HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes September 25, 2007_201402061500072810BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 25 September 2007 at 9:00 AM. The meeting took place in the Land
Bank Conference Room, 22 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present
were Patricia Roggeveen, Michael Kopko and Whiting Willauer. Also present was Town Manager
Libby Gibson. Brian Chadwick and Allen Reinhard were absent. Chairman Willauer called the
meeting to order at 9:05 AM.
Workshop Meeting with Nantucket Housing Office Regarding Status of 58A Orange Street
Affordable Housing Project. Members of the Nantucket Housing Office (NHO) Board Jennifer
Cohen, Emily Avery, Bethann Meehan, Director Aaron Marcavitch and Ken Beaugrand were
present. Ms. Avery spoke on a new proposal the Board has for 58A Orange Street and distributed
some conceptual drawings. Some discussion followed concerning the status of a state approved
grant concerning this property and Ms. Gibson responded that the grant is no longer available.
Some discussion followed about grant conditions, as well as litigation issues with the abutters of
58A Orange Street. Discussion also focused on a possible expanded role the NHO might play in
property management for other entities involved in affordable housing; its relationship with other
affordable housing entities (i.e. Habitat for Humanity); NHO’s revenue sources, and overall housing
planning for Nantucket. It was discussed who is working on these issues, and what level of
coordination there is between the various housing–related agencies. There was general consensus
that NHO should proceed with a proposed long-term lease for consideration at the 2008 Annual
Town Meeting and that NHO should work on a more “formal” memorandum of understanding draft
detailing a revised project. The meeting with NHO concluded with a brief discussion concerning
town-owned Miller Lane property and NHO’s interest in this property for an office building there. It
was agreed that the Board and NHO would meet again soon to discuss this matter.
A brief discussion followed among Board members with Chairman Willauer expressing his desire to
see a “vision statement” for the Town, and Mr. Kopko’s wish for more information concerning
stormwater coming from the Point Breeze project on Easton Street.
The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 10:00 AM.
Approved the 10th day of October 2007.