HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Selectmen Minutes September 25, 2008_201402061518166004BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Minutes of the Meeting of 25 September 2008 at 12:30 PM. The meeting took place in the
Conference Room, Town and County Building, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members
of the Board present were Allen Reinhard, Patricia Roggeveen, Brian Chadwick and Michael
Kopko. Rick Atherton was absent. Chairman Kopko called the meeting to order at 12:30 PM.
WORKSHOP MEETING WITH SENATOR ROBERT O’LEARY
Wastewater Financing Legislation. Andrew Gottlieb from the Cape Cod Water Protection
Collaborative was present and spoke at length about the recently passed legislation. It was noted
that the legislation provides for zero percent financing for wastewater related projects and
applications for funding for six projects in Nantucket have been filed. It was explained, however,
that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is developing regulations to implement the
legislation and, consequently, no town will qualify for the zero financing at this time, but Nantucket
is on the list that will be available on January 1, 2009 and the town will have 20 months to address
anything it needs to obtain the funding.
Discussion of capital funding for projects took place and Senator O’Leary stated the best way to
obtain state funding for capital projects is to go through his office.
Some discussion also took place regarding the Coastal Management Plan and Senator O’Leary
reaffirmed that under the legislation, regional planning authorities with regulatory authority can
deny projects that are proposed for water near a community. It was noted that Nantucket’s
NP&EDC does not have regulatory authority but still may want to take advantage of the legislation.
The meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM.
Approved the 15th day of October 2008.