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February 10, 2026
4 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Tom Murphy, Julianne Vanderhoop, Christopher Manning
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Minutes
Accept minutes of December 9, December 18, 2025 and January 6, 2026
Accept minutes of December 9, December 18, 2025 and January 6, 2026
From the minutes
“Tom Murphy made a motion to accept minutes of December 9, December 18, 2025 and January 6, 2026. Chris Manning seconded and the motion was approved unanimously.” (Motion: Murphy, second: Manning)
Residential Exemption
Agreed to place an article on Annual Town Meeting for consideration of Exemption
Agreed to place an article on Annual Town Meeting for consideration of Exemption
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Following discussion Board voted by consensus to place necessary language before the annual town meeting in May that would allow Town to consider adoption of an exemption..”
Highway Department Interviews
Set date of January 20 to interview applicants
Set date of January 20 to interview applicants
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Following discussion the Board voted to hold interviews for the vacancy in Highway Department Supervisor on January 20, 2026..”
Appointment to Regional Housing Authority
Appointed Nancy Slate
Appointed Nancy Slate
The minutes say the board voted or acted but give no count and no names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Following the reading the Board voted to appoint Nancy Slate to the Board as Aquinnah representative..”
From the Aquinnah Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Christopher Manning (Sarah Shaw Dawson) and Tom Murphy (Nikeya Tankard), The Martha’s Vineyard Times; Julianne Vanderhoop (Amber Bettencourt, The Martha’s Vineyard Times, 2017); Gary Haley (Ray Ewing, Vineyard Gazette).
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