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Boards & Committees
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Affordable Housing Committee
The goal of the Affordable Home Ownership Program (the “Program”) is to provide housing at a less than market price for people who live in Tisbury.
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Board of Assessors
The Board of Assessors is required by Massachusetts Law to list and value all real and personal property on an annual basis.
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Board of Health
Under Massachusetts General Laws, state and local regulations and community direction, Boards of Health are held responsible for disease prevention and control, health and environmental protection and promoting a healthy community.
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Climate Committee
This committee is to advise and support the Select Board on energy and climate matters. The Committee will work to protect and enhance the Town’s safety, health, natural assets and fiscal stability by enhancing community understanding and engagement in the climate crisis, by developing and recommending emergency and adaptation strategies that will strengthen the Town’s resilience and by establishing goals and policy leading to increased sustainability and greatly reduced reliance on extracted resources.
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Community Preservation Committee
The Community Preservation Committee helps develop and administer projects funded with Community Preservation Act monies; it encourages participation from interested community members.
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Conservation Commission
The Conservation Commission administers state and local statues, in order to protect Tisbury's wetlands, shorelines and flood plains.
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Finance & Advisory Committee
Monies approved should be for the safety and welfare of the people of the Town of Tisbury.
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Land Bank Advisory Board
Research the duties and tasks of the Tisbury Land Bank Advisory Board.
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Natural Resources Advisory Committee
The Purpose of the Board is to advise and support the Select Board and Natural Resource Office in the long-term planning and management of the town's coastal zone areas and waterways with special emphasis on Vineyard Haven Harbor, Lagoon Pond, and Lake Tashmoo.
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Open Space & Recreation Committee
To maintain and carryout the town's state approved Open Space and Recreation Plan to ensure that Tisbury maintains and improves the variety, quality, and accessibility of open space and recreational facilities for the well-being of all residents.
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Personnel Board
The Personnel Board was created to interpret the Personnel By-Laws for the Town of Tisbury.
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Planning Board
The Tisbury Planning Board's primary responsibility is to establish goals and objectives for the Town's future growth and development.
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School Committee
The Tisbury School Committee sets school policy and adopts and oversees the school budget.
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Select Board
The Select Board issues licenses and permits such as Alcohol and Common Victualer, Innkeepers and Parking, and Park and Ride.
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Tashmoo Spring Building Area Management Committee
Review information on the Tashmoo Spring Building Area Management Committee.
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Town Cabinet
The Tisbury Town Cabinet was established to coordinate Town priorities and to discuss Town issues.
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Water Resources Committee
The Committee will have responsibility for advising the Select Board in the areas of public policy and long-range planning.
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William Street Historic District Commission
The Tisbury Historic Commission and the William Street Historic District Commission are appointed by the Board of Selectmen to include nominees from the local historic society, the American Institute of Architects, the Board of Realtors, and one or more residents or owners of property in the William Street Historic District.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
The Zoning Board of Appeals' primary function is to hear and decide applications for special permits, variances, and appeals as they apply to the town's zoning bylaws.