Oak Bluffs Building Torn Down Illegally

Army Barracks Building Is Demolished with No Permits and No Review;
Building Inspector Under Fire

By JAMES KINSELLA

The contractor who tore down the old Army Barracks building on
Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs did the work with no building or demolition
permits, and town building inspector Richard Mavro failed to issue a
stop-work order on the project, even though demolition work had been
under way for several weeks.

The demolition of the building was completed last week.

When John E. Phillips opened his store in 1928, penny nails were four cents a handful, a pound of putty was about a dime and every face that passed through the door was a familiar one.