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The Oak Bluffs select board approved the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School funding formula agreement at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Select board member Brian Packish, who had been participating on behalf of the town in the Island-wide efforts to come to a funding agreement, explained that the town is at 22.89 percent, after a […]
A formula agreement for a new high school was reached Wednesday evening between members of a working group who represent the six towns of the Vineyard. Town administrators, select board members, and other town officials voted unanimously to adopt a 70 percent/30 percent breakdown of cost apportionment across the six towns. The 70 percent would […]
The Oak Bluffs select board unanimously voted to hire Kristina West as the new principal assessor. It also unanimously approved Oak Bluffs town administrator Deborah Potter and assistant town administrator Wendy Brough to enter into contract negotiations with West. West competed for the position left behind by former Oak Bluffs principal assessor MacGregor Anderson, who […]
The Oak Bluffs select board called a special meeting for Tuesday and included on the agenda was an executive session “to discuss the reputation, character, physical condition, or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, […]
The Oak Bluffs select board ratified the town’s contract with newly appointed Police Chief Jonathan Searle in a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting. Select board chair Ryan Ruley called the recent meeting with Searle and town administrator Deborah Potter regarding his contract part of “a smooth process.” Searle’s official swearing-in will take place on June […]