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Oak Bluffs health board dangles synthetic turf moratorium - The Martha's Vineyard Times

A tale of two committees - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Last week we had two divergent stories about the same group of public officials. A school committee eager to spend money on an outside attorney to appeal the Oak Bluffs planning board’s decision not to allow a synthetic turf field over at the high school, and a school committee unwilling to increase the cost-of-living allowance […]

Synthetic turf moratorium seems likely - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Oak Bluffs board of health appears to be leaning toward a two-year moratorium banning synthetic turf fields in the town, but won’t take a vote until the town’s attorney, Michael Goldsmith, has a chance to fully review and tweak the language of the moratorium. All three board members spoke in favor of the moratorium […]

More talk, no action on PFAS - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Oak Bluffs board of health met on Tuesday for a single agenda item — “discussion of draft regulation to restrict the installation of artificial turf containing PFAS in the Town of Oak Bluffs.” The board of health initially discussed draft regulations regarding PFAS in December and had several meetings since hearing from experts. Tuesday’s meeting […]

Albiston appointed OB health agent - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Oak Bluffs board of health voted unanimously Tuesday morning to appoint Oak Bluffs conservation agent Garrett Albiston as the town’s health agent. The appointment came with the understanding that Albiston will serve as double agent going forward.  Albiston isn’t new to the board of health. Since former health agent Meegan Lancaster resigned in February, […]

Health board receives meeting complaint  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

The Oak Bluffs board of health met briefly Friday to address an open meeting law complaint made by Tisbury resident John Zarba. The board voted unanimously to authorize Health Agent Meegan Lancaster to manage the complaint response with town counsel. Lancaster told the board Zarba alleged “the Dec. 14, 2020 meeting posted did not have […]

Health officials seek to broaden PFAS inquiry - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Oak Bluffs health officials have concluded the scope of their investigation into per- and poly-fluoralkyl substances (PFAS) needs to broaden. On Tuesday, the town’s board of health held its second hearing on a proposed regulation to prohibit PFAS-containing artificial turf. Several people questioned why the board focused on artificial turf alone when there are many […]

Oak Bluffs Board of Health hears from health experts, considers banning artificial turf fields made with PFAS

The Oak Bluffs Board of Health will hold at least one more public hearing in January before voting on a regulation that would ban the installation, storage, and dumping of artificial turf that contains PFAS. The decision could derail a plan to install one such field at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

Commitment and compassion recognized - The Martha's Vineyard Times

O.B. officials discount lighthouse danger - The Martha's Vineyard Times