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West Tisbury officials plan to post openings for up to three positions on a rules and regulations short-term rental committee. This follows voters approving the town’s short-term rental bylaw in April. The town select board on Wednesday tasked the committee with drafting rules and regulations for the short-term rental bylaw, including recommending a fee structure […]
The redevelopment of the former EduComp building in Vineyard Haven into housing took a step forward. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) voted 9-2 in favor of the proposed 4 State Road housing project during a Thursday evening meeting. The two dissenting votes came from Tisbury commissioner Ben Robinson and governor’s appointee Michael Kim, who wanted […]
The head of the state’s housing department will make his first official visit to the Island in the coming months, to gather input from the public on housing. Sec. Ed Augustus, as part of a statewide listening tour, will be on the Vineyard on Tuesday, June 4. As part of the visit, Augustus has scheduled […]
Tom Harrison, back row, center; Joanne Landy, second row, right This interview was originally published in Left History. This version is reposted from New Politics, where it was republished in 2018. Joanne Landy died in 2017. See here for a brief obituary. Introduction
The Vineyard Montessori School presented about a dozen revisions to its expansion plan during a Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) meeting on Feb. 15. The revisions include lowering the height of the building’s roof ridge by more than two feet, adding a gable roof to the lobby entrance, extending all three upper-level decks for more comfortable […]