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Amid an increasing demand for construction, those who work in the trades are frustrated over the lack of space for them to store their equipment and to do their work. Voters at town meeting in Oak Bluffs this spring will be asked to reconsider decades-old zoning laws to make accommodations for trade workers, to help […]
The Oak Bluffs planning board kicked off the first of several meetings to gather public input regarding potential zoning reforms on Monday evening. Topics discussed during the meeting included minimum lot sizes and permitted uses under different districts, mixed-use zoning, providing waivers for affordable housing, and bylaws surrounding short-term rentals and fractional ownership. “We completed […]
To the Editor: I’m writing with concerns about the upcoming Oak Bluffs planning board public hearings for potentially significant zoning reforms being proposed by the board. These zoning reform initiatives, which include a proposal to allow industrial uses where none are currently allowed, if passed by a two-thirds vote in April 2024 will have a […]
Two individuals have stepped down from an Oak Bluffs group reviewing possible zoning reforms, in protest of the participation of another member. Susan Desmarais and Pat Ingalls left a zoning reform subcommittee created by the Oak Bluffs planning board because of the membership of Peter Goodale, president of the Goodale Construction Co. Both pointed to […]
Set for June 9 and 10 is the annual Michigan Flywheelers Museum Swap Meet and Flea Market in South Haven. Museum President Pat Ingalls tells us this is one of