
Martha's Vineyard residents lament lack of resources, even as island is flush with cash and beds
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Martha's Vineyard residents say 50 migrants had to be shipped to a mainland military base because the island lacks resources, yet real estate and state data indicate the island is awash in resources.
The migrants landed at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday. By 11 a.m. on Friday, they were shipped off the island. Homeowners on Chilmark, where the Obamas boast a $12M spread, enjoy a 0.28% property tax rate. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
The town's coffers are flush with cash. Edgartown boasts $9.8 million free cash — budget surplus — according to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
It would have cost only $9.1 million to give all 50 migrants their own room for an entire year at Edgartown’s swanky $500-per-night Harbor View Hotel.