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Nantucket Committee Unanimously Recommends Williams Deed Restriction Application for Award

NANTUCKET — May 27, 2026 — Nantucket's Year-Round Deed Restriction Pilot Program Two advances its sole remaining application to the Affordable Housing Trust. The RFP Review Committee voted 3-0 on May 27 to recommend the application of Stephen and Claire Williams at 10 Arkansas Ave. for a final

Nantucket Land Bank Approves Beach Amenities, Advances Lily Pond and East Creek Projects

NANTUCKET — May 26, 2026 — Nantucket Land Bank approves basic summer amenities for newly opened Jefferson Avenue beach parcel. At its May 26 regular meeting, the Land Bank Commission voted unanimously to install two port-a-potties on the north side of the 41 Jefferson Avenue beach property and a water

Nantucket Parks Commission Approves School Band Concerts at Town Bandstand

NANTUCKET — May 21, 2026 — Nantucket Parks and Recreation Commission approves school concerts, hears sweeping capital project update. The commission voted unanimously May 21 to permit a Nantucket High School rock band end-of-year concert at the town bandstand on June 9 and a Cyrus Peirce Middle School band concert

Nantucket Cannabis Advisory Committee Adjourns Immediately, Unable to Reach Quorum

NANTUCKET — May 21, 2026 — Nantucket's Cannabis Advisory Committee adjourned May 21 without conducting any business after failing to reach a quorum. Only the chair and one other participant, identified as Mr. Plandowski, were present at the scheduled meeting; a third member, Miss DeMolina, attempted to join via Zoom

Nantucket CPC Approves $105,000 in Grants, Flags $50,000 Easement Fee Dispute

NANTUCKET — May 19, 2026 — Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee approved more than $105,000 in grant reimbursements and confronted a surprise $50,000 easement fee demand at its May 19 meeting. The committee voted 4-1 to approve fund requisitions for four grantees: the Racket Sports Association ($7,740.

Nantucket Committee Backs Surfside Road Parcel Sale, Defers Complicated Second Case

NANTUCKET — May 18, 2026 — Nantucket's Real Estate Assessment Committee voted 4-0 to recommend the Select Board sell a small remnant parcel at 110 Surfside Road for approximately $19,114, while deferring a more complex neighboring case and signaling the town's first review of its land-

Nantucket Historical Commission Votes to Challenge Coast Guard's Brant Point Tower Replacement Plan

NANTUCKET — May 15, 2026 — Nantucket Historical Commission votes to oppose Coast Guard plan to replace 1908 Brant Point range lights with metal towers. The commission voted unanimously at its May 15 meeting to write a letter to the Massachusetts Historical Commission objecting to the U.S. Coast Guard's

Nantucket Select Board approves $6.29 million NRTA budget with new driver benefits

NANTUCKET — May 13, 2026 — Nantucket Select Board approves a $6.29 million NRTA transit budget and hears police dispatcher grievances at a lengthy May 13 meeting. The board voted 5-0 to approve the Nantucket Regional Transit Authority's fiscal year 2027 operating budget, a roughly 6 percent increase

Nantucket Coastal Panel Defers Charge Revisions, Debates Advisory Role Limits

Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee reviewed its mission and charge Tuesday and deferred proposed revisions to a future meeting with a full quorum present. Chair Peter N.

Nantucket Land Bank approves beehive policy, pig enclosures, and $273,894 change order

NANTUCKET — May 12, 2026 — Nantucket Land Bank approves beehive policy, two pig enclosure sites, and a $273,894 change order at May 12 meeting. The commission voted unanimously on all items, adopting a new staff-drafted beehive policy to govern hive placement on Land Bank properties — balancing honey production against

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