Government
Emotions ran high in Edgartown this week over a recent board of health decision to move forward with a plan to add fluoride to town water.
Voters raced through a special town meeting Tuesday evening, approving all eight articles on the warrant, seven of them with no debate. The meeting lasted 18 minutes.
Edgartown voters swiftly approved a new affordable housing development off Meshacket Road and a temporary moratorium on retail marijuana sales at a special town meeting Tuesday. But they balked before approving a ban on public marijuana consumption.
Less than a week after Edgartown issued a request for proposals for the Main street property, 11 potential developers have expressed interest.
The West Tisbury and Chilmark local dropoffs are now accepting food waste. For $2, residents can dump up to a five-gallon bucket sized container.
