Housing Bank Clears Final Hurdle in Tisbury Election

Tisbury voters elected a new select board member and gave a final, resounding stamp of approval to the bill to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank in a quiet town election Tuesday that saw low turnout. Just 552 of the town’s 3,710 voters cast ballots.

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Housing Bank Approved; Heads to State Legislature for Next Steps

Chilmark became the fourth town to approve the Island-wide housing bank at the ballot box Wednesday, paving the way for the home rule petition to move on to the state legislature.

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Election Day in Chilmark Puts Housing Bank Center Stage

Chilmark voters head to the polls today to cast their ballots for the proposed housing bank initiative, along with 15 town positions up for re-election but only one contested race.

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Housing Bank Takes Center Stage at Town Meetings

Four of the six Island towns will take the first steps next week in deciding the pivotal question of whether to ask the state legislature to allow creation of a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank.

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Housing Bank Is a Risky Proposition

The proposed housing bank bill replaces the direct democracy of town meeting with a central committee, consisting of seven commissioners, one elected from each town, and a seventh commissioner elected Islandwide.

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Righting the Ship: The Case for a Housing Bank

There’s plenty of talk these days about the proposed Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank. There’s plenty of talk about the state of the Vineyard, too.

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Housing Bank Coalition Fields Questions, As Vote Nears

The pivotal question of whether to create a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank is on the table as annual town meetings and elections draw near.

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Finance Committee Will Not Recommend Housing Bank

An article to create a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank will go on the town meeting warrant with a negative recommendation from the Edgartown finance committee, after a unanimous vote.

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Last Up, Oak Bluffs Puts Housing Bank on Town Meeting Warrant

The much-debated article to create a Martha’s Vineyard Housing Bank will go on the annual town meeting warrant Oak Bluffs, after a unanimous vote by the select board Tuesday night.

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Nantucket Housing Bank Bill Has Key Differences

As proponents of a Martha’s Vineyard housing bank seek support for an Island-specific initiative, Nantucket has been working to pass some kind of housing bank legislation since 2016, with the latest version currently stalled on Beacon Hill.

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