The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission has awarded Vineyard Wind the bid to lease the Duchess hangar complex at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The complex will be used as a helicopter base.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
