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Government · Select Board

Short-term rental panel consolidates bylaw intent statements

Oak Bluffs Short-Term Rental Ad Hoc Committee consolidates bylaw intent statements. The committee unanimously merged six proposed intent statements into a consolidated framework combining elements from options 2, 4, and 5 focused on historic preservation, health and safety, transparency, and

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Government · Select Board

Subcommittee begins work on short-term rental bylaw

Oak Bluffs Short-Term Rental Subcommittee begins bylaw framework with Cleary, Leonard leadership. Bill Cleary chairs the subcommittee with Mark Leonard unanimously elected vice chair at the June 22 meeting, which focused on regulatory approaches including registration, inspections, and public

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Library Board selects Taylor for circulation position search

Library Board moves forward on circulation staffing. The Oak Bluffs Library Board of Trustees selected member Kathy Taylor to serve on a hiring panel for the Head of Circulation position, vacated when Shivonne departed for mainland employment. Candidate reviews will begin August 4 with interviews

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Board approves roof coverings for Alpine Ave. home

Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approves roof coverings for Alpine Ave. home. The board approved special permits for Jarrett Hurwitz to add roof coverings over the main house and accessory dwelling unit at 119 Alpine Ave., allowing setback reductions of one foot and eight feet respectively, by

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Government · Board of Health

Board upholds health agent's order on unpermitted bedroom

Oak Bluffs Board of Health upholds correction order on unpermitted bedroom space. Health Agent Alexa Arieta's order, upheld unanimously, requires property owner Edward Miano to return the finished space at 41 Pond View Drive to unfinished storage status under Title 5 regulations; the board rejected

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Government · Select Board

Select Board establishes five strategic priority tracks

Oak Bluffs Select Board charts five strategic priority tracks. The board convened Saturday for its first strategic planning workshop, with all five members present, to establish governance priorities following appointment of a new Town Administrator. Chair Dion Alley assigned primary and secondary

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board endorses East Chop lot combination plan

Planning Board unanimously endorses East Chop Association lot combination plan. Chair Mark Crossland, Vice Chair Chris Chambers, and Member Erik Albert voted 3-0 to endorse the East Chop Association's application to combine two parcels at Summerfield Park without triggering subdivision approval

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