Resurrecting hopes for a peaceful accord in the small town of Aquinnah, town and tribal officials this week embraced a revised intergovernmental land use agreement and pledged to bring it before their respective constituencies for a vote.
Voters in Aquinnah Face Budget Deficit
Shortfall of Over $200,000 Expected; Town Meeting Warrant to Include
12 Separate Override Questions
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
Aquinnah voters will confront a series of choices at their May 9
annual town meeting - some may consider them Hobson\'s
choices - including whether to fund the town shellfish and harbor
master operation and community programs for children and senior
citizens.
Voters in Aquinnah Face Budget Deficit
Shortfall of Over $200,000 Expected; Town Meeting Warrant to Include
12 Separate Override Questions
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
Aquinnah voters will confront a series of choices at their May 9
annual town meeting - some may consider them Hobson's
choices - including whether to fund the town shellfish and harbor
master operation and community programs for children and senior
citizens.
Wind Farm Is Favored in Bill
Special Interest Language Was Quietly Placed in Energy Act That
Exempts Cape Wind From Public Bidding
By JULIA WELLS
The hotly debated Cape Wind project - its backers now basking
in the role of wounded underdog over a recent amendment to the U.S.
Coast Guard authorization bill - was the direct beneficiary of a
special interest provision slipped quietly into the federal Energy
Policy Act before it was signed into law last year.
Chilmark Voters Gather For Town Meeting, Election
By MAX HART
Annual Meeting
When Chilmark voters convene for their annual town meeting on Monday
night, they will take up a slim 22-article warrant, a lean operating
budget for the coming fiscal year and a short spending list consisting
of mostly housekeeping items.
In other words, nothing shocking in this town that prides itself on
old Yankee thrift.
Chilmark Voters Gather For Town Meeting, Election
By MAX HART
Annual Meeting
When Chilmark voters convene for their annual town meeting on Monday
night, they will take up a slim 22-article warrant, a lean operating
budget for the coming fiscal year and a short spending list consisting
of mostly housekeeping items.
In other words, nothing shocking in this town that prides itself on
old Yankee thrift.
Denys Wortman Wins Handily In Race for Tisbury Selectman
By MAX HART
Easily beating out a crowded field in the race for selectman, Denys
Wortman won the seat by a four-to-one margin in the Tisbury annual town
election Tuesday. Mr. Wortman received 399 votes, while the four other
candidates trailed far behind. Jamie Douglas finished with 104 votes,
George Balco had 89, Nancy Hall captured 88 and Jared Meader had 46.
Denys Wortman Wins Handily In Race for Tisbury Selectman
By MAX HART
Easily beating out a crowded field in the race for selectman, Denys
Wortman won the seat by a four-to-one margin in the Tisbury annual town
election Tuesday. Mr. Wortman received 399 votes, while the four other
candidates trailed far behind. Jamie Douglas finished with 104 votes,
George Balco had 89, Nancy Hall captured 88 and Jared Meader had 46.
While debate continues over the Cape Wind project from the Vineyard
and Nantucket all the way to the halls of the United States Congress,
several onshore wind turbine projects are now quietly under way with
considerably less fanfare.
Commission Votes to Approve Kennedy Family Property Plan
By IAN FEIN
Ensuring that Kennedy family members will remain stewards of their
rare Aquinnah estate into the next generation, the Martha's
Vineyard Commission last week approved a subdivision plan for the
366-acre property between Moshup Trail and Squibnocket Pond.
