Government · Select Board
Select Board Advances Cell Tower Bylaw Discussion to August 24
Select Board and Planning Board jointly discussed a cell tower zoning bylaw amendment intended for spring 2027 Annual Town Meeting.
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Government · Planning Board
Planning Board walkway group meets with transit official
Chilmark Planning Board's Town Center Walkways Working Group discussed pedestrian safety improvements with Martha's Vineyard Commission representative Adam Turner.
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission approves Stonewall Road ADU project with stormwater conditions
Chilmark Conservation Commission approved an accessory dwelling unit at 32 Stonewall Road with environmental safeguards, voting 5-1. The project required conditions including a 50-year stormwater plan and mandatory native plantings in the buffer zone to an isolated wetland.
Government · Select Board
SELECT BOARD APPROVES FISCAL 2027 GOALS AND PRIORITIES
Chilmark Select Board approved fiscal 2027 goals establishing priorities for affordable housing, cell service improvements, and harbor dock repairs. Chairperson Jeffrey Maida, Vice Chair Matthew Poole, and Clerk Rebecca Lynn Haag voted unanimously to accept the objectives as a living document.
Government · Site Review Committee
Site Review Committee Clears Home Project, Refers Height Issue to ZBA
Chilmark's Site Review Committee cleared a proposed single-family home for referral to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Bryan Collins seeks to demolish an existing dwelling and build a new house on a 1.9-acre lot at 5 Ocean View Farm Road in the South Road Roadside District.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Approves $2,500 Consultant Spending
Chilmark Select Board unanimously approved $2,500 from the Wetlands Protection Fund for a conservation consultant on environmental case SE12-959.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board approves prior minutes, advances zoning hearings.
The Chilmark Planning Board approved prior meeting minutes and continued two zoning bylaw public hearings. Chairperson Rich Osnoss opened the meeting with all seven voting members present.
Government · Up Island Council on Aging
Council on Aging Approves Howes House Accessibility Letter
The Up Island Council on Aging approved an accessibility letter for the Howes House on July 21, directing it to town administrators for discussion of short and long-term solutions. Council member Paul Bailey authored the letter.
Government · Cemetery Commission
Cemetery Commission Approves Variance for Plot 79
The Cemetery Commission received a $100,000 donation and unanimously approved a cemetery plot variance. Chair Laurisa D. Rich received a letter from Alan Holt announcing the gift as thanks for accommodating his wife's burial during difficult winter weather.
Government · Cemetery Commission
Conservation Commission Approves Bamboo Project, Continues Coastal Hearing
Chilmark Conservation Commission approved a bamboo removal project and continued a hearing on coastal home shore protection.
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