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February 19, 2025
6 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Present: Jessica Miller, Skipper Manter, Cynthia Mitchell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the minutes with the correction of a minor typo. Second: Ms. Mitchell Vote: Ms. Miller – Aye, Ms. Manter – Aye, Ms. Mitchell – Aye The Motion to approve the February 5th, 2025, minutes with the correction of a mi
Approve the minutes with the correction of a minor typo. Second: Ms. Mitchell Vote: Ms. Miller – Aye, Ms. Manter – Aye, Ms. Mitchell – Aye The Motion to approve the February 5th, 2025, minutes with the correction of a minor typo passed
From the minutes
“Mr. Manter made a motion to approve the minutes with the correction of a minor typo. Second: Ms. Mitchell Vote: Ms. Miller – Aye, Ms. Manter – Aye, Ms. Mitchell – Aye The Motion to approve the February 5th, 2025, minutes with the correction of a minor typo passed unanimously. Override Discussion and Vote Chelsea Joiner (WT Town Accountant) provided an in-depth overview of the town budget, stating the total Fiscal Year 2026 budget as approximately $27.98 million. She highlighted s.” (Motion: Manter)
For a Town-wide Budget General Override of $1,653,835.63 million. Second
For a Town-wide Budget General Override of $1,653,835.63 million. Second
The minutes record this vote without a count or names, so only the result is shown.
From the minutes
“Ms. Mitchell motioned for a Town-wide Budget General Override of $1,653,835.63 million. Second: Ms. Miller seconded. Vote: Ms. Mitchell – Aye, Ms. Miller – Aye, Mr. Manter – Nay The motion passed with a 2-1 vote. Tax Bill Insert Ms. Marta, Vineyard Power's Energy Transition Coordinator, began the presentation by greeting the Select Board members and introducing her colleague Luke Lefeber, who joined.” (Motion: Mitchell, second: Miller)
Approve Vineyard Power’s Informational Tax Bill Insert. Second
Approve Vineyard Power’s Informational Tax Bill Insert. Second
From the minutes
“Ms. Manter motioned to approve Vineyard Power’s Informational Tax Bill Insert. Second: Ms. Miller seconded. Vote: Ms. Miller – Aye, Mr. Manter – Aye, Ms. Mitchell – Aye The motion to approve Vineyard Power's Informational Tax Bill Insert passed unanimously, with the condition that the town administrator's office review the final content. Mill Pond Building Lease Ms. Rand introduced the topic, stating that she placed the item on the agenda well ahead of the leas.” (Motion: Manter, second: Miller)
Accept Warner’s resignation, which was
Accept Warner’s resignation, which was
From the minutes
“Mr. Manter motioned to accept Warner’s resignation, which was seconded by Ms. Miller and approved unanimously. The third letter was Karen Stanley's resignation from the Local Historic Commission. The Board formally accepted Karen Stanley’s resignation from the Local Historical Commission..” (Motion: Manter, second: Miller)
Accept Stanley’s resignation, which was
Accept Stanley’s resignation, which was
From the minutes
“Mr. Manter motioned to accept Stanley’s resignation, which was seconded by Ms. Miller and approved unanimously. Public Comment: None Adjournment Motion:.” (Motion: Manter, second: Miller)
Adjourn. Second
Adjourn. Second
From the minutes
“Ms. Miller made a motion to adjourn. Second: Mr. Manter seconded. Vote: Ms. Miller, Aye; Ms. Mitchell, Aye; Mr. Manter, Aye. The motion to adjourn carried unanimously. Adjournment: 5:15 PM. Minutes Submitted By: Shawn Ramoutar (Board Admin).” (Motion: Miller, second: Manter)
From the West Tisbury Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Document Center. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Jessica Miller: from The Martha’s Vineyard Times (April 2026 candidates forum, photo by Eunki Seonwoo). No photo found yet for Skipper Manter or Cynthia Mitchell; they show initials. Skipper Manter (courtesy West Tisbury Police, 2018 promotion photo) and Cynthia Mitchell (April 2022), The Martha’s Vineyard Times.
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