Tisbury voters will have their say on 11 warrant articles at the special town meeting Tuesday, including new and revised bylaws, higher dog license fees and the return of a controversial bid to overhaul the former Tashmoo water works offices on West Spring street for town employee housing.

The special town meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Tisbury School gymnasium-auditorium on West William street, with town moderator John Schilling presiding.

The Tashmoo building article seeks $297,000 to repair and renovate the former office building, which was last used for construction worker housing during the Tisbury School project.

The article was proposed by the select board and recommended by the finance and advisory committee. The select board brought an earlier, $450,000 version of the article to the annual town meeting last April, when it failed to pass.

Select board member John Cahill sought support for the updated article from the Tisbury planning board at its Sept. 17 meeting.

“We did our homework and did some more planning, and without sacrificing any of the quality that needs to be done — and there’s a considerable amount of maintenance that has to be done — we’re down to a little bit under $300,000 for the building,” Mr. Cahill said.

Following the renovation, Mr. Cahill said, the town would make the house available to town manager Joseph LaCivita and his wife as their residence for the duration of Mr. LaCivita’s employment — a condition that’s spelled out in his contract, which began in March.

Planning board chair Casey Hayward angrily opposed the plan, saying the select board had no right to promise the renovation and housing to Mr. LaCivita.

“You’re giving away town property,” she said.

Ms. Hayward also argued that any town-owned housing should not go to a highly-paid executive when most Tisbury employees earn far less and do not receive a housing stipend. Mr. LaCivita currently has a $36,000 annual rental stipend in addition to his $200,000 salary.

Planning board member Ben Robinson saw more merit in the renovation proposal.

“I support the improvements of municipal buildings, and $290,000 to improve this facility is is not a huge amount of money,” Mr. Robinson said. “I would much rather put the money into municipal buildings than paying the $36,000 to some other landlord out there.”

Lorraine Wells, chair of the Tashmoo Spring building management committee, said the select board failed to consult the group before making its offer to Mr. LaCivita.

“It’s sad to me that this happened without our consultation,” Ms. Wells said, adding that the public also should have been involved in the decision.

Tuesday’s special town meeting warrant also asks voters to decide on an array of other spending articles, from $10,302 for solar-powered, car speed readers to $1,049,898 for a new pumper truck for the fire department.

More than $1 million of the truck’s cost would be transferred from the fire stabilization fund and the remainder from the town’s general stabilization fund, if the article passes.

A $45,000 request would fund a professional analysis of the town’s financial capacity to meet future debt obligations from municipal construction projects, which could include a new consolidated town hall and Tisbury’s portion of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School building project.

Articles that don’t require expenditures include increased dog licensing fees and a new bylaw requiring kennels to be licensed and inspected, as well as a bylaw prohibiting on-street storage of unattached boats and trailers. Both bylaws include fines for non-compliance.