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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