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Officials helping to map Tisbury’s master plan discussed concepts and priorities for downtown Vineyard Haven, with the primary goal of preparing for sea level rise and larger and stronger storms.  During a meeting last week, topics included the possibility of a storm causing 10 feet of flooding at the waterfront in 2030, and plans to […]

Tisbury planners have laid out a vision for a portion of the town’s business district, intending to enable a better flow of traffic, increase combined greenspace, and allow mixed-use commercial and residential parcels. Their work was presented on Tuesday for the “Vision for Commercial Districts” event, which is part of the town’s master plan process. […]

WEST NEWBURY — Residents will have a chance to help shape the town’s housing future at a public design workshop hosted by the Planning Board tonight.

AMHERST — Before Valley Community Development moves forward with bringing 30 affordable homes to a North Amherst site, town officials are soliciting input from residents about the suitability of the site and the community need for such a project.The...

Tisbury residents had differing viewpoints on how their town should look in the future.  On Monday evening, consultants from several firms for the Tisbury master plan presented the state of the town’s business districts alongside the potential paths forward, limitations, and risks they face. The areas of focus were the waterfront commercial district, the downtown […]

Fairhaven officials focus on future economic stability of the town

MARION _ A village-style community housing concept featuring apartments, cottages, townhous

(Credit: Martin Burke) A dozen Shelter Island residents have worked tirelessly with volunteer Project Manager Edward Hindin, Councilmen Mike Bebon and Albert Dickson and consultants Peter Flinker and Larissa Brown to create a new Comprehensive Plan. But they have not worked in a vacuum. They have opened the process to as many people as possible. Have they heard from you? More than 1,000 people responded to an early survey that helped spark thoughts about a new Comprehensi...

Simplify. That’s the word of the moment for members of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee. The members spent Monday evening reviewing suggestions from consultants about the upcoming April 22 workshop aimed at eliciting feedback from the public about a vision for the town’s future. Consultants Peter Flinker of Dodson and Flinker and Larissa Brown of Larissa Brown & Associates outlined extensive information and charts to help leaders of small group discussions to elicit ideas from part...

(Credit:Courtesy Image) A very dedicated and hard working group of Islanders — full- and part-timers — led by Project Director Ed Hindin and Massachusetts consultants Peter Flinker of Dodson and Flinker in Florence and Larissa Brown of Larissa Brown & Associates in Cambridge — have spent months helping to update a previous Comprehensive Plan to guide development of the town. They have studied the 1993 Comprehensive Plan and another that was attempted but never adopt...