The select board voted Wednesday to increase the exemption from 5 per cent to 30 per cent in order to help year-round residents.
The Edgartown District Court issued a summons to inspector Joseph Tierney to appear before the court on July 17 for a charge of assault and battery on a person over 60 or disabled, according to court records.
A proposal to hold a Day of the Dead-themed fundraiser for the West Tisbury Cemetery caused grave concern for the select board last week.
The board of assessors presented a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program to the select board during a select board meeting Wednesday.
The select board unanimously voted Wednesday to place a bylaw on the annual town meeting warrant after raising concerns about the number of large events and the lack of regulatory oversight.
The West Tisbury select board voted 2-1 last week to allow the annual event, but said the festival could have no more than 300 attendees – less than half of what the festival had hoped for.