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Affordable Housing Committee

Michael Colaneri - Chairman, Ernest Mendenhall - Vice Chairman, Rhonda Conley - Secretary

Additional Members: Catherine DeVito, Caroline Flanders, Glenn Hearn, Tom Roan, Vicki Thurber, Eric Whitman, Mark Yale

Email: affordhouse@westtisbury-ma.gov

The Affordable Housing Committee provides a supply of affordable housing to residents of West Tisbury and administers Affordable Housing portions of the Zoning By-Laws.

Ambulance    

Tri-Town Ambulance: Martina Mastromonaco - Coordinator

508-693-4992 (Emergency dial 911)

Tri-Town Ambulance is an EMT-Intermediate level ambulance squad that serves the towns of Aquinnah, Chilmark and West Tisbury. The squad staffs two ambulances primarily with volunteers and supplemented with paid EMTs in the summer.

Michael Colanari - Chairman; Cynthia E. Mitchell - Board Member; Bob Mone - Board Member; Kristina West - Principal Assessor; Pamela Thors - Administrative Assistant; Tammis Sprague - Data Collector

2007 Department of Revenue Tax Rate Recapitulation of West Tisbury
Note: This is an electronically scanned document and as such may contain character errors. For an official copy please contact the Board of Assessors.

Look up your assessment on-line.

Building Department

Ernest P. Mendenhall - Inspector of Buildings, Zoning Inspector; Hadden Blair - Administrative Assistant

508-696-0113
Fax: 508-696-0111

Email: inspect@westtisbury-ma.gov

Monday - Friday     8:30 to 4:30
The Building Department is located in the Annex at 12 Music Street, directly behind Town Hall.

Building Permit Checklist, Fees and Application Packet

Capital Improvements Planning Committee

Cynthia Mitchell (Assessors); Ann Nelson (Finance Committee); Sue Hruby (At-Large); Dick Mezger (At-Large); Dianne Powers (Selectman); Kathy Logue (Treasurer); Leah Smith (Planning Board); Bruce Stone (Accountant) Ex-Officio

Meetings are the 1st Monday at 4:30 PM at the Town Hall.

508-696-0108

Email: treasurer@westtisbury-ma.gov

Cemetery Commissioners

Richard Knabel; J. Skipper Manter; Dianne Powers

Community Preservation Committee

Caroline Flanders (Co-Chair), Bruce Keep (Co-Chair), Sean Conley, Al DeVito, Lesley Eaton, Virginia Jones, Dale Julier, Susan Phelps, Peter Rodegast, Tony Nevin (Administrative Asst.)

508-696-0102

Email: cpa@westtisbury-ma.gov

Website: www.westtisbury-ma.gov/cpc

The Community Preservation Committee helps develop and administer projects funded with Community Preservation Act monies; it encourages participation from interested community members.

Meetings are the 4th Wednesday at 5:30 PM at the Howes House.

Click here for information on the application process.

Community Preservation Committee Minutes.

Prudy Burt - Chair, Full Members: Judith Crawford, Dan Pace, Peter Rodegast, Tara Whiting, Associate Members: Hadden Blair, Binnie Ravitch
Maria McFarland - Board Administrator

The mission of the Conservation Commission is to protect the wetland resources of West Tisbury according to the statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We uphold and implement the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act while striving to find a consensual balance between respect for individual property rights and protection of these resources. The West Tisbury Conservation Commission consists of seven members and one staff person.

Assessment of Energy Opportunities Audit (by Compact Light)

Alexander DeVito (Chair); Richard Knabel (Vice-Chair); Brian Athearn; Sharon Estrella; Ann Nelson

Finance Committee Minutes

Recommendations from the Finance Committee for the 2007 Town Meeting

Financial Management Team 

Executive Secretary Jennifer Rand,  Treasurer Kathy Logue, Accountant Bruce Stone, Tax Collector Brent Taylor, and Assessor.

508-696-0102

Financial Management Team Minutes

FY2008 Budget Adopted at April 10, 2007 Town Meeting

Sean Conley - Chairman; Nancy Dole; Anne Fischer; Mark Mazer; Lanny McDowell; Marsha Cini

Historic District Commission Application Instructions

Historic District Commission Application

Historic District Commission Design Guidelines

Historic District Commission Request to Waive Public Hearing

Historic District Commission Minutes

508-693-3366

Website: www.westtisburyfreepubliclibrary.org

Email: wtlib2@comcast.net

Hours:

Monday 10 am - 9 pm

Tues. 10 am - 6 pm

Wed. 10 am - 6 pm

Thurs. 10 am - 6 pm

Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Sat. 10 am - 5 pm

Sun. 1 pm - 5 pm (Between Columbus Day and Memorial Day only)

The Library is located on State Road, behind the Howes House. The Library provides popular reading material, information, reference service and public access to the Internet.

Rick Reinhardsen (Co-Chair), Bruce Keep (Co-Chair), Bob Holt, Doug Bardwell, Cheryl Lowe, Peggy Stone (Board Administrator)

Email: parkrec@westtisbury-ma.gov

Read our printable 2008 Summer Program brochure.

Park & Rec coordinates year-round recreational activities for West Tisbury residents. They supervise use of town beaches, ball fields, tennis and playgrounds. They offer various creative programs for children and adults.

Beach stickers go on sale June 14. They are sold at the new Park & Rec shed at the West Tisbury School tennis courts daily from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday 4-7 p.m.

Car stickers are $50 and walk-on passes are $10. Renters will need a copy of their lease, otherwise property owners should be on our assessors list.

Dogs must have a permit ($5 per dog) to be on the beach. This allows dogs on the beach before 10 am and after 6:30 pm. Permits are available at the new Park & Rec shed at the West Tisbury School tennis courts daily from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday 4-7 p.m.

Norman Perry (Chair), Nancy-Alyce Abbott, John Durfee, Maeve Sheehan, Ernest Mendenhall - Employee Representative, Maria McFarland - Administrative Assistant

Email: planningboard@westtisbury-ma.gov

Jeffrey "Skipper" Manter (Chair), Dianne Powers (Vice-Chair), Richard Knabel, Jennifer Rand - Executive Secretary

508-696-0102

To send email to all three members of the Board: selectmen@westtisbury-ma.gov

Monday - Friday: 8:30 to 4:30

Board of Selectmen Minutes

The Board of Selectmen establish town policy, call town meetings, prepare warrants, make appointments, issue licenses, sign warrants for payment of all town bills, prepare and publish the Annual Town Report.

Shellfish Advisory Committee

Kenneth Francis; Jason Gale; Richard C. Karney; John Early, Ex Officio; Peter Vann; Will Whiting

Space Needs Committee (no longer active)

Mission Statement:
Research and organize the specific space needs of the Town by department and function. Input will be sought from the public, town departments, and other relevant parties in order to prioritize these function and space needs and group them into three areas: immediate (one to three years), moderate (three to five years) and long term (five to ten years). Prepare one or more models and timelines of how to effectively and efficiently satisfy the Town's total space needs by creatively using, renovating, adding onto, or leasing existing available assets within the Town or building new assets.

The Space Needs Committee held its final meeting on April 30, 2007.  A Town Hall Renovation Committee was appointed on May 2, 2007.

Letter to West Tisbury Residents Regarding Space Needs Report

Space Needs Committee Minutes

Space Needs Committee Final Report, March 2007

Space Needs Committee Report November 2006

Space Needs Executive Summary

Space Needs Public Forum #2 Presentation held February 21, 2007
Note: This is a PowerPoint presentation. If you cannot view it, you may need to download the free PowerPoint Viewer software. Click on this button to do so.

Town Hall Renovation Committee

Bea Phear (Chair), Kent Healy (Vice Chair), Virginia C. Jones (Secretary), Kate Warner, Chuck Hodgkinson, Jim Osmundsen
Ex-Officio Members: Jennifer Rand and Kathy Logue

Email: execsec@westtisbury-ma.gov

The committee regularly meets Tuesdays at 5:00 PM in the Town Hall, with posted extra meetings as needed.

Eric Whitman - Chairman; Antoni M. Cohen; Anthony Higgins, Jr., Tucker Huibbell, Robert M. Schwier II; Nancy M. Cole - Associate Member, Lawrence Schubert  - Associate Member, Julie Keefe - Administrative Assistant

Application for ZBA Hearing

Procedure for Special Permits, Variances, or Appeals to the Zoning Board of Appeals

Procedure to be Followed Upon Receipt of Favorable Decision on Petition