Finance & Advisory Committee approves FY2027 budgets despite $2.4M shortfall
Tisbury Finance Committee voted 6-0-1 to recommend 17 FY2027 department budgets despite a $2.4 million shortfall. Finance Director Elena De Foe estimated free cash between $5 million and $8 million, though fiscal 2025 remained unclosed. Shellfish Constable Danielle Ewart's 35 percent budget
Finance & Advisory Committee · Meeting of March 11, 2026
Tisbury Finance Committee voted 6-0-1 to recommend 17 FY2027 department budgets despite a $2.4 million shortfall. Finance Director Elena De Foe estimated free cash between $5 million and $8 million, though fiscal 2025 remained unclosed. Shellfish Constable Danielle Ewart's 35 percent budget increase, driven largely by salaries and a new full-time Deputy Constable, drew questions about overtime management but Ewart detailed year-round operational demands.
Town Hall Building Committee Chair Rick Homans presented four facility options ranging from new modular construction to Katharine Cornell Theatre renovation; the Select Board deferred decision to March 24.
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Source: the Finance & Advisory Committee meeting of March 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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