The cost of trash disposal is going up in cash-strapped Oak Bluffs.

On Tuesday selectmen voted to increase fees across the board for trash disposal effective Nov. 1. Highway superintendent Richard Combra said the town currently runs an annual $60,000 deficit in its trash collection and disposal services and that increased fees were necessary to close the gap. Selectmen voted to increase the price of rubbish stickers from $4.25 to $5, and annual vehicle permits for the local drop-off will go up from $10 to $25. The town will also begin charging $25 for brush disposal and $10 for leaf and grass disposal. Seniors over 60 will pay $10 for access to the local drop-off.

Mr. Combra said the fees are in line with neighboring towns; the increases are expected to bring in some $70,000 in new revenue.

“I think it is a reasonable amount,” Mr. Combra said.

Selectman Ron DiOrio agreed.

“I think the reality of running the town and the kind of services we provide means that we’ve got to increase some of these fees and still be comparable with what our counterparts are doing in the next two towns,” he said.

“I feel the same way,” said selectman Kathy Burton, “and I think people understand that we’re doing the best we can to keep these fees down for them.”

Mr. Combra said the town is also taking steps to reduce illegal dumping by being more attentive to the timing and placement of dumpsters to make them less attractive to scofflaws.

The move to increase rubbish disposal fees is the first in a series of measures the town plans to make to compensate for revenue shortfalls, estimated earlier this month by finance committee chairman Bill McGrath at $650,000 for the coming fiscal year.

At a Nov. 16 special town meeting voters will be asked to approve a number of increases in taxes and fees, including an increase in the room occupancy tax. Also board chairman Duncan Ross announced that selectman Gregory Coogan will return to the Island this week after spending two and a half weeks in Boston recovering from a broken femur and hip he suffered in a fall from his roof on Oct. 11.

And selectmen voted to send a letter backing a planned expansion of the Ocean Club restaurant that is currently under review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission. One member of the board, Gail Barmakian, does not support the project.