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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTM 17 Summary1 Town of Nantucket ————ulu———— OFFICE OF THE TOWN & COUNTY CLERK 16 Broad Street NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554-3590 Catherine Flanagan Stover, MMC, CMMC Town & County Clerk (508) 228-7216 FAX (508) 325-5313 Home: (508) 228-7841 Email: cstover@nantucket-ma.gov townclerk@nantucket-ma.gov WEBSITE: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov ————ulu———— 2017 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 2017 The following is a summary of the articles called and discussed,and the vote taken by the 2017 Special Town Meeting held at the Nantucket High School,Mary P.Walker Auditorium,10 Surfside Road,on November 6,2017.Cyrus Peirce student Bobby Planzer was the official Time Keeper. Monday,November 6:–Meeting called to order at 6:11 PM.There were 449 voters present at the start of the meeting. Ultimately, 572 registered voters were in attendance. Voters were given green armbands,and consultants were given violet armbands.Non- voters were admitted to the Auditorium anteroom,and the proceedings were graciously live-streamed by Channel 18. At the close of registration there were 8922 voters.There is a quorum requirement of 5% (449) on Article 3, and 3% (268) on Articles 4 and 9. ****************************************************************************************************** On November 6, 2017, at 6:30 PM, the following “Pot of Uncalled Articles” was voted unanimously in accordance with the motions recommended by the Finance Committee or, in the absence of a Finance Committee motion, then in accordance with the motions as recommended by the Planning Board, as printed in the Finance Committee Report, with technical amendments brought forward during the course of the meeting: 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19, 25, 26, and 27 At 9:47 PM, on Monday, November 6, Moderator Alger recognized Dawn Hill-Holdgate, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, who moved to dissolve the 2017 Special Town Meeting. The motion was seconded, and adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote. HIGHLIGHTING KEY: NONE = Adopted YELLOW = Adopted with Amendment/Technical Amendment RED = NOT adopted 2 GREEN = Attorney General Approval Needed Article 1: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Retail Marijuana Moratorium (Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 2: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Retail and Medical Marijuana (Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 3: Local Option Tax on Sale of Recreational Marijuana (Called) Adopted by Majority Voice Vote Article 4: Supplemental Appropriation: Fire Station (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 5: Supplemental Appropriation: Airport Capital Project (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 6: Appropriation: Infrastructure Improvements (Not Called) TAKE NO ACTION by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 7: Bylaw Amendment: District Improvement Financing (Not Called) TAKE NO ACTION by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 8: Tom Nevers Bike Path (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 106; NO - 370 Article 9: Appropriation/Real Estate Acquisition: 71 Washington Street (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 10: Real Estate Conveyance: Open Space Parcel (Creeks) to the Land Bank (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 11: Real Estate Conveyance: Madequecham Parcels (Called) Adopted as Amended by Wheatley by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 12: Real Estate Acquisition: Miscellaneous Parcels (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 13: Real Estate Conveyance: Easement to National Grid/Sea Street Sewer Pump Station (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 14: Real Estate Conveyance: Industrial Land (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 160; NO - 232 Article 15: Bylaw Amendments: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Change – Bartlett Farm Road and Hummock Pond Road (Called) TAKE NO ACTION by Unanimous Voice Vote 3 Article 16: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Change and Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to R-40-1 Wherowhero Lane (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 17: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Amendments – Statutory Changes (Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 18: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Amendments - Definitions (Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 19: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Amendments - Miscellaneous (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 20: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Muti-Family Development Options (Called) Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 240; NO - 62 Article 21 : Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Commercial Storage Containers (Called) Adopted with a Technical Amendment by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote Article 22: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Workforce Rental Community (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 123; NO – 188 2/3 = 207 Article 23: Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to LUG-1 – 56 South Shore Road (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 113; NO – 109 2/3 = 148 Article 24: Zoning Map and Town and Country Overlay District Change: 3-9 South Shore Road (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 127; NO – 93 2/3 = 147 Article 25: Zoning Map Change: LUG-2 to R-40 2 Daffodil Lane (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 26: Home Rule Petition: Amending the Membership of the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission by Removing the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Article 27: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law: Authority to Establish Regulatory 20 MPH Safety Zones (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote Members of the Nantucket High School Political Club were in attendance: Amelia Murphy, Deana Weatherly, Ben Rudd, Liam Connole, Karen Murtagh, , Maisie Cocker, Henry Dupont, Jackie McGrath, and Claudia Hofford. Consultant Jon Lemieus from VERTEX was on hand to answer any questions regarding Article 4, the Fire Station. At 9:47 PM, on Monday, November 6, Moderator Alger recognized Dawn Hill-Holdgate, Chair of the Board of Selectmen, who moved to dissolve the 2017 Special Town Meeting. The motion was seconded, and adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.