Gosnold Harbor Management Committee approved $8,400 for fall decommissioning of the harbor. Chair Lisa Wright and the committee voted unanimously on August 14 to accept Dale Lynch's proposal, which does not include helpers at the town rate of $24.50 per hour or backhoe work. Assistant Dock Master
Gosnold Harbor Committee unanimously approved two additional moorings for wave energy testing. The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England will add the moorings for a three-month test of a wave energy converter and data collection buoy. Chair Lisa Wright reported that the Selectboard
Harbor Management Committee unanimously backed new resident transient slip rate for waiting-list residents. The committee approved $15 per night or $1,170 for the June 25-September 10 season, allowing those on the waiting list to access nightly slips. Harbormaster Jake Farrell and Dockmaster Maddie
Harbor Management Committee elects Lisa Wright chair and approves $2,006.51 in commissioning costs. The committee approved invoices from C.E. Beckman ($431.51) and Dale Lynch/Lynch Marine ($1,575) and welcomed newly elected member Randal Zimbone. Updates included 10 dinghy permits issued for 2026,
The Harbor Management Committee voted unanimously to surplus an old float and approved mooring assignments as harbor operations gear up for summer. Chair Leo Pierre Roy presided as Dockmaster Maddie Lynch reported strong reservations: 1,224 dock nights and 1,315 mooring nights reserved as of late
Harbor Committee approved its $60,000 fiscal 2027 budget in a unanimous vote. Dockmaster Maddie Lynch reported 530 dock reservations and 630 mooring reservations for the 2026 season, with 25 requests waitlisted for peak dates in July and August. The Committee approved reallocation of budget line
Selectboard unanimously approves prior minutes, advances community development strategy. Town Manager reported receipt of $51,000 seasonal grant for Porter sidewalk repairs and progress on distribution line trenching with 100 feet of conduit remaining. Finance staff Sarah Smith and Kelli Pontbriand
Selectboard approves cemetery survey, eyes emergency boat acquisition. The board unanimously backed a $3,600 Vineyard Land Surveying & Engineering proposal to stake and survey 12 cemetery plot corners, slightly exceeding the available $3,000 budget. In a major initiative, the board expressed
Gosnold Selectboard approves $45 water rate increase and schedules Special Town Meeting. Acting as Water Commissioners, the board voted unanimously to raise the first billing for FY 2026 to cover an operating budget of $129,705, with the possibility of reducing the second billing through reserves
Harbor Management Committee introduces new seasonal Harbormaster Jake Farrell and promotes Dockmaster Maddie Lynch. The committee voted unanimously to advance preliminary FY27 budgets projecting $542,000 in Wharf revenue and $190,000 in mooring revenue, while increasing the stabilization
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