Finance panel approves exemption adjustments, rejects fire prevention officer. Tisbury's Finance and Advisory Committee approved adjusting statutory exemptions for elderly residents and disabled veterans and voted unanimously for a vehicle maintenance plan. However, the committee rejected a Fire
Tisbury Finance Committee accepted a $40,000 sidewalk maintenance article and voted to recommend warrant articles for 2026 Town Meeting. The committee voted 5-2-1 to recommend a $79,466 visitors kiosk replacement, with Rachel Orr and Ruth Konigsberg opposed. Members raised concerns about major
Tisbury Finance Committee unanimously appointed Melinda Loberg to fill a vacancy pending Select Board approval, addressing a quorum shortage. The committee reviewed Police and Select Board budgets, with Police up 4.5 percent and Select Board up 8.6 percent, and noted a salary correction reflecting
Tisbury Finance Committee accepted late-filed warrant articles worth $600,000 and reviewed surging Fire and Health budgets. The committee voted 4-1 to accept articles for school solar and finance department operations, with Finance Committee member Ruth Konigsberg voting against. Fire Chief Patrick
Tisbury Finance Committee approved a $11,500 time clock transfer and recommended Harbormaster warrant articles. The committee voted 4-1, with Vice Chair Rachel Orr abstaining, to approve the reserve fund withdrawal for payroll system time clocks, backing the Select Board request. Town Administrator
Tisbury Finance Committee unanimously approved a fiscal 2027 hiring freeze to restrict employee growth. Chair Nancy B. Gilfoy and the committee heard detailed budget presentations from Harbormaster Michael Gately and Water Supervisor James Cleary. New Dockwa software and mooring expansion increased
Tisbury's Finance and Advisory Committee reviewed fiscal 2027 school budgets for three Martha's Vineyard education entities on February 4. Tisbury School's $11.3 million budget is up 6.89 percent, driven by contractual salary increases; the Superintendent's Shared Services budget rose 7.73 percent
Tisbury Finance and Advisory Committee recommended more than 30 warrant articles for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting, totaling approximately $1.6 million in Community Preservation, Embarkation, and County program spending. Chair Nancy B. Gilfoy led nearly unanimous votes, with only the $150,000 Little
Finance Committee heard progress on High Point Lane site for consolidated town hall. ICON Architecture presented a design with public transit access, passive energy standards, solar-ready roofing, and climate-controlled archival storage. The committee reviewed county regional service budgets
Tisbury Finance and Advisory Committee voted unanimously to support S400, state legislation addressing Martha's Vineyard Regional High School funding formulas. Members Alex Meleney and Rachel Orr led the effort, with the letter directed to Senator Julian Cyr, House Ways and Means Committee members,
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