Tisbury Finance and Advisory Committee unanimously appointed John Best to the Sewer Advisory Committee. Best, a long-time member of the advisory body, will oversee sewer management as the town grapples with capacity constraints across its two districts. Applications for new hookups in the B1
Tisbury Finance Committee backed a two-site Town Hall renovation plan spanning the Katharine Cornell Theatre and a new West Williams Street building. The Committee preferred the bifurcated approach, which would preserve the theatre as cultural center while relocating offices to new modular
Tisbury Finance Committee unanimously reappointed Marilyn Wortman to the Personnel Board for her final term before planned retirement. Wortman, who has completed six years of service, will step down when she reaches 90 years old. During the reappointment discussion, committee members raised
Finance Committee re-elected Nancy B. Gilfoy as Chair and appointed Rick Homans to a one-year position pending Select Board approval. Gilfoy announced this would be her final year on the committee, indicating a leadership transition next year. The committee authorized routine FY26 interdepartmental
Finance Committee advanced police rifles recommendation despite equipment planning concerns. Members voted 5 to 2 for the $45,000 capital article, with Ruth Konigsberg and Alex Meleney opposed. The committee unanimously approved a $35,068.37 emergency Reserve Fund withdrawal for Department of
Tisbury Finance Committee approved $44.6 million fiscal year 2027 budget despite financial turmoil. The committee voted 3-1-1 to recommend approval, with Chair Nancy Gilfoy, Allan Rogers, and Melinda Loberg in support; Ruth Konigsberg abstained and Rachel Orr opposed. The budget reflects 8 percent
Tisbury Finance and Advisory Committee backed eight zoning amendments and $50K in harbor spending. The committee voted unanimously March 25 to recommend the articles for town meeting April 28, including a $250,000 municipal remediation article and harbor grant matches ($5,000 current, $45,000 prior
Tisbury Finance and Advisory Committee rejected two personnel positions by unanimous vote while advancing $12 million in water infrastructure. The panel voted 7-0 against articles for a Council on Aging Assistant Director ($84,083.75) and Director of Planning ($100,933), then split 5-2 on
Tisbury Finance Committee recommended approval of 17 Fiscal Year 2027 department budgets. The Finance and Advisory Committee voted 6-0-1 to clear the way for town meeting, though members flagged a $2.4 million funding shortfall on general budget increases averaging roughly 9 percent. The committee
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
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