The select board voted Tuesday to allow the harbor and shellfish departments to move forward with a plan to install a new dock near Our Market, replacing a pair of slips that sit there now.

The change is meant to accommodate the harbor’s increasing autumn traffic, said harbor master Emily deBettencourt. 

A long-standing project to replace the Oak Bluffs harbor jetty was a topic of contention last week between residents and a town committee tasked with considering capital projects. 

The Oak Bluffs select board voted Tuesday to eliminate long-term overnight mooring and slip use in the marina during the off-season.

Earlier this year Emily deBettencourt was named Oak Bluffs harbormaster, taking over for Todd Alexender who retired. Ms. deBettencourt started working on the harbor in high school.

Emily deBettencourt was named Oak Bluffs harbor master Tuesday night, with a unanimous vote by the select board.

In the report of the harbor and land commissioners to the legislature details are given of the construction of a harbor at Lake Anthony.

The construction of a harbor at this place was authorized by chapter 441 of the acts of 1898, the appropriation therefore being $5,000.

Oak Bluffs harbor master Todd Alexander will retire after 29 years on the job, it was announced at the town select board meeting Tuesday. The retirement is effective July 1; Mr. Alexander will work part time this summer.

Summer reservations in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown harbors have exploded to record levels. Online reservations opened Feb. 1 in Oak Bluffs and March 1 in Edgartown.