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 Conservation Commission approved boat shed with elevation requirements; ADU hearing continued. The commission voted 4-0 to approve a 10-by-20-foot boat shed at 52 Mill House Way with conditions that it be elevated on helical piles 2 to 3 feet above grade after the Department of
Tisbury Conservation Commission unanimously approved a foundation stabilization project and emergency temporary diesel tank. The commission granted a Notice of Intent for 21 Old Oklahoma Road, allowing owner Thomas Deutsch to shore an existing dwelling and install a new full foundation, with
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
Tisbury CPA Committee reported nine warrant articles amended for accounting errors. During a joint meeting with the Finance Committee, the Community Preservation Committee, chaired by Paul Munafo, detailed corrections to CPA revenues for fiscal years 2027-28 following errors by the former Town
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
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
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
Tisbury Climate Committee appointed Daniel Phelan and Diane Conroy-Lacivita to external advisory boards while discussing $374,000 in Vineyard Power resilience funding available for town projects. Richard Andre of Vineyard Power discussed the Resiliency and Affordability Program, which provides $7.5
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