Opinion
I’d like to clear up some misinformation about the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s fiscal year budget that has appeared in the press and at various town board meetings over the last few weeks.
As chairman of the Martha's Vineyard Commission, it concerns me that recent criticisms of the commission seem to be largely based on misinformation about the issues.
A major consideration conspicuously absent from coverage of the proceedings at public hearings — that of the environmental impact and consideration of the effects of climate change on the Stop & Shop project.
My view, based on the information that I have had access to, is that the process of the Ahold-Stop & Shop proposal was compromised from the beginning with hidden premises and promises and bottom lines.
Thanks to William Riley Deeble, who was the first master I met at my new dormitory home, I had no time to feel sorry for myself.
I completely agree with the view Captain Contessa expresses in the Feb. 28 letter/commentary about stronger striper regulations needed.