Tisbury Fuel Service, Inc. v. Martha's Vineyard Commission

On April 25, 2002, Tisbury Fuel Service (Tisbury Fuel) submitted an application to the town of Tisbury building inspector to build a gasoline station on High Point Lane, Tisbury. The building inspector referred the application to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) for consideration as a development of regional impact (DRI). As part of its application, Tisbury Fuel also submitted a contractual promise to sell name-brand gasoline at its station at a discounted price for thirty years.1

*774After a public meeting on the application, the MVC voted by a vote of eight to three to deny the…