With funding approved to pilot a new type of septic system in the Lagoon Pond and Lake Tashmoo watersheds, Tisbury may soon find itself a step ahead in a race to preserve coastal ponds.

Following months of debate surrounding moped safety and regulation on the Island, the Oak Bluffs selectmen have agreed to consider a home rule petition to ban commercial moped rentals.

Tisbury voters postponed a $1.8 million proposal to bury utilities along Beach Road and approved spending as the annual town meeting concluded.

Incumbent selectman Warren M. Doty was elected again without contest and voters said yes to nonbinding resolutions as Chilmark voters went to the polls Wednesday for the annual town election.

Tisbury voters approved affordable housing funding, sewer extensions, and a variety of spending items Tuesday night as the annual town meeting got underway. The meeting will continue Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The commonwealth of Massachusetts joined Aquinnah and a community group this week in challenging a federal appellate panel’s ruling that gave the green light to a tribal gambling facility.