The Martha's Vineyard Times MVC calls on Warren, Markey, Keating for infrastructure aid Earmarks could be a boon for the Island. Even as a letter from the Martha's Vineyard Commission about climate change effects on the Island, another nor'easter was flooding Five Corners. -Rich Saltzberg As the country gears up for a new president and a new congress, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission is calling on federal legislators to include the Island in future infrastructure discussions. In letters to Rep. Bill Keating, D-Bourne, and senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, the commission asked for a joint meeting or at the least individual meetings to discuss the role the federal government can play in developing green infrastructure, energy transformation, and ecologically regenerative best practices on the Island.