Edgartown Selectboard

• Art. 1 Appropriate $18,500 from Free Cash for FY2026 veterans' benefits Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 2 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for FY2026 unemployment insurance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 3 Appropriate $38,500 from Free Cash for a UMass Boston review of the Town Code administrative sections Passed “voted in favor with the Moderator declaring it”
• Art. 4 Appropriate $127,693.55 from Free Cash for Edgartown Lighthouse exterior work Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 5 Appropriate $13,323 from Free Cash for defibrillator batteries and pads Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 6 Appropriate $91,000 from Free Cash for a new harbor vessel "Pointer" Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 7 Appropriate $172,500 for the FY2026 snow and ice deficit and $17,500 for storm tree removal Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 8 Appropriate $39,505 from Free Cash for the FY2026 library expense account Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 9 Appropriate $130,000 from Free Cash for alarm and electrical panels at the Edgartown School Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 10 Appropriate $45,000 from Water surplus for higher electricity costs Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 11 Grant Eversource an easement at 40 Robinson Road Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”

Source: Town Clerk's report of the 2026 Special Town Meeting.

• Art. 2 Hear reports and choose officers elected from the floor (appointments voted) Passed “voted in favor by a UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 3 Amend salary scales for a 3.2% cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2026 Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 4 Add a Planning and Zoning Administrator position to the salary plan Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 5 Adopt new classification and compensation schedules from the 2025 classification study Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 6 FY2027 operating budget Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 7 Set aside FY2027 Community Preservation revenues for reserves Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 8 CPA: $150,000 for Dukes County Regional Housing Authority rental assistance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 9 CPA: $240,750 for predevelopment of affordable housing at 294 Chappaquiddick Road Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 10 CPA: $114,400 for the PALS home repair loan program Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 11 CPA: $113,000 for Island Autism Group community housing, phase 2 Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 12 CPA: $113,000 for the school workforce housing project Passed as amended “an UNANIMOUS VOTE as amended”
• Art. 13 CPA: $30,000 for Harbor Homes congregate housing renovations Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 14 CPA: $260,000 to restore Town Hall windows and the weathervane Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 15 CPA: $200,000 to restore part of Osborne's Wharf Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 16 CPA: $41,300 for restoration of the Gazette building Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 17 CPA: $25,000 to restore historic gravestones Passed as amended “UNANIMOUS VOTE as amended”
• Art. 18 CPA: $15,000 for Mobi Mats at Norton Point Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 19 CPA: $25,000 for kayak racks and related improvements Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 20 CPA: $212,275 for the town's floating docks Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 21 CPA: $201,000 for adult workout areas at the Robinson Road Recreation Area Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 22 CPA: $76,500 for an accessible trail at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 23 Close completed CPA project accounts ($242,730) and return funds to CPA reserves Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 24 CPA: $132,500 for Island Housing Trust affordable housing with West Tisbury Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 25 Appropriate $95,000 from Free Cash for Fourth of July fireworks Passed “The Article was then voted in favor as written”
• Art. 26 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for integrated pest management Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 27 Appropriate $350,000 from Free Cash to the General Purpose Stabilization Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 28 Appropriate $80,000 from Free Cash for a UMass Donahue Institute short-term rental market study Passed “voted in favor by the Moderator declaring it”
• Art. 29 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash for Edgartown Lighthouse property improvements Passed “voted in favor by the Moderator declaring it”
• Art. 30 Appropriate $120,000 from Free Cash for a 20-year capital needs assessment of town buildings Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 31 Appropriate $80,000 from Free Cash for Town Hall HVAC improvements Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 32 Appropriate $390,000 from Free Cash for OPEB liability Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 33 Appropriate $3,000,000 to buy the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club property at 4 M Daniels Lane Passed “voted in FAVOR by a vote of 194 Yes, 7 No · 194 Yes, 7 No”
• Art. 34 Appropriate $40,000 from Free Cash for property valuation updates Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 35 Transfer $30,000 from cemetery lot sales for trees at the New Westside Cemetery Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 36 Appropriate $51,000 from Free Cash for Hall Memorial Park rent and taxes Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 37 Transfer $65,800 left from a 2025 article for coastal management planning match Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 38 Appropriate $285,000 from Free Cash for Council on Aging building repairs Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 39 Appropriate $75,000 from Free Cash for the comprehensive dredging permit Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 40 Transfer $554,256 from Free Cash for regional human services programs Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 41 Appropriate $49,705 from Free Cash for Chappaquiddick older adult transportation Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 42 Appropriate $59,323 from Free Cash for Dukes County Veterans Services Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 43 Appropriate $28,905 from Free Cash for a ramp at the Dukes County Health Care Access building Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 44 Appropriate $19,270 from Free Cash for the county budget supplemental share Indefinitely postponed “a motion to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE was voted”
• Art. 45 Appropriate $46,248 from Free Cash for Dukes County Courthouse roof and trim repairs Passed “voted in favor by”
• Art. 46 Appropriate $55,579.41 from Free Cash for the public safety communication system Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 47 Appropriate $6,720 from Free Cash for a Turbodraft fire educator Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 48 Appropriate $59,788.87 from Free Cash to replace two LUCAS CPR devices Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 49 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash to the Fire Truck Stabilization Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 50 Appropriate $15,425 from Free Cash for adult and community education (All Island School Committee) Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 51 Appropriate $87,000 from Free Cash for moorings, docks and marine equipment Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 52 Appropriate $10,000 from Waterways receipts to dispose of abandoned vessels and gear Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 53 Appropriate $400,000 from Free Cash for street rebuilding and resurfacing Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 54 Appropriate $30,000 from Free Cash to clean catch basins, culverts and drainage Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 55 Authorize contracts for state road funds ($388,627.78 as amended) Passed as amended “favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE as AMENDED”
• Art. 56 Appropriate $175,000 from Free Cash for per diem building and short-term rental inspectors Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 57 Appropriate $85,000 from Free Cash for portable toilets at beaches and recreation areas Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 58 Set a $500,000 spending limit for the Beach Management Revolving Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 59 Appropriate $161,358 from Free Cash for two police cruisers Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 60 Appropriate $110,000 from Free Cash to remove invasive vegetation from Mattakesett Herring Creek Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 61 Appropriate $70,000 from Water surplus to replace water meters Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 62 Appropriate $90,000 from Water surplus for water system improvements Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 63 Appropriate $95,000 from Water surplus for municipal well inspection and repair Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 64 Appropriate $40,000 from Water surplus for water main and service replacement before road work Passed “in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 65 Appropriate $28,118 from Free Cash for a service truck bed for the Wastewater Department Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 66 Appropriate $26,200 from Free Cash to update Wastewater Rules and Regulations Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 67 Appropriate $71,400 from Free Cash for wastewater equipment and collection system maintenance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 68 Replace General Bylaw 61-4 on false alarms Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 69 Replace General Bylaw 55-7 on Town Meeting quorum requirements Passed “voted in FAVOR by a vote of 117 Yes 55 No as written · 117 Yes 55 No”
• Art. 70 Rename "Accessory Dwelling Unit" to "Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Unit" in zoning definitions Passed “voted in FAVOR by a vote of 145 Yes, 17 No · 145 Yes, 17 No”
• Art. 71 Amend Zoning Bylaw Sections 5.1.C.1, 5.1.D.1 and 5.1.E Passed as amended “Thereafter the Article as amended voted in FAVOR by a vote of · 169 Yes, 2 No”
• Art. 72 Allow 3 to 5 commercial events a year on lots of 3+ acres (Zoning 2.1.B.11) Failed “Article did NOT CARRY · 6 Yes, 138 No”

Source: Town Clerk's report of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting.

• Art. 1 Add a Children's and Young Adult Library Assistant position to the salary plan Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 2 Authorize Park Commission stipends for seasonal staff (Personnel By-Law) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 3 Appropriate $40,000 from Free Cash for FY2026 insurance Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 4 Expand the recreational use dedication of the Edgartown Landfill land (49 Meshaket Road) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 5 Appropriate $65,095.65 from Free Cash to reserve opioid settlement funds Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 6 Appropriate $47,229.21 from Free Cash for police station security Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 7 Change a 2023 article from demolishing to remodeling the Animal Control office and kennel Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 8 Transfer $15,713.47 from a 2025 article to repair the Ribcraft patrol vessel Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 9 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for a drop-in material spreader Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 10 Appropriate $45,000 from Free Cash for Edgartown School playground site work Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 11 Appropriate $65,000 from Free Cash to repair the wastewater primary clarifier tanks Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 12 Appropriate $25,000 from Water surplus for meter reading equipment Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 13 Appropriate $2,500,000 from Free Cash for the new Fire Station project Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 14 Appropriate $916.38 from Free Cash for FY2025 unpaid bills Passed “thereafter voted in favor”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

• Art. 1 Appropriate $42,821 from Free Cash for FY2025 insurance (workers' compensation and premiums) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 2 Appropriate $60,000 from Free Cash for hazardous materials cleanup of the former police shooting range Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 3 Appropriate $10,000 from Free Cash for a consultant on municipal housing at 167 Main Street Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 4 Transfer $75,000 from the April 2024 storm-damage article to the Conservation Commission for a grant match Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 5 Appropriate $70,000 from Free Cash for a review of position descriptions in the classification plan Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 6 Amend the seasonal classification and salary plan (Personnel By-Law Section 26.0) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 7 Accept G.L. c.40 s.13E to create a Special Education Reserve Fund Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 8 Appropriate $120,000 from Free Cash to the Special Education Reserve Fund Passed “thereafter voted in”
• Art. 9 Accept the Seasonal Community designation under G.L. c.23B s.32(b) Passed “thereafter voted in”
• Art. 10 Appropriate $705 from Free Cash for FY2024 unpaid bills Passed “thereafter voted in favor”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

• Art. 2 Hear reports and choose officers elected from the floor (appointments voted) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 3 Amend salary scales for a 3.1% cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2025 Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 4 Add a Zoning Enforcement Officer position to the classification and salary plan Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 5 Strike most Personnel By-Law sections and authorize an Employee Handbook/Policy Manual Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 6 FY2026 operating budget Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 7 Set aside FY2026 Community Preservation revenues for reserves Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 8 CPA: $150,000 for Dukes County Regional Housing Authority rental assistance Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 9 CPA: $50,000 for planning affordable housing at 294 Chappaquiddick Road Passed “voted in favor”
• Art. 10 CPA: $208,800 for the PALS home repair loan program Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 11 CPA: $200,000 for the veterans' housing project at 50 Bellevue Ave, Oak Bluffs Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 12 CPA: $150,000 for Island Autism Group community housing, Phase 2 Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 13 CPA: $50,000 for the school workforce housing project in West Tisbury Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 14 CPA: $18,500 to replace the door and sidelights at the Anchors building Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 15 CPA: $300,000 for structural, architectural and design work (historic preservation project) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 16 CPA: $100,000 for beach nourishment at South Beach and Norton Point Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 17 CPA: $10,000 for recreation access improvements at Wilson's Landing Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 18 CPA: $100,000 for a grass infield at the high school baseball field Passed “voted in favor with the”
• Art. 19 CPA: $400,000 for the Robinson Road Recreation Area Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 20 Close completed CPA project accounts ($150,149.53) and return funds to CPA reserves Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 21 CPA: $100,000 more for the Robinson Road Recreation Area Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 22 Appropriate $85,000 from Free Cash for Fourth of July fireworks Passed “in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 23 Appropriate $27,400 from Free Cash as half share of Dyke Bridge bulkhead consulting Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 24 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for integrated pest management Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 25 Appropriate $380,000 from Free Cash for OPEB liability Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 26 Appropriate $350,000 from Free Cash to the General Purpose Stabilization Fund Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 27 Appropriate $500,000 from Free Cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 28 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash to reduce the FY2026 tax levy Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 29 Appropriate $35,000 from Free Cash for property valuation updates Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 30 Accept G.L. c.59 s.5 Clause 22J (annual increase in veteran exemptions) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 31 Appropriate $40,000 from Free Cash for Hall Memorial Park rent and taxes Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 32 Appropriate $75,000 from Free Cash as match for a South Beach management plan grant Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 33 Appropriate $35,000 from Free Cash for mold assessment and remediation at the Council on Aging Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 34 Appropriate $150,000 from Free Cash for the 10-year dredging permit Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 35 Appropriate $194,848 from Free Cash for the Dukes County Health Care Access Program Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 36 Appropriate $19,694 from Free Cash for the Dukes County Public Benefits Access Program Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 37 Appropriate $24,718 from Free Cash for homelessness prevention programs Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 38 Appropriate $220,207 from Free Cash for the Martha's Vineyard Center for Living Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 39 Appropriate $33,383 from Free Cash for the CORE counseling and outreach program Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 40 Appropriate $43,029 from Free Cash for Healthy Aging Martha's Vineyard Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 41 Appropriate $48,900 from Free Cash for the county budget supplemental share Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 42 Appropriate $52,183 from Free Cash for the public safety communication system Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 43 Home rule petition on the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Passed as amended “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE AS”
• Art. 44 Raise the Affordable Housing Trust's maximum expenditure on projects (General Bylaw Chapter 5) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 45 Appropriate $95,886 from Free Cash for heat pumps at the Highway garage and Shellfish/Dredge building Indefinitely postponed “INDEFINITELY POSTPONE”
• Art. 46 Appropriate $21,375 from Free Cash for firefighter protective gear Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 47 Appropriate $84,856 from Free Cash for a Fire Department SUV Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 48 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash to the Fire Truck Stabilization Fund Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 49 Appropriate $15,425 from Free Cash for adult and community education (All Island School Committee) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 50 Appropriate $82,000 from Free Cash for moorings, docks and marine equipment Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 51 Appropriate $5,000 from Free Cash to dispose of abandoned vessels and gear Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 52 Appropriate $10,000 from Free Cash to remove the asphalt ramp at Eel Pond Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 53 Appropriate $37,000 from Free Cash for an outboard motor for the Ribcraft patrol vessel Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 54 Appropriate $25,000 from Free Cash to replace the "Pointer" workboat Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 55 Appropriate $400,000 from Free Cash for street rebuilding and resurfacing Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 56 Appropriate $200,000 from Free Cash for sidewalks, bike paths, parking lots and drainage Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 57 Appropriate $30,000 from Free Cash to clean catch basins and culverts Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 58 Appropriate $17,000 from Free Cash for a zero-turn mower Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 59 Appropriate $8,000 from Free Cash to repaint street light lanterns on North Water Street Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 60 Authorize contracts and borrowing for state-funded road improvements Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 61 Appropriate $185,000 from Free Cash for per diem building and short-term rental inspectors Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 62 Amend Zoning By-law Section 17.3 (violations and penalties) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 63 Amend General Bylaw 175-98 (violations and penalties) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 64 Appropriate $80,000 from Free Cash for portable toilets at beaches and recreation areas Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 65 Appropriate $4,000,000 from Free Cash for the Robinson Road Recreation Area campus renovation Passed as amended “VOTE AS AMENDED”
• Art. 66 Set a $500,000 spending limit for the Beach Management Revolving Fund Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 67 Appropriate $75,000 from Free Cash for zoning bylaw amendments from the zoning diagnostic review Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 68 Appropriate $63,435 from Free Cash for an unmarked police cruiser Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 69 Appropriate $32,475 from Free Cash for police station lobby security Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 70 Appropriate $16,000 from Free Cash for a Shellfish Department outboard motor Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 71 Appropriate $90,000 from Free Cash to remove invasive vegetation from Mattakesett Herring Creek Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 72 Appropriate $2,000,000 from Free Cash for Ocean Heights sewer design and permitting, phase one Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 73 Appropriate $50,000 from Water surplus to replace water meters Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 74 Appropriate $90,000 from Water surplus for water system improvements Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 75 Appropriate $50,000 from Water surplus for municipal well inspection and repair Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 76 Add a leaf blower bylaw (Town Code 131-3) Passed as amended “voted IN FAVOR AS AMENDED by a standing · 197 YES and 42 NO”
• Art. 77 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to define and regulate short-term rentals Passed “by standing vote of 208 YES 6 NO · 208 YES 6 NO”
• Art. 78 Amend the Zoning Bylaw to add Section 17.1.B on residential construction fencing Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 79 Amend the Zoning Bylaw on accessory dwelling units to match the Affordable Homes Act Passed as amended “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE with”
• Art. 80 Amend zoning definitions and Section 10.1.K (center lot area and clear cutting) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 81 Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 10.3.E.2 (substandard lots as affordable home sites) Passed “by a standing vote of 175 YES 2 NO · 175 YES 2 NO”
• Art. 82 Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 5.4.D (uses requiring a special permit) Indefinitely postponed “unanimously voted to INDEFINITELY”
• Art. 83 Petition: repeal the Residential Lot Intensity bylaw and amend the definition of livable floor space Failed “thereafter voted YES 15 · YES 15 NO 193”
• Art. 84 Petition: allow 3 to 5 commercial events a year on lots of 3+ acres by special permit (Zoning 2.1.B) Passed “thereafter voted in favor”
• Art. 85 Petition: ban commercial gas-powered leaf blowers Indefinitely postponed “to Indefinitely Postpone voted”
• Art. 86 Petition: traffic safety measures on Clevelandtown Road Passed as amended “Article as AMENDED voted in FAVOR by the”
• Art. 87 Petition: sell the 294 Chappaquiddick Road lot to a conservation organization Indefinitely postponed “voted in favor to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

• Art. 1 Appropriate $13,000 from Free Cash for the FY2024 insurance account Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 2 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for the FY2024 legal account Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 3 Appropriate $33,013 from Free Cash for FY2024 Select Board department salaries Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 4 Appropriate $130,000 from Free Cash to reline or replace the sewer line under Town Hall Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 5 Appropriate $1,106,970 from Free Cash to repair January 2024 winter storm damage Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 6 Appropriate $10,452 from Free Cash for FY2024 Building Inspector salaries Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 7 CPA: $200,000 more for the Edgartown Lighthouse restoration Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 8 Appropriate $7,000 from Free Cash for the FY2024 Council on Aging expense account Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 9 Amend the 2020 agreement with the Martha's Vineyard Boys & Girls Club on land, easements and the Norton parcel Passed as amended “voted in favor by a vote · 173 YES and 31 NO”
• Art. 10 Accept an easement at 83 North Water Street to maintain North Wharf Other
• Art. 11 Appropriate $750 from Free Cash for FY2022 unpaid bills Passed “voted in favor by a vote of 238 YES to 0 NO · 238 YES to 0 NO”

Source: Town Clerk's report of the 2024 Special Town Meeting.

• Art. 2 Hear reports and choose officers elected from the floor (appointments voted) Passed “voted in favor by a UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 3 Amend salary scales for a 5.0% cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2024 Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 4 Amend the classification and salary plan (Council on Aging positions) Passed as amended “as amended in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 5 Amend the seasonal wage scale effective July 1, 2024 Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 6 Amend Personnel By-Law Section 10.0, vacation leave Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 7 Amend Personnel By-Law Section 11.0, sick leave Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 8 Amend the classification and salary plan for Wastewater and Water positions Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 9 Amend the salary plan and authorize a one-time sign-on incentive policy Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 10 FY2025 operating budget Passed as amended “in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 11 Set aside FY2025 Community Preservation revenues for reserves Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 12 Close Robinson Road CPA accounts and move $936,331.53 to the new Robinson Road project Passed “voted in favor by the Moderator declaring it CARRIED”
• Art. 13 CPA: $140,000 for Dukes County Regional Housing Authority rental assistance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 14 CPA: $208,800 for the PALS home repair loan program Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 15 CPA: $50,000 for the "Housing Heroes" landlord recruitment campaign Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 16 CPA: $500,000 more for the Meshacket affordable housing project Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 17 CPA: $175,000 for Island Autism Group community housing, phase two Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 18 CPA: $10,000 for the Garden Club's historic Mill building in West Tisbury Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 19 CPA: $40,000 for phase two of the Old West Side Cemetery fence Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 20 CPA: $30,000 for access walkways at South Beach Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 21 CPA: $25,000 to remove the asphalt ramp at Eel Pond and restore the shoreline Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 22 CPA: $100,000 for the Edgartown Public Library landscape plan Indefinitely postponed “vote to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE”
• Art. 23 CPA: $100,000 (open space and budgeted reserve funds) Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 24 CPA: $350,000 more for the Robinson Road Recreation project Passed “voted in favor by the Moderator declaring it CARRIED”
• Art. 25 Close completed CPA project accounts ($763,239) and return funds to CPA reserves Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 26 $150,000 from the CPA Open Space fund for the Robinson Road Recreational Area Passed as amended “declaring it CARRIED AS AMENDED”
• Art. 27 CPA: $144,600 for Island Autism Group community housing, phase two Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 28 CPA: $165,650 for the veterans' housing project at 50 Bellevue Ave, Oak Bluffs Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 29 CPA: $132,520 for the West Tisbury senior housing project Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 30 Appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash as match for a downtown wayfinding signage grant Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 31 Appropriate $75,000 from Free Cash for Fourth of July fireworks Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 32 Appropriate $250,000 from Free Cash for Town Hall exterior maintenance and painting Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 33 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for integrated pest management Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 34 Raise and appropriate $1,550,000 to buy the land at 167 Main Street Passed “voted IN FAVOR by a vote of 228 YES to 1 NO · 228 YES to 1 NO”
• Art. 35 Appropriate $350,000 from Free Cash to the General Purpose Stabilization Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 36 Appropriate $2,000,000 from Free Cash to the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 37 Accept G.L. c.40 s.5B (fourth paragraph) to dedicate fees or receipts to stabilization funds Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 38 Dedicate 25% of room occupancy excise to the Capital Stabilization Fund Passed “voted IN FAVOR by a vote of 281 YES to · 281 YES to 4 NO”
• Art. 39 Authorize leasing part of the capped landfill on Meshacket Road Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 40 Appropriate $65,000 from Free Cash for an Animal Control vehicle Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 41 Appropriate $40,000 from Free Cash for property valuation updates Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 42 Appropriate $50,000 from Free Cash for holiday light wiring and Christmas tree stands Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 43 Appropriate $37,500 from Free Cash for Hall Memorial Park rent and taxes Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 44 Appropriate $25,000 from Free Cash for Conservation Commission property maintenance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 45 Appropriate $130,000 from Free Cash to repair ramps, steps and drainage at the Council on Aging Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 46 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash for a Council on Aging building feasibility study Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 47 Appropriate $50,000 from Free Cash to add dredging and disposal locations to the dredge permit Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 48 Appropriate $150,000 from Free Cash for a dredge trailer Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 49 Appropriate $182,525 from Free Cash for the Dukes County Health Care Access Program Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 50 Appropriate $16,862 from Free Cash for the Dukes County Public Benefits Access Program Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 51 Appropriate $22,932 from Free Cash for homelessness prevention programs Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 52 Appropriate $218,294 from Free Cash for the Martha's Vineyard Center for Living Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 53 Appropriate $33,229 from Free Cash for the CORE counseling and outreach program Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 54 Appropriate $39,114 from Free Cash for Healthy Aging Martha's Vineyard Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 55 Appropriate $16,040 from Free Cash for the Substance Use Disorder Coalition Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 56 Appropriate $39,295 from Free Cash for the county budget supplemental share (amended from $23,091) Passed as amended “in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE as amended”
• Art. 57 Appropriate $53,205 from Free Cash for the public safety communication system Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 58 Appropriate $300,000 from Free Cash to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (amended from $160,000) Passed as amended “Moderator declaring it CARRIED”
• Art. 59 Impose a 6% local room occupancy excise on short-term rentals (G.L. c.64G s.3A) Passed “voted in favor by the Moderator declaring it CARRIED”
• Art. 60 Appropriate $20,000 from Free Cash for a Town Hall mold assessment and remediation plan Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 61 Appropriate $21,705 from Free Cash for a battery-powered rescue cutter Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 62 Appropriate $74,119 from Free Cash for two fire suppression water tanks on Chappaquiddick Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 63 Appropriate $100,000 from Free Cash to the Fire Truck Stabilization Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 64 Appropriate $395,000 from Free Cash for phase two of the school outdoor learning campus and playground Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 65 Appropriate $15,425 from Free Cash for adult and community education (All Island School Committee) Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 66 Appropriate $78,000 from Waterways receipts for moorings, docks and marine equipment Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 67 Appropriate $5,000 from Free Cash to dispose of abandoned vessels and gear Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 68 Appropriate $125,000 from Free Cash for Dock Street bulkhead and pier engineering Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 69 Appropriate $55,000 from Free Cash for a material spreader for a dump truck Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 70 Appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash for a zero-turn mower Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 71 Appropriate $8,000 from Free Cash to repaint street light lanterns Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 72 Appropriate $30,000 from Free Cash to clean catch basins and culverts Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 73 Raise and appropriate $400,000 for street rebuilding and resurfacing Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 74 Raise and appropriate $200,000 for sidewalks, bike paths, parking lots and drainage Passed “declaring it CARRIES”
• Art. 75 Authorize contracts and borrowing for state-funded road improvements Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 76 Appropriate $75,000 from Free Cash for portable toilets at beaches and recreation areas Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 77 Appropriate $15,000 from Free Cash for beach UTV and ATV vehicles Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 78 Set a $500,000 spending limit for the Beach Management Revolving Fund Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 79 Appropriate $159,878 from Free Cash for two police cruisers Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 80 Appropriate $65,000 from Free Cash for a Shellfish Department pickup truck Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 81 Appropriate $70,000 from Free Cash for wastewater equipment and collection system maintenance Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 82 Appropriate $4,876,000 for two sewer force mains from the Chase Road pump station Passed “voted IN FAVOR by a vote of 250 YES to 0 No · 250 YES to 0 No”
• Art. 83 Spend $60,000 of Water surplus on a replacement pickup truck Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 84 Appropriate $50,000 from Water surplus to replace water meters Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 85 Appropriate $90,000 from Water surplus for water system improvements Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 86 Appropriate $50,000 from Water surplus for municipal well inspection and repair Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 87 Add a General Bylaw on large events in residential neighborhoods Indefinitely postponed “declaring the vote to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE”
• Art. 88 Add Zoning Bylaw Section 10.3.G on fractional ownership, interval and time-share units Passed “voted in favor by Moderator declaring it CARRIED · 195 YES 8 NO”
• Art. 89 Limit special permits for oversized detached accessory dwellings ("guest houses") Failed “The Moderator declared the Article did NOT CARRY · 112 YES 92 NO”
• Art. 90 Amend Zoning Bylaw Section 10.3.E (substandard lots as affordable home sites) Passed “voted in FAVOR by a vote of 123 YES to 42 · 123 YES to 42 NO”
• Art. 91 Replace "staff apartments" with "staff housing" in the Zoning Bylaw Passed “The Article as written was voted in favor by an”
• Art. 92 Amend zoning rules for multi-unit dwellings (Sections 1.3 and 10.3.A) Passed “voted in favor by an UNANIMOUS VOTE”
• Art. 93 Add a "mixed use building" definition and rules to the Zoning Bylaw Passed “voted in FAVOR by a vote of 144 YES to 18 NO · 144 YES to 18 NO”
• Art. 94 Amend zoning protected-tree rules and add tree disturbance rules Indefinitely postponed “INDEFINITELY POSTPONE was voted in favor”
• Art. 95 Add Zoning Bylaw Section 10.1.L on impervious surface lot coverage Indefinitely postponed “voted in favor to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE · 121 YES to 57 NO”
• Art. 96 Add Zoning Bylaw Section 10.1.M, residential lot intensity Passed “Thereafter the Article was voted in FAVOR by a vote of 132 · 132 YES to 35 NO”
• Art. 97 Amend the Zoning Bylaw (text amendments shown in the warrant) Passed as amended “The Moderator declared that the Article as amended · 161 YES to 5 NO”
• Art. 98 Regulate gas-powered leaf blowers Failed “The Moderator declared the Article did NOT CARRY · 89 YES to 94 No”
• Art. 99 Petition: Edgartown short-term rental bylaw Indefinitely postponed “voted in favor to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE”

Source: Town Clerk's report of the 2024 Annual Town Meeting.