Three Island residents walked away from the Tisbury selectmen’s meeting this past week with the opportunity to buy a home close to downtown Vineyard Haven for a dramatically reduced price.
The state-funded reconstruction project on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven has hit engineering snags just months after work began, angering town officials.
Tisbury selectmen heard a grim financial report from leaders at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum Tuesday, who said they had lost $1 million in 2020.
The Tisbury annual town meeting will be held June 12 and 13, with June 14 as a backup date, selectmen decided Tuesday. A separate special town meeting will consider the $55 million borrowing proposal for school construction.
Two aspiring shellfish farmers were approved for Tisbury’s first aquaculture licenses at the select board meeting Tuesday night. Noah Mayrand and Jeffrey Canha both received licenses.
As Tisbury continues to grapple with the licensing and revenue implications of short-term rentals, a draft of the town’s proposed rental regulations has been posted online. A public hearing continues.
In a Tisbury seat swap on the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, selectmen Tuesday unanimously appointed hotelier Josh Goldstein as the town representative to the commission.
