Nantucket Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $2.8 Million in Year-End Budget Transfers
Nantucket Finance Committee approves more than $2.8 million in year-end budget transfers.
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Finance Committee
A collection of 24 issues
Nantucket advisory panel reviews residential tax exemption, eyes summer meetings with assessor
NANTUCKET — June 27, 2026 — Nantucket's Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers voted to overhaul its public outreach and opened a formal review of the town's residential tax exemption at its June 27 meeting. Chair Peter Halley reported that Town Manager Libby Gibson, who received more applicants
Nantucket Coastal Panel Sets Harbor Forum Strategy, Approves Trimmed Summer Schedule
NANTUCKET — June 23, 2026 — Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee agreed on a narrowed, three-question framework for its July 14 State of the Harbor Forum, where it plans to seek public feedback on potential floodplain regulations for the first time. Consultant Shannon Holst and Land and Water Council
Cannabis Advisory Committee Adjourns With No Quorum, No Business Conducted
NANTUCKET — June 18, 2026 — Nantucket Cannabis Advisory Committee cancels June 18 session for lack of quorum. The committee convened briefly at 1:15 p.m. before a presiding member announced that too few members were present to conduct official business. No agenda items were heard, no public comment was taken,
Nantucket Tree Committee Sets July 2 Liberty Elm Dedication Ceremony Downtown
NANTUCKET — June 17, 2026 — Nantucket's Tree Advisory Committee set a July 2 Liberty Elm dedication at the school grounds elm on Surfside Road and Sparks Avenue, scheduling it for 6:16 p.m. — a nod to 1776. Committee member Mary Longacre said the Nantucket Historical Commission responded enthusiastically
Nantucket Visitor Services Committee Deploys 40 Officers, Plans Major Summer Events
Nantucket's Visitor Services Advisory Committee heard that May visitor traffic hit 248,900 — up 14.8 percent year over year — as it previewed a packed summer calendar at its June 9 Zoom meeting.
Nantucket Panel Reviews $375,000 Erosion Study, New Coastal Flood Rules
NANTUCKET — June 9, 2026 — Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee reviewed a nearly $375,000 erosion study, flood insurance basics, and proposed higher-standard floodplain bylaws at its June 9 meeting. Engineering firm Arcadis told the committee that roughly 150 feet of shoreline has eroded adjacent to the Surfside
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 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 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