West Tisbury annual town meeting
West Tisbury is now the first town on the Island to enact regulations around short-term rentals, though other towns have also started to consider the best way to handle the controversial properties.
Short-term rental restrictions, a change in town energy policy and $1.8 million in library renovations all top the warrant for West Tisbury annual town meeting next week.
West Tisbury officials this week declined to take action on lowering the town meeting quorum and instead vowed to renew efforts to get voters out to the annual legislative gathering.
After 10 years at the podium in West Tisbury, Daniel Waters will close out his tenure as town moderator following the 2024 annual town meeting.
The West Tisbury select board asked that the town affordable housing committee delay plans to bring a proposed affordable dwelling unit (ADU) funding program before voters.
Superintendent Richard (Richie) Smith spoke sternly to school committee members this week, wishing he was given a head’s up about the motion at West Tisbury town meeting that led to voters rejecting the high school budget.
The West Tisbury town meeting kicked off on a fiery note Tuesday with residents voting down the town’s portion of the regional high school operating budget in protest of the school’s ongoing legal battle over plans for an artificial turf field.
The West Tisbury town meeting started on a fiery note Tuesday evening, as voters opted not to approve its portion of the regional high school annual budget to protest the school board's lawsuit against the Oak Bluffs planning board over the turf field.
West Tisbury residents will be asked Tuesday to vote on a variety of spending measures, including urgent repairs to the West Tisbury Public Library heating and ventilation system, and $415,000 in pay raises for town staff.
The proposals were put forth by the new zoning bylaw amendment committee to address inconsistencies between town’s zoning and policies that have caused friction in recent years.
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