Government · Select Board
New Fire Chief debuts as Select Board reviews FY27 budgets
Chilmark Select Board and Finance Committee reviewed FY27 departmental budgets in their fifth joint hearing.
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Government · Finance Advisory Committee
Select Board limits COLA to 3 percent in FY27 hearing
Finance Advisory Committee and Select Board held joint FY27 Budget Hearing Number 5 on February 4, 2026. The Select Board voted to set the cost-of-living adjustment at 3 percent, within policy limits but below the Human Resources Board recommendation of 3.31 percent.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Appoints Climate and Energy Committee
Chilmark appointed six residents to new Climate and Energy Committee. The Select Board voted unanimously to name Stephan Laux, Tom Kuh, Marsha Feinberg, Stephen Lewenberg, Rob Hannemann, and Susan Parks to the committee, tasked with advancing climate resilience and reducing fossil fuel reliance.
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.
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.
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