At the Oak Bluffs select board meeting this week, town administrator Deborah Potter reported there will be a state government hearing on Tuesday, June 20, about an act to ban moped rentals in Oak Bluffs.
At the Oak Bluffs select board meeting this week, town administrator Deborah Potter reported there will be a state government hearing on Tuesday, June 20, about an act to ban moped rentals in Oak Bluffs. The hearing begins at 1 p.m. and can be joined virtually.
To submit a testimony, pre-register on the Oak Bluffs town website by Friday, June 16.
The select board also announced that a memorial service for Marie Bowling Allen, a former Oak Bluffs resident and president of the Martha’s Vineyard NAACP, will be held July 11 at 9:30 p.m. at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs.
Ms. Allen was a lifelong civil rights and social justice advocate who served as a board member for multiple NAACP branches and the MV Island Elderly Housing. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2017 Living Legend Award at the NAACP New England Area Conference.
Ms. Allen died in February at 92 years old. She was found by a family member on a walkway outside her home, after a night of sub-zero temperatures.
The service is open to any members of the public who wish to honor and celebrate her life.
The raising of the Portuguese flag from July 14 to 17 was also approved at the meeting, in honor of the Portuguese parade and feast on July 15 and 16.
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unfortunately these dangerous
here we go again edgunfortunately these dangerous mopeds are being replaced by dangerous electic bicycles
I recall when the legislation
Frank Brunelle Vineyard HavenI recall when the legislation was proposed and my reaction was - no way - this is nuts. But of course, it passed and we have had it all these decades. The idea itself is sound if you do not take into account the opportunities for mis-use. How many times have I seen a bunch of people having loads of fun zig-zagging along a road. Or how about two heavy people wobbling? The mopeds themselves are not dangerous, it is how they are used. Most, if not all, the moped dealers, I believe, are entrepreneurs with multiple businesses and are diversified. The banning would be inconvenient but no one is going to starve to death as a result of the ban. But it would make it somewhat safer. And now - we have fully electric bikes, scooters, and skateboards complicating matters. That is a subject for another day, but right now banning mopeds, I believe, for what it is worth, would be a fine decision.
RIP Marie Bowling Allen.
Susan PennsylvaniaRIP Marie Bowling Allen.
And I hope RIP mopeds on MV.
The electric bikes are
Ken Edg.The electric bikes are replacing the mopeds and the bike paths are safer than the roads except for those riding normal bikes. I have seen 2 riders on an electric bike.
I thought a few years back
Peter OBI thought a few years back the moped ban would pass? I don’t understand what happened?
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