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.
West Tisbury agreed to back the controversial housing bank proposal and establish a first-time rooms tax during a two-night annual town meeting that saw debate, procedural tangles and a final twist.
A first-time rooms tax and increased protection for the Mill Brook watershed are set to come before West Tisbury voters at their annual town meeting next week.
Voters in West Tisbury agreed to change the tax collector from an elected to an appointed position in a single-question special town election Thursday.
West Tisbury will hold a special election to decide whether to change the town’s elected tax collector to an appointed treasurer/collector.
Affordable housing took center stage in West Tisbury Tuesday night as voters completed their annual town meeting begun two weeks ago.
West Tisbury opened its town meeting with a tribute to Patrick Gregory. Getting down to business, voters approved a $16.9 million budget, with all but one of the 42 articles passing. Short of a quorum on the second night, the meeting was reconvened for next week.
