Finance Committee

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 — 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 — 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 — April 16, 2026 — Nantucket Finance Committee votes 6-0 to raise airport fuel revolving fund to $11 million. Meeting entirely by video conference Thursday evening, the committee approved a $2.5 million increase to the Nantucket Memorial Airport's fuel spending cap after Jet A aviation fuel prices

NANTUCKET — April 15, 2026 — Nantucket's Finance Committee voted unanimously to designate a historic American elm as the town's Liberty Tree, approving a commemorative plaque and glacial boulder for an estimated $3,600. The installation, to be funded from the town's tree account, will mark

NANTUCKET — April 14, 2026 — Nantucket's Visitor Services Advisory Committee previewed safety and logistics changes for the 50th Daffodil Festival at its April 14 meeting. Bianca Brown of the Nantucket Chamber of Commerce told the committee that the parade vehicle-selection process has moved from first-come, first-served

NANTUCKET — April 11, 2026 — Nantucket's non-voting taxpayer advisory panel voted Saturday to renew its opposition to a $126 million proposal to replace Our Island Home before the May 4 annual town meeting. Chair Peter Halley and member Gene Brislin led discussion of the proposal, with Brislin comparing

NANTUCKET — March 24, 2026 — Nantucket's Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee previewed the island-wide Strategic Retreat and Relocation Program at its March 24 meeting, grilling consultants on public messaging, available land, and financial incentives before a first virtual open house set for April 16. Laura Moret, principal at lead

NANTUCKET — March 19, 2026 — Nantucket's Cannabis Advisory Committee opened a formal planning process for social cannabis consumption venues, signaling no opt-in vote before 2027 at the earliest. Meeting remotely on March 19, the committee — identified in roll call as Chair Barry, Joe, Dawn, and Abby — voted unanimously

NANTUCKET — March 18, 2026 — Nantucket Finance Committee advances plans to designate a historic high school elm as a Liberty Tree for the Revolution's 250th anniversary. At the March 18 meeting, member Mary Longacre presented the two-part project — designating the school's 1848 Henry Coffin elm and