Two weeks after town meeting, Tisbury voters head to the polls on Tuesday to elect town officers and take action on a Proposition 2.5 question that is critical for plans to examine a new or renovated Tisbury School. There are no contested election seats.
Voters will confront three ballot questions, two of which are moot.
A request for engineering and design funds to place underground utilities on Beach Road failed to pass at town meeting. An override request will not be necessary after voters at town meeting voted to transfer an amended amount — $775,000 instead of $500,000 — from the unreserved fund balance to reduce the tax rate.
Voters will be asked to fund the costs necessary for a feasibility study, schematic design, and other related costs for a Tisbury school building project. The ballot vote is the last step necessary for the school to continue on in the Massachusetts State Building Authority grant program, which will guide the process and reimburse a minimum of 41 percent of the costs.
With respect to the override, Tisbury finance manager Jon Snyder said, “If the voters pass it, great; that just gives us a little bit more room — we don’t have to use it — and if they don’t pass it, we’ll still have balanced the budget, so we’re OK.”
The following candidates are running unopposed: Tristan Israel, selectman; Jeff Kristal, finance and advisory committee; Angela Cywinski, board of assessors; Michael Loberg, board of health; Colleen McAndrews, school board; Elmer Silva, water commission; James Norton, Karen Casper, and Ian Aitchison, three open seats on the library board of trustees; Dawn Bellante Holand, one-year term on the planning board; Holly Stephenson, five-year term on the planning board.
