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.
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.
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.
The Select Board conducted final interviews for two Fire Chief candidates on January 13, advancing the town's leadership search. Marques Rivers and Manuel Rose each addressed the board's questions on departmental challenges, strengths, weaknesses, and priorities for the department's future.
Select Board deferred Verizon's application to install fourteen small cell facilities on Martha's Vineyard roads after a fractured debate over whether to deny the proposal outright or pursue a macro-tower alternative.
Chilmark Select Board approves Peaked Hill Pastures review, expanded bus service, and fire department grant news.
Chilmark Select Board unanimously backs public hearing on major building permit fee restructuring.
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