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London Tries to Gag MVC

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

The following memo was sent to all members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the MVC staff late Tuesday afternoon (5:44 pm to be precise) by Mark London, MVC executive director. Nearly all the commissioners are either elected by Vineyard … Continue reading →

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All Change Is Not Created Equal

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Over and over opposition to the roundabout has been explained away as “people don’t like change.” To which I say that “people” — which is to say me — don’t like having change shoved down our throats by people who … Continue reading →

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Goofs Don’t Have to Be Forever

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

In our last installment about the roundabout proposed for the blinker intersection, things were looking pretty bleak for the home team. Not that the project’s proponents were looking especially good: at around 11 p.m. on October 6, after yet another … Continue reading →

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Occupy

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Occupy-ay-ay Occu-pie-in-the-sky Since I’m blogging from the Seasonally Occupied Territories, you must have guessed I’ve had something to say about Occupy Wall Street, but my occupation — which is to say “editing” — has preoccupied me big-time for the last … Continue reading →

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Bull’s Eye

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Coming soon to an intersection near you? In yet another lesson in the banality of local politics, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday night voted 7–6 to approve the roundabout, with a few conditions most of which had to do … Continue reading →

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Weasels

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Fresh back from a lovely if wet weekend in western Massachusetts with lots of dogs (mostly though not all malamutes) and dog people, tonight I did my civic duty and went to a land use planning committee (LUPC) meeting. Plus … Continue reading →

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The Hearing Continues

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

These public hearings bring out my inner schoolkid, the one who couldn’t resist whispering during class, passing notes, and occasionally wadding up a bit of candy wrapper, stuffing it into the end of a straw, and shooting it at the … Continue reading →

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Roundabout TV

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

This roundabout thing is getting to us — us being the valiant souls who have been fighting to get Oak Bluffs officials and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to listen to reason — to listen, period. Having been involved only a … Continue reading →

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Public Hearing

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Early in August the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) did the right thing, albeit much belatedly, and voted to accept the roundabout project as a development of regional impact (DRI). I discussed the issue and reported my impressions of the August … Continue reading →

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Roundabout

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

So last night I attended the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s public hearing on the discretionary referral of the roundabout project as a DRI (development of regional impact). Got that? Let me chunk it down a bit. A roundabout has been proposed … Continue reading →

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