It's like gardening, William Wilcox and Paul Bagnall explain,
but with a twist. All the planting is done underwater.
A bare quorum of Chilmark voters agreed without dissent this week to borrow another $200,000 to pay for a mounting list of problems in the physical plant at the Chilmark School.
"We are a little embarrassed but we are trying to put our best foot forward and fix the problems," said selectman Frank Fenner at a special town meeting held Wednesday night in the Chilmark Community Center.
The meeting saw a light turnout - about 40 voters attended. In Chilmark, 25 makes a quorum. Town moderator Everett Poole presided.
The money request was the sole article on the warrant.
Late-night snackers looking for their fix of apple fritters, doughnuts and cinnamon buns in Oak Bluffs could be locked out and left hungry tonight.
Aquinnah Fails to Pass Override; Budget Faces Cutback of Ten Per
Cent
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
Voters in Aquinnah dealt a heavy blow to the town selectmen this
week, rejecting a $260,000 Proposition 2 1/2 override and sending a
tough message about government spending that reverberated around the
Island.
The general override failed by three votes in a special town
election held Wednesday afternoon.
The final tally was 40-37 against the override.
The Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group will be offering treats from Island waters at the Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust's Taste of the Vineyard gourmet stroll this Thursday night. They'll have a booth featuring their flavorful Island-cultured oysters. This year, strollers will be able to compare oysters cultured in Menemsha Pond and oysters raised in Katama Bay.
Office Building Eyed for State Road
By MANDY LOCKE
A 10,000-square-foot office building proposed for a congested
stretch of State Road in Tisbury has shaken neighbors still trying to
carve out a quiet residential life on this busy thoroughfare.
"We're the orphans from 1972 when the business district
crept up the street," said Shirley Kennedy, a lifetime resident of
Causeway Road, a residential street just up the hill from Main street.
Officers and Inmate Are to Be Arraigned Today
Two officers employed by the Dukes County House of Correction and an
inmate serving a sentence at the Edgartown jail will be arraigned on
conspiracy charges today in Dukes County superior court.
The Hon. Richard Chin, an associate justice of the superior court,
will preside over the session, which begins at 9 a.m.
Boat Line Terminal Plans in New Delay; Questions Include Scope,
Funding
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
The Steamship Authority Oak Bluffs terminal reconstruction project
is now in a state of growing disarray, as town leaders struggle to
understand the status of the project and boat line managers continue to
draw lines in the sand - and withdraw their environmental
applications.
The SSA yesterday pulled back its application from the Oak Bluffs
conservation commission for the reconstruction project.
Neighbor Says Cease and Desist Ignored at North Bluff Garage
By CHRIS BURRELL
All work on a controversial garage project in the North Bluff
section of Oak Bluffs was supposed to grind to a halt last month under a
cease and desist order issued by the town building inspector, but at
least one neighbor says the saws were running over the weekend inside
the three-story building.
State Lists Alleged Violations at Home of Wastewater Chief
By CHRIS BURRELL
An investigation underway by the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) has found nine alleged violations of
state environmental codes on property in Oak Bluffs owned by Joseph N.
Alosso, chief operator of two municipal sewage treatment plants on the
Island and former board of health chairman in Oak Bluffs.
