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July 29, 2025
8 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Tom Murphy, Julianne Vanderhoop, Christopher Manning
Absent: None
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Minutes
Adopted minutes of July 15, 2025
The minutes of July 15 be adopted
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy moved that the minutes of July 15 be adopted. Chris Manning seconded the motion with a request that typo be corrected in final paragraph on page 1 (change “mad” to “made”). Board approved the minutes with that change..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Waterways Committee
Appointed committee
Appointed committee
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From the minutes
“After short discussion the Board appointed Adrian Higgins, Jay Macloed, Anthony Lefeber, Edward Belain, Sr., Gordon Perry, Brett Stearns and Andrew Jacobs to serve on the Committee..”
Appointed committee
From the minutes
“The motion on membership was proposed by Tom Murphy, seconded by Chris Manning and approved unanimously..” (second: Manning)
Letter to Superintendent of Schools
Authorized letter requesting clarification of Aquinnah Responsibility
Authorized letter requesting clarification of Aquinnah Responsibility
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Smith, the Board voted to authorize the official delivery on its behalf..”
Police Matter
Authorized Chief to engage State Police and give consideration to 2 recent job applicants
Authorized Chief to engage State Police and give consideration to 2 recent job applicants
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Authorized Chief to engage State Police and give consideration to 2 recent job applicants”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Authorized Chief to engage State Police and give consideration to 2 recent job applicants).”
Request for Silent Disco
Authorized Pathways to have event at Lighthouse on August 14, 2025
Authorized Pathways to have event at Lighthouse on August 14, 2025
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Outermost Inn
Authorized use of Town Parking Lot
Authorized use of Town Parking Lot
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to allow the proposed use..”
Circle North Properties
Voted to send a letter to Town Counsel regarding use
Voted to send a letter to Town Counsel regarding use
Yes: Murphy, Vanderhoop
From the minutes
“The vote to send the letter was 2 in favor, with Chris Manning abstaining..”
From the Aquinnah Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Christopher Manning (Sarah Shaw Dawson) and Tom Murphy (Nikeya Tankard), The Martha’s Vineyard Times; Julianne Vanderhoop (Amber Bettencourt, The Martha’s Vineyard Times, 2017); Gary Haley (Ray Ewing, Vineyard Gazette).
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