Government
Across the Island but particularly in the down-Island towns, changing tastes and demands from owners of historic homes are increasingly butting up against rules designed to preserve the character of the Island.
The Chilmark select board voted to approve a series of modifications to the harbor and waterways regulations recommended by the town harbormaster at its Feb. 20 meeting.
Tisbury officials are beginning to discuss a potential change in the structure of its municipal government that would replace the town administrator’s job with the more independent position of town manager.
On Saturday, March 2, Democrats in Edgartown will convene via Zoom at 10 a.m. to elect four delegates and four alternates to represent Edgartown at the 2024 State Democratic Convention.
Edgartown is weighing the costs of expensive septic changes as the town’s wastewater treatment facility falters and the Island’s water quality continues to decline.
Beetlebung Farm owner Amy Weinberg said that the group believed farms should be allowed to hold events under the current bylaw, which permits “use of premises or structures for...agriculture; or work related directly thereto.”