With summer on the horizon, residents in a small condominium complex near the Aquinnah Circle are pressing for reserved parking on property the town acquired last year as part of the Gay Head Light relocation.

At a selectmen's meeting Tuesday, Roger Howlett, who lives in a condominium at Island’s End just off the Circle, urged the selectmen to find a temporary solution until they settle on a long-term use for the property, which includes a small house and parking lot at the head of the access road to the condominiums.

“It’s really a safety issue for us,” Mr. Howlett told the selectmen. “You’re not going to be able to get an ambulance up there.” He said the condominium association preferred a new parking area altogether, but that would be “a massive undertaking.”

Based on an agreement with a former selectman, the condominium owners have long treated the property as a private parking area. But the current selectmen see things differently.

Selectman Jim Newman agreed that there could be a parking problem if the newly acquired property is used for community events.

Mr. Howlett said the association had a solid case against the town, but hoped to work out an agreement. He said parking is only an issue from June to September.

But Mr. Newman was reluctant to make any decisions before consulting with community preservation committee chairman Derrill Bazzy, who has helped lead recent planning efforts at the Circle.

Other problems near the condos also came to light at the meeting. Mr. Howlett pointed to some recent maintenance work around a drinking water well that the association shares with the town, calling the results “a real mess.” He added that the association hopes to install a well house and water treatment equipment, and asked if the town wanted to continue sharing costs. “If we are going to break apart, we probably need to do that properly,” he said.

Discussion on the matter is expected to continue.

Also on Tuesday, the selectmen held their annual meeting with town business owners in preparation for the summer season. First on the list of concerns was a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags that will come before voters at the annual town meeting next Wednesday.

Brendan O’Neill, executive director of Vineyard Conservation Society, which developed the ban, said the article would be amended on the town meeting floor, as it was in Chilmark, to accommodate the police department, which does not want to be responsible for enforcement. The amended article will leave enforcement to the board of health. Mr. O’Neill said VCS would be available to help businesses adjust to the ban.

Martha Vanderhoop, owner of Hatmarcha Gifts, said she has already made an effort to use fewer plastic bags, but wished the town had approached her sooner about the ban. She asked if the selectmen would be willing to delay the start date to 2018.

Town administrator Adam Wilson said an amendment could be made on the town meeting floor. Selectman Spencer Booker apologized for not reaching out to the business community sooner.

Concerns also focused on the need to better organize the various planning efforts related to Aquinnah Circle that have emerged since the Gay Head Light relocation.

“We’ve got all different kinds of committees,” said Bettina Washington, director of cultural resource protection for the Wampanoag Tribe. “At some point we need to get everyone together, because everybody has interest and an investment in that area.”

Shop owners also cited a need to better maintain the picnic tables overlooking the Circle. “They are in bad shape,” said Adriana Ignacio, owner of On the Cliffs. Berta Welch of Stoney Creek Gifts said the tribe plans to put up a new building in place of the tables, but asked if the town could own and maintain them in the future. Mr. Booker, who steps down as selectman next week, had no objections.

Teresa Manning suggested a follow-up conversation about a town-business collaboration to spruce up the town in general. The selectmen agreed to continue discussion with shop owners at their meeting on May 17.