Government
Chilmark town employees will have new health insurance plans available to them for fiscal year 2018, the board of selectmen decided at a meeting on Tuesday.
The added options from the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group, Health Savings Account (HSA)-qualified High Deductible Health Plans, offer savings accounts for family and individual plans that employees can use to cover their deductibles and other healthcare expenses.
The West Tisbury Complete Streets group is seeking comments and feedback on ways to improve biking, walking, wheelchair use and driving safety in town.
Edgartown selectmen Monday gave partial approval to a request to remove two shade trees on Winter street.
The Tisbury School should stay at its current site. That was the consensus of the selectmen at their meeting Tuesday. Working with the Massachusetts School Building Authority grant program, the town has been exploring an array of options for a new school.
A controversial plan to revamp the high school playing fields using artificial turf is on hold after a community group unveiled a detailed counter proposal this week to upgrade the fields using all grass instead.
Town administrator Adam Wilson will resign his post to take another job. Announced at the selectmen’s meeting Monday night, the resignation comes during a time of internal turmoil and tension at town hall.