With vigorous debate over two long evenings, Tisbury voters emerged from special and annual town meetings with a $24.3 million spending plan, authorization for Dukes County to buy a new building for the Center for Living, a new garage for the water works department, a share of the costs for a new school administration building, and restructuring that brings the department of public works under the authority of selectmen.

Edgartown voters readily approved nearly all articles, including a $32 million town operating budget at their annual town meeting. But they stopped short of spending $2.1 million to buy the Main street Mini-Park from the Hall family.

Oak Bluffs voters gave strong backing to regional projects at their annual town meeting this year, including those that aim to boost services for the elderly in the years ahead.

In annual town elections Thursday, West Tisbury voted against a tax override for school spending, while Edgartown voters approved several spending requests. Oak Bluffs re-elected incumbent selectmen and said yes to keeping fluoride in the town water supply.

The West Tisbury annual town meeting has been rescheduled to April 28 after voter turnout fell short of a quorum Wednesday. In neighboring Tisbury, the second night of annual town meeting was under way.

Voters in three Island towns will head to the polls Thursday for annual town elections. There are few contested races, and voters will be asked to weigh in issues ranging from fluoridating town water to town spending.