Superintendent Richard (Richie) Smith spoke sternly to school committee members this week, wishing he was given a head’s up about the motion at West Tisbury town meeting that led to voters rejecting the high school budget.

The West Tisbury town meeting kicked off on a fiery note Tuesday with residents voting down the town’s portion of the regional high school operating budget in protest of the school’s ongoing legal battle over plans for an artificial turf field.

The West Tisbury town meeting started on a fiery note Tuesday evening, as voters opted not to approve its portion of the regional high school annual budget to protest the school board's lawsuit against the Oak Bluffs planning board over the turf field.

The proposals were put forth by the new zoning bylaw amendment committee to address inconsistencies between town’s zoning and policies that have caused friction in recent years.

West Tisbury’s three principal governing boards agreed Wednesday that the town needs a zoning bylaw update that clearly states the rules for food trucks and retail sales at special events on private property.

An agreeable group of voters filled the West Tisbury School gymnasium for their annual town meeting Tuesday evening, passing all but one of 51 articles on the warrant.

West Tisbury voters will meet their new poet laureate and take up a warrant that is expected to spark discussion over more than one article at the annual town meeting next week.

An otherwise placid annual town meeting turned contentious Tuesday, as West Tisbury voters debated an article asking to transfer a parcel of land to the town’s affordable housing committee.

West Tisbury voters will decide on a $300,000 general override to offset the town’s $20 million budget, when the annual town meeting and special election are held next week.