A program incentivizing West Tisbury residents to build affordable housing on their property will not appear before voters at the upcoming town meeting.

The West Tisbury select board voted March 8 to remove the program from the town meeting warrant. Citing concerns from the town manager and town attorney, the board considered documents provided by the town’s affordable housing committee for the program to be incomplete.

Budget season descended upon West Tisbury this week, as the select board considered a request to hire a part-time building department administrator.

West Tisbury will move forward on a proposed affordable housing project with a new designer, after South Mountain Co. formally dropped out last week.

Emotions ran high at a West Tisbury affordable housing committee that saw tears, abrupt departures and a resignation as a dispute over a proposed affordable housing project in the town remains unresolved.

For anybody who just landed, pinkletink is our local nickname for a tiny frog, also known as the pseudacris crucifer.

March definitely roared in like a lion, with news of terrific defiance and courage overseas, inspiring even though we wish it were not necessary.