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January 6, 2026
5 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Tom Murphy, Julianne Vanderhoop, Christopher Manning
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
On-Line Mooring Contract
Allow TA to contract with On-Line Mooring
Allow TA to contract with On-Line Mooring
From the minutes
“Following discussion Tom Murphy made a motion to allow TA to contract with On-Line Mooring. Chris Manning seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously..” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Carl Widdiss Way RFP
Authorized posting of RFP
Authorized posting of RFP
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Ultimately, the Board approved posting of the RFP..”
IT Update
Approval of grant preparation and submission
Approval of grant preparation and submission
From the minutes
“Following discussion the Board voted unanimously approved efforts by Randhi, Town Administrator, Town Procurement Officer in cooperation with Ron Burson to continue the process of preparation of documentation by Gisele Gauthier to submit the grant application..”
Seasonal Communities Grant
Approved submission of Grant Application
Approved submission of Grant Application
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Approved submission of Grant Application”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Approved submission of Grant Application).”
Vern Welch-Menemsha Shack Use
Approved Request to install Aquaculture propagation system at Menemsha shack
Approved Request to install Aquaculture propagation system at Menemsha shack
The minutes record this decision only in the item’s heading (“Approved Request to install Aquaculture propagation system at Menemsha shack”), with no count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“(Approved Request to install Aquaculture propagation system at Menemsha shack).”
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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