Government
Tisbury selectmen considered use of town docks by commercial mariners at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Aquinnah moved one step closer to outsourcing its paid assistant assessor position with selectmen voting unanimously to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for its assessor services.
County leaders approved a $1.75 million county budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes $62,960 to offset a deficit due to the loss of alarm fee revenue.
Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission met with Wampanoag tribal leaders at a private summit in Aquinnah this week to discuss fallout from the recent start of construction on a long-planned bingo hall.
Dockage fees at Owen Park pier and fees for town moorings will go up in Tisbury, selectmen decided Tuesday night. Harbor master John Crocker recommended the increases during a public hearing.
A drab exterior, leaky roof and rotting trim have prompted Edgartown to explore options to stabilize its town hall facade, the selectmen learned Monday.