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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 31 December 2008. The meeting took place in the Conference Room, Town
and County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board present were Rick
Atherton, Brian Chadwick, Allen Reinhard, and Patricia Roggeveen. Vice-chairman Roggeveen called
the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.
A discussion ensued about the status of Sherburne Commons.
Ryan/Ames Avenue
Executive Assistant to the Town Manager Erika Mooney updated the Board on the Ryan lease for land
owned by Mr. Ryan in Madaket, to the Town, as authorized at the 8 December 2008 Special Town
Meeting, specifically the changes that were made by Town Counsel and accepted by Mr. Ryan’s
attorney. She said the quitclaim deed was in order as well as the Memorandum of Agreement, and that
the real estate taxes have been paid, and the ANR plan was approved by the Planning Board on 29
December, although the plan has not been recorded yet. Mr. Chadwick asked about Land Bank
paperwork; Ms. Mooney said she will be speaking with Town Counsel Lou Ross at the conclusion of
this meeting to discuss the closing of the documents and will discuss the Land Bank paperwork with
him.
Mr. Reinhard moved that the Board of Selectmen accept as a gift the grants of that certain property
known as Millie’s Cottage, numbered 345 Madaket Road, located off Ames Avenue and shown as Lot
1A on the plan entitled “Being a Subdivision of Lot 1 as shown on Plan File No. 43-M, Plan of Land in
Nantucket Massachusetts,” dated December 15, 2008, and prepared by Nantucket Surveyor’s, LLC for
general municipal use and access to Hither Creek and the permanent easements over 343 Madaket
Road for septic system and water purposes, all pursuant to the Quitclaim Deed and Grants of
Easements with exhibits before the Board of Selectmen; Mr. Atherton seconded. All in favor, so voted.
Mr. Reinhard moved that the Town grant to Charles Ryan and Caren Lambert a lease of the above-
described property for a term not to exceed twelve years pursuant to the vote on Article 2 of the Special
Town Meeting held on December 8, 2008 and a revocable license to use the lawn and driveway
appurtenant to such property, all pursuant to the lease and exhibit before the Board of Selectmen; Mr.
Chadwick seconded. Mr. Atherton asked the difference between a lease and a license. Assistant Town
Manager Malachy Rice called Mr. Ross to clarify the language. Mr. Ross explained that the license is to
use the driveway and it is only found in paragraph two of the lease. All in favor, so voted.
Mr. Reinhard moved that the Town execute the agreement between the Town and Charles Ryan and
Caren Lambert before the Board of Selectmen as settlement of that certain lawsuit on file with the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts District of the Land Court as Docket No. 07-MISC-341895; seconded
by Mr. Chadwick. All in favor, so voted.
DMF letter
Mr. Atherton moved to execute a letter to the Division of Marine Fisheries which Vice-chairman
Roggeveen will present at a hearing on 6 January 2009 concerning scallop regulations; seconded by
Mr. Reinhard. All in favor, so voted.
The meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:45 AM.
Approved the 11th day of March, 2009.