Tag Archives: town government
Round About Now . . .
No, the bulldozers haven’t arrived at the blinker intersection, but the roundabout hasn’t gone away either. In early December, Edgartown and West Tisbury filed a suit in superior court to appeal the decision of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) to … Continue reading
Democracy Face-to-Face
On Martha’s Vineyard “ATM” stands for “annual town meeting” at least as often as for “automated teller machine.” We have that kind of ATM too, but I deal with non-automated tellers whenever possible because the ATMs (1) don’t know my … Continue reading
All Change Is Not Created Equal
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
Weasels
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
The Backside of the Knitting
Deep background: Long time ago, like when I hadn’t been around very long, I was astonished by what looked like the ineptness of most town governments. (We’ve got six towns on Martha’s Vineyard, plus the County of Dukes County — … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 