Government · Planning Board
Planning Board working group charts Town Center walkability initiative
Chilmark Planning Board working group began planning stakeholder meetings to improve town center walkability.
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Government · Site Review Committee
Site Review Committee clears music studio at 8 Greenhouse Lane
Chilmark Site Review Committee cleared a music studio proposal for 8 Greenhouse Lane. The committee found no Coastal District concerns with the 20-by-40-foot structure proposed by applicant Leo Desorcy, noting that the ridge line of 17 feet 11 inches falls below the 18-foot maximum for gabled roofs.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Hears FY27 Budget Requests, Warrant Articles
The Select Board and Finance Committee jointly held a FY27 budget hearing.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Advances Short-Term Rental Zoning Bylaw to April Town Meeting
The Planning Board advanced a Short-Term Rental zoning bylaw to the April town meeting.
Government · Historical Commission
Commission approves asphalt shingles for historic tavern roof
Chilmark Historical Commission unanimously approved asphalt shingles for the historic Chilmark Tavern roof. Chair Katherine Lees Carroll and members voted to replace the building's cedar shingles with weathered wood colored asphalt, chosen for cost savings and a 40-year warranty.
Government · Finance Advisory Committee
Finance Committee Hears FY27 Budgets, Discusses Multiple Warrant Articles
Finance Committee heard FY27 budgets with police requesting $10,808 in three warrant articles.
Government · Select Board
Board Hears FY27 Budgets From Multiple Departments at Third Hearing
Chilmark Select Board and Finance Committee heard FY27 budget presentations from seven departments at their third joint hearing on January 29.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Working Group plans walkability stakeholder meetings
A Planning Board Working Group planned stakeholder meetings on town center walkability improvements.
Government · Finance Advisory Committee
Finance Committee Hears FY27 Budget Requests; Multiple Departments Seek Added Funding
Finance committee and select board held FY27 budget hearing with departments presenting staffing and capital requests. Cemetery Commission reported 90 trees affected by Southern Pine Beetle and sought $15,000 for survey and access; the commission also approved an additional superintendent hour.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Reviews FY27 Budget Requests, County Proposals
The Select Board and Finance Committee held a joint FY27 budget hearing on January 28. County Manager Martina Thornton requested Chilmark establish a separate $23,351 budget line for veterans services, moving it from the county assessment.