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Kristal Narrowly Re-elected Tisbury Selectman
Voters lifted Jeff Kristal to victory, defeated two ballots questions in Tuesday's elections.
Selectmen Jeffrey Kristal narrowly retained his seat in Tisbury’s town election Tuesday, beating challenger Thomas Pachico 461 to 449.
The election marks the latest chapter in the two men’s strained electoral history. In 2008 Kristal ousted then-incumbent Pachico by 14 votes.
Kristal is the owner of the Crocker House Inn. Pachico, who served three terms as a Tisbury selectmen until 2008, is the owner of Pachico Septic Inspections.
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Voters were also asked to weigh in on two ballot questions Tuesday that would have increased real estate and property taxes. Both were roundly rejected.
The first question asked voters to approve the assessment of $85,000 to fund collective bargaining and contract settlements. The second question asked voters to approve the assessment of $100,000 for unfunded post-employment benefits for town workers.
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Town moderator Deborah Medders, town clerk Marion Mudge, town assessor Roy Cutrer Jr. and water commissioner David Schwab were all re-elected in uncontested races.
L. Anthony Peak was re-elected to the planning board; Leo DeSorcy and David Ferraguzzi to the public works commission; Larry Gomez, Jynell Kristal and Mary Ellen Larsen to the finance and advisory committee; and Thomas Robinson to the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission.
Bruce Stelle was newly appointed to the board of health, Janet Packet to the school committee and Jeffrey Edward Thompson to the planning board without challenges.
Sandra Johnson-Pratt and Marilyn Wortman were re-elected to three-year terms on the library trustees; newly elected Arthur Smith joins them. All ran unopposed. Write-in candidate George Balco was appointed to a one-year library trustee term.
Marion Mudge 800 Selectmen (choose 1) Jeffrey Kristal 461 Thomas Pachico 449 Assessor Roy Cutrer 718 Board of Health
Bruce Stelle 726 School Committee Janet Packer 738 Water Commissioner
David Schwab 767 Planning Board, 5 year-term L. Anthony Peak 699 Planning Board, 1-year term Jeffrey Edward Thompson 661 Library Trustee, 3-year term (choose 3) Sandra Johnson Pratt 684 Marilyn Wortman 691 Arthur Smith 622 George Balco (write-in) 11 Library Trustee, 1-year term George Balco (write-in) 27 Public Works Commissioner (choose 2)
Leo Desorcy
685 David Ferraguzzi 647 Finance and Advisory Committee (choose 4) Larry Gomez 630 Jynell Kristal 588 Mary Ellen Larsen 715 Denys Wortman (write-in) 11 Albert Doss (write-in) 9 Jamie Wasserloos (write-in) 4 Land Bank Commissioner Thomas Robinson 725Ballot Question 1: Shall the Town of Tisbury be allowed to assess an additional $85,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of funding anticipated collective bargaining and employee wage and contract settlements for the fiscal year beginning July first two thousand and eleven?
Yes: 397
No: 492Ballot Question 2: Shall the Town of Tisbury be allowed to assess an additional $100,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of beginning to provide funding required for the cost of the Town of Tisbury’s “other post employment benefits (OPEB)” as determined by an actuarial valuation performed by Buck Consultants as of July 1, 2009, for the fiscal year beginning July first two thousand and eleven? Yes: 350 No: 532
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