisited.

Islanders who ride public buses in the off season poured out their concerns and frustrations to the Vineyard Transit Authority this week over service cuts.

As curtailed off-season service begins on the Island’s only public bus system, the Vineyard Transit Authority is seeing pushback from riders, as well as drivers and their new union.

Citing a potential budget deficit of nearly $1 million for the next fiscal year, the Vineyard Transit Authority administration and advisory board voted unanimously this week to drastically reduce service for the winter season.

Drivers for the Vineyard Transit Authority voted Sunday to ratify a contract with their employer. Drivers are due to return to work on Tuesday.

The union that represents the VTA drivers announced late Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached with their employer, Transit Connection Inc.

A divided VTA board decided Wednesday after heated public testimony to send their subcontracted hiring company back to the negotiating table.

The current status and powers of of the Vineyard Transit Authority’s advisory board has come into question as the full-time drivers’ strike enters a third week.