Tisbury voters overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to spend some $7 million on a new emergency services facility at Tuesday’s special town meeting.

Concerns that townspeople might not be in a spending mood, given the tough economy, proved unfounded, and the article providing for the bulk of the money — $6.8 million — was passed by 167 votes to 22.

The new building will house the town’s fire, ambulance and emergency management staff and equipment.

A second, related article, providing another $115,000 to relocate the town hall annex, which now occupies the Spring street site earmarked for the new building, passed even more easily — 171 to 6.

The meeting even went close to approving $100,000 for solar cells on the roof of the building, although that spending not recommended by the selectmen or finance committee.

The final obstacle to the long-planned facility is a ballot of the whole town, to be held Dec. 8. If that passes, it is expected construction will be began in February.

A full report of the meeting will appear in Friday’s Gazette.