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Committee votes to recommend merger with Housing Trust

Tisbury's Affordable Housing Committee voted 4-1 to recommend a full merger with the Tisbury Municipal Housing Trust, citing a disconnect between the committee's policy recommendations and Trust implementation. The committee also advanced work on the Housing Production Plan, which has been accepted

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Building Committee Reviews Four Town Hall Project Options

Tisbury Town Hall Building Committee reviewed four options for a $10 million project. ICON Architecture presented cost estimates and design slides for renovation with temporary modular replacement, phased permanent modular at High Point, deferred maintenance, and leasing. The architects recommended

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Zoning Board approves special permits for boathouse, ADU, pool

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved three special permits unanimously on June 11. The board granted Samuel Hurd's request for a 16-by-28-foot accessory dwelling unit at 51 Lagoon Pond Road, capped at 450 square feet under zoning regulations. Philip Smallwood and Teresa Oakley received approval for

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Finance Committee reappoints Wortman to Personnel Board

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

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Conservation Commission approves three environmental projects

The Tisbury Conservation Commission unanimously approved three environmental projects at its June 2 meeting. Chair Thomas Robinson and members John Best, Lilian Robinson, Sarah Toste, and David Reed voted to permit a biochar swale at 19 Owen Park Way designed to filter stormwater before it reaches

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