A lawsuit pits the town of Aquinnah’s efforts to improve the Gay Head Lighthouse against the rights of nearby condominium residents to enjoy their homes in peace and privacy.

Chilmark selectmen voted Tuesday to change the job description for town fire chief David Norton. Mr. Norton will now be paid a salary of $65,000; previously the chief received a $37,370 annual stipend.

The Steamship Authority is nearing completion on a new administrative building. Reservations will be unavailable until 6 a.m. Thursday as computer services are moved.

Edgartown town administrator Pamela Dolby has announced her retirement after more than 40 years working for the town, including 12 years as town administrator. She will stay on until July.

West Tisbury selectmen voted Wednesday night to put a general tax override before voters at April’s town meeting rather than presenting specific items in the override to the town individually.

A project to restore the eroding East Chop Bluff is inching closer to reality, although the town is still seeking funding for the $17 to $20 million project.