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January 24, 2024
12 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: John Cahill, Roy Cutrer
Absent: Christina Colarusso
Every vote, in order
Approve SHM Vineyard Haven LLC application for an amendment to an existing license
Approve SHM Vineyard Haven LLC application for an amendment to an existing license
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to approve SHM Vineyard Haven LLC application for an amendment to an existing license Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. 5:30PM- Public Hearing to review and consider adoption of Article IX Wastewater Capacity Management Policy of Tisbury Wastewater Regulations Bob Rafferty from Environmental Partners explained that this policy was drafted to help ma.” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Adopt Article IX Wastewater Capacity Management Policy as written in the proposal
Adopt Article IX Wastewater Capacity Management Policy as written in the proposal
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to Adopt Article IX Wastewater Capacity Management Policy as written in the proposal Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. 5:45PM- Public Hearing to review and consider an application for a new Taxi Company License for Island Shark Taxi Inc, Triple A Taxi Attorney Eric Hammarlund represented the applicants Anthony and Jovian, stating they have many yea.” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Docusign Envelope ID: 7D9ED0FF-EA63-4A96-9775-0722C8D4A98B
Continue the public hearing on Island Shark Taxi's application to Feb 7, 2024, at 4:35pm
Continue the public hearing on Island Shark Taxi's application to Feb 7, 2024, at 4:35pm
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to continue the public hearing on Island Shark Taxi's application to Feb 7, 2024, at 4:35pm Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. DISCUSSION AND VOTES Fink Property Gift- Assessor's Map Parcel 26-B-19 .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Fink Property Gift- Assessor's Map Parcel 26-B-19
Accept the gift of Assessor's Map Parcel 26-B-19 (Fink property) and authorize the Town Administrator to work with legal counsel on the next steps
Accept the gift of Assessor's Map Parcel 26-B-19 (Fink property) and authorize the Town Administrator to work with legal counsel on the next steps
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to accept the gift of Assessor's Map Parcel 26-B-19 (Fink property) and authorize the Town Administrator to work with legal counsel on the next steps Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Annual Vote to Appropriate Funds to The Special Stabilization .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Appropriate the funds to the special stabilization funds
Appropriate the funds to the special stabilization funds
From the minutes
“Funds Cahill made a motion to appropriate the funds to the special stabilization funds Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Island Housing Trust- Cat Hollow Application John Stanley from Island Housing Trust presented regarding their Cat Hollow project, which received CPA funding approval at last year's town meeting. They are beginning the design proces.” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Approve providing a letter of support for Island Housing Trust's Cat Hollow 40B application
Approve providing a letter of support for Island Housing Trust's Cat Hollow 40B application
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to approve providing a letter of support for Island Housing Trust's Cat Hollow 40B application Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Light Industrial/Mixed Use Overlay District- Holmes Hole Road Area Ben Robinson from the Tisbury Planning Board presented a proposed zoning bylaw change for Oak Bluffs to create a light industrial/mixed use overlay district in the .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Send a letter supporting the Tisbury planning board's position on the issues with the proposal and engage Oak Bluffs in dialogue to see if a compromise is possible
Send a letter supporting the Tisbury planning board's position on the issues with the proposal and engage Oak Bluffs in dialogue to see if a compromise is possible
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to send a letter supporting the Tisbury planning board's position on the issues with the proposal and engage Oak Bluffs in dialogue to see if a compromise is possible Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Continued Review of Warrant Articles Jay Grande asked the board to sponsor the $600,000 warrant article for the consolidated town hall project, which was recommended by the town hall task group. .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Support an article in the amount of $600,000 for the consolidated town hall project
Support an article in the amount of $600,000 for the consolidated town hall project
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to support an article in the amount of $600,000 for the consolidated town hall project Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT Old Stone Bank Condominium Pocket Park Easement The board discussed an easement related to a pocket park being built as part of the Old Stone Bank Condominium project. Jay Grande explained that the condo .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Concerns were expressed with trash coming from the restaurant area.
Approve the Old Stone Bank Condominium pocket park easement with DPW trash responsibilities, subject to review in 2 years
Approve the Old Stone Bank Condominium pocket park easement with DPW trash responsibilities, subject to review in 2 years
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to approve the Old Stone Bank Condominium pocket park easement with DPW trash responsibilities, subject to review in 2 years Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Payroll Warrant 1.18.24 $160,826.61 Page 2 of 3 Docusign Envelope ID: 7D9ED0FF-EA63-4A96-9775-0722C8D4A98B .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
Docusign Envelope ID: 7D9ED0FF-EA63-4A96-9775-0722C8D4A98B
Approve the payroll warrant as read
Approve the payroll warrant as read
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to approve the payroll warrant as read Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. Bills Payable Warrant 1.9.24 $628,701.13 .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
1.9.24 $628,701.13
Approve the bills payable warrant
Approve the bills payable warrant
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to approve the bills payable warrant Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. MEETING ADJOURNMENT .” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
MEETING ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNMENT — adjourn the meeting
Adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“Cahill made a motion to adjourn the meeting Roll Call Vote. The vote was 2 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstained. The Meeting was adjourned at 6:42PM. Meeting Minutes Recorded by Executive Assistant Elena De Foe, May 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes Approved _______________________ ______________ _______________ Roy Cutrer John Cahill Chair Vice Ch.” (Motion: Cahill, second: Cutrer)
From the Tisbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: The Martha’s Vineyard Times: Roy Cutrer and James Rogers (2021); John Cahill (2020, from the meeting video); Christina Colarusso (courtesy of Ms. Colarusso, 2026).
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