Less than six months after beginning their search, Chilmark officials have zeroed in on a possible site for a new public safety building. The selectmen said this week that the town hopes to purchase the Santander Bank building on South Road.

The following was sent to Brian Devaney, regional director of the Santander Bank, formerly Sovereign, formerly Bank of MV.

Santander Bank will be closing its branch on South Road in Chilmark at the end of May. A spokeswoman for the company told the Gazette Tuesday that the decision to close the up-Island branch came after a regular review of branches and customer patterns.