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Nantucket Visitor Services Panel Hears Steamship Update, Flags Summer Parking Loss

NANTUCKET — May 12, 2026 — Nantucket's Visitor Services Advisory Committee welcomed new Steamship Authority General Manager Alex Kriska at its May 12 remote meeting, receiving his first briefing on an operation that carried 2.9 million passengers and spent $160 million in 2026, supported almost entirely by fare-box

Nantucket Airport Completes Major ADA Overhaul After Random FAA Audit

NANTUCKET — May 8, 2026 — Nantucket's Commission on Disabilities heard a sweeping update on a completed FAA civil rights audit of Nantucket Memorial Airport at its May 8 meeting, with ADA Coordinator Brenda McDonough detailing months of near-full-time remediation work. The audit prompted seven new accessible parking

Nantucket Council on Aging Selects Senior Woman and Man of the Year After Eligibility Dispute

NANTUCKET — May 6, 2026 — Nantucket Council on Aging selects Senior Woman and Man of the Year after disqualifying three nominees on eligibility grounds. At the May 6 meeting, the board removed nominees M6, who had already won the award in 2023, and paid town employees F4 and M4, whose nominated

Nantucket Nonresident Panel Prepares Position on Possible Tax Exemption Hike

NANTUCKET — May 2, 2026 — Nantucket's Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers signaled it will seek speakers and prepare a public position ahead of a Select Board decision expected this fall on whether to raise the town's residential tax exemption from roughly 20 percent to as much

Nantucket CPC Unanimously Approves $40,000 for Storm-Damaged Maria Mitchell Roof Walk

NANTUCKET — May 1, 2026 — Nantucket CPC approves $40,000 emergency reserve transfer for storm-damaged Maria Mitchell roof walk. The Community Preservation Committee convened a six-minute 48-hour special meeting by Zoom on May 1, voting unanimously 7-0 to approve a technical amendment to Article 34 of the

Nantucket Finance Committee unanimously clears 13 technical amendments before Town Meeting

NANTUCKET — April 30, 2026 — Nantucket Finance Committee approves 13 technical warrant amendments ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a slate of corrections and additions to Town Meeting articles, the most significant being a supplemental appropriation of up to $2 million in free cash for

Nantucket CPC Clears Heifer Barn Reallocation, Orders Mitchell House Roof Walk Inquiry

Nantucket's Community Preservation Committee approved a grant fund reallocation for a historic heifer barn and authorized its chair to investigate whether decades-old dormant appropriations can cover a $60,000 roof walk repair at the Mariah Mitchell House.

Nantucket Land Bank Approves Cisco Beach Ice Cream Van and Golf Fundraiser

NANTUCKET — April 28, 2026 — Nantucket Land Bank approves ice cream van at Cisco Beach and awards $105,185 invasive species contract. At its April 28 regular meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to allow Ellie Olson, owner of Ellie O's ice cream sandwiches, to station a battery-powered Japanese

Nantucket Coastal Panel Hears Briefings on Six Town Meeting Resilience Articles

NANTUCKET — April 28, 2026 — Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee heard briefings on six town meeting articles days before voters decide on stormwater regulation, geotube licensing, harbor dredging, and mandatory flood insurance program compliance. Stormwater Manager Charles Johnson presented Article 71, which creates a management bylaw and utility framework

Nantucket Planning Commission Authorizes Population Study Contract, Opens Two TIP Review Periods

NANTUCKET — April 27, 2026 — Nantucket planning commission votes to study seasonal population and redirect federal transit funds. The Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission voted unanimously at its April 27 remote meeting to authorize a $45,205 contract with the UMass Donahue Institute for a seasonal population study designed to

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