Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission

Six-Year County Lawsuit Comes to an End

The epic six-year battle over control of the Martha's Vineyard
Airport has ended not with a bang, but with the mailing of checks.

In the end, the court case at the center of the battle cost at least
$608,374 - in payments to the two airport managers who brought the
lawsuit and in legal fees charged by the attorneys.

County Names Four to Board

County Names Four to Board

Airport Commission Appointments Are Made After Several Months of
Turnover and Uncertainty; Legal Questions Remain

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

In an anticlimactic meeting, the Dukes County commissioners
Wednesday appointed four new members to the Martha's Vineyard
Airport commission, the entity that the commissioners have battled for
years.

County Boards Collide Again

County Boards Collide Again

Two Resignations Are Tendered, Two Appointments Rescinded on Airport
Commission; Confusion Now Reigns

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Resignations and rescinded appointments Tuesday shattered the
fragile peace between the Dukes County Commission and the Martha's
Vineyard Airport commission.

Airport Commission Appointments Spark Resignation, Sharp Allegations

Concern over actions by the Martha's Vineyard Airport
commission has spurred a former airport commissioner to call for an
investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.

Commission Establishes Airport Manager Salary, Discounts Prior Compact

Commission Establishes Airport Manager Salary, Discounts Prior
Compact

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Disregarding a prior agreement on airport governance, the
Martha's Vineyard Airport commission last night agreed to pay its
new airport manager outside the Dukes County employee pay scale.

Name Change in Store for Landmark Nightclub

Name Change in Store for Landmark Nightclub

By IAN FEIN

The Hot Tin Roof nightclub will reopen under another name this
spring, after the sale of the 1979 landmark Vineyard nightclub is
finalized.

Commission Names Manager of Airport

Island residency proved the trump card for Sean Flynn, who was
selected as manager of Martha's Vineyard Airport on Wednesday
night in a 4-3 vote of the airport commission.

County Commission Postpones Discussion on the Airport Case

The sword of Damocles apparently will dangle a while longer over the
finances of Dukes County government.

The county commission tentatively had slated a meeting for tomorrow
with the finance advisory board to discuss strategy in what could be a
major legal judgment against the county. But county manager E. Winn
Davis said yesterday the meeting had been canceled.

Boards Forge Peace Accord

Boards Forge Peace Accord

County and Airport Commissions Find Compromise in the Tussle Over
Airport Manager Salary; Lawsuit Remains Pending

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

Caught in a costly legal battle over who controls the Martha's
Vineyard Airport, the airport commission and the Dukes County commission
have agreed on a compromise to help avoid such disputes in the future.

Airport Manager Resigns Abruptly; Criticizes County for Role in Lawsuit

William J. Weibrecht, the manager of the Martha's Vineyard Airport for the last five years, stunned members of the Dukes County commission and airport commission this week when he announced his intention to quit the job, effective May 20.

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