Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Working Group plans walkability stakeholder meetings
A Planning Board Working Group planned stakeholder meetings on town center walkability improvements.
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The Select Board, Finance Committee, Town Meeting and every other town board, from the meeting record.
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.
Government · Finance Advisory Committee
Finance Advisory Committee and Select Board hear FY27 budget proposals
The Chilmark Finance Advisory Committee and Select Board held a joint FY27 budget hearing January 28, with presentations from department heads and county officials. The Up Island Council on Aging reported serving 122 Chilmark residents in 2025.
Government · Select Board
Select Board, Finance Committee Launch FY27 Budget Hearings With Nine Department Proposals
Chilmark's Select Board and Finance Committee held their first FY27 budget hearing. Library Director Ruth Konigsberg presented proposals for expanded hours and a $500,000 roof replacement, with Select Board member Jeffrey Maida recommending Community Preservation Act funds.
Government · Finance Advisory Committee
Finance Committee Hears First FY27 Budget Proposals
Chilmark Finance Committee heard first FY27 budget proposals at a joint meeting with the Select Board, with overall spending increasing 7.37 percent.
Government · Human Resources Board
HR Board Approves One-Time Payout for Library Staff
The Chilmark Human Resources Board unanimously approved a one-time payout to three part-time library employees. The amount was calculated by Ruth Konigsberg. The compensation addressed concerns about unclear bylaw language or unequal application regarding library holiday pay.
Government · Select Board
Select Board awards CCC summer program to Chilmark Town Affairs Council
Chilmark Select Board awarded the summer program contract to Chilmark Town Affairs Council, Inc. Evaluators scored CTAC significantly higher than the competing proposal from Chilmark Community Center Trust, with CTAC earning 94 percent Highly Advantageous ratings and the Trust receiving 31 percent.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Makes Preliminary Employment Offer at $110,000
Chilmark Select Board voted unanimously to make a preliminary employment offer to Manuel Rose at $110,000 annual salary following interviews with two candidates for a department position. Chairperson Marie Larsen, Jeffrey Maida and Matthew Poole were present on January 15.
Government · Park and Recreation Committee
Committee approves freezer plan for Martha's Vineyard trust
Chilmark Park & Recreation Committee approved freezer arrangement, discussed ice cream proposal.
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