A week after an array of county officials criticized Steamship Authority governor Kathryn A.
County Commissioners Delay on Manager Hire
By MANDY LOCKE
The Dukes County commissioners stalled again this week - failing to resolve questions raised about newly hired county manager Laurie Perry's college degree.
"I'm dismayed it's taken this long to resolve the issue. It does sound like a broken record, but this will be resolved at our next meeting. There isn't any more to talk about," said John Alley, chairman of the county commission.
The Dukes County Commission initiated a feud with the Martha's Vineyard Airport commissioners by voting unanimously Wednesday evening to devote 24.4 acres of land on airport grounds to a county jail and training facility for emergency personnel.
County Commissioners Face Decision On Three-Year Appointment to SSA
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
The Dukes County Commission faces a crucial battle this week that will set the course for Island policy at the Steamship Authority in the years ahead, as it prepares to appoint a Vineyard boat line governor at a special meeting Wednesday night.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Oak Bluffs School.
The 100-acre employment park that the county commissioners would like to see become a part of the Martha’s Vineyard Airport, thereby defraying ai