Government

Government · Other Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Other Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Other Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 15

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Finance Committee

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Other Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Other Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 8

Government · Council on Aging

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

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Finance Committee

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

Townbrief reporting · May 2