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Town of Nantucket
OFFICE OF THE TOWN & COUNTY
CLERK
16 Broad Street NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554-3590
Nancy L. Holmes, CMC Acting Town & County Clerk (508) 228-7216 FAX (508) 325-5313 Email: nholmes@nantucket-ma.gov
WEBSITE: http://www.nantucket-ma.gov
2018 SPECIAL TOWN MEETINGS 2018
The following is a summary of the articles called and discussed, and the votes taken by the 2018 Special Town Meetings held at the Nantucket High School, Mary P. Walker Auditorium, 10 Surfside Road, on October 10, 2018. NHS student Bobby Planzer was the
Official Time Keeper.
Wednesday, October 10th: – Special Town Meeting I was called to order at 6:17 PM. There were 290 Registered Voters in attendance. Ultimately there were 384 Registered Voters in attendance.
Voters were given green wristbands, and consultants were given violet wristbands. Non-
voters were admitted to the Auditorium anteroom, and the proceedings were live-streamed by Channel 18.
A moment of silence was held for Town Clerk, Catherine Flanagan Stover, who passed in
July.
Two non-voting speakers were escorted by a Constable and seated in front of Acting Town Clerk, Nancy Holmes: Paul DeRensis and Kenneth Gentner.
At the close of voter registration for the STM’s there were 9,038 registered voters. There
is a quorum requirement of 5% (452 voters) on appropriation Articles 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14, and 15. A quorum was not achieved for the appropriation Articles. A quorum of 3% (271 voters) is required for Article 13, a transfer article. The 3% quorum was achieved.
On October 10, 2018, at approximately 9:20 PM, the following uncalled Articles were voted unanimously in accordance with the motions of the Finance Committee, or, in the
absence of a Finance Committee motion, then in accordance with the motions of the
Planning Board, as printed in the Warrant booklet with Finance Committee and Planning
Board motions, with technical amendments brought forward during the course of the meeting:
Articles 4 and 13.
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STM I
Article 1: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Marijuana – Definitions. (Called) Adopted with Amendments by Declared 2/3 Voice Vote.
Article 2: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Recreational Marijuana – Use Chart Amendments.
(Called) Adopted by Declared 2/3 voice vote.
Article 3: Bylaw Amendment: Marijuana, Public Consumption. (Called) Adopted with Amendment by Majority Voice Vote.
Article 4: Bylaw Amendment: Marijuana, Marijuana Licensing. (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote. Article 5: Bylaw Amendment: Marijuana, Limitation on Number of Marijuana
Establishments. (Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 6: Appropriation: Old South Road Area Transportation Improvements. (Called) No action taken due to lack of quorum.
Article 7: Appropriation: Milestone Road Area Transportation Improvements. (Called)
No action taken due to lack of quorum.
Article 8: Sewer Appropriation: New Sewer Force Main Design/Engineering. (Not Called) No action taken due to lack of quorum.
Article 9: Supplemental Sewer Appropriation: Repairs to the Sea Street Pumping
Station. (Not Called) No action taken due to lack of quorum. Article 10: Supplemental Appropriation: Repairs to Town Pier. (Called) Moved to take no
Action. Adopted by Majority Voice Vote.
Article 11: Airport Appropriation: Taxiway Echo. (Not Called) No action taken due to lack of quorum.
Article 12: Airport Appropriation: Security Project. (Not Called) No action taken due to
lack of quorum.
Article 13: Appropriation: Prior Year Articles. (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 14: Appropriation: Fiscal 2019 General Fund Budget Amendments. (Not Called)
No action taken due to lack of quorum. Article 15: Appropriation: Fiscal 2019 Enterprise Fund Budget Amendments. (Not
Called) No action taken due to lack of quorum.
Article 16: Bylaw: Single Use Plastics. (Called) Adopted with Amendment by Majority Voice Vote.
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STM II – (Called to Order at 7:30 p.m. and recessed until the end of STM I; resumed at
approximately 8:55 p.m.)
Article 1: Bylaw Amendment: Coastal Properties Owned by Town, Management of. (Called) Adopted by Hand Count Majority Vote: Yes: 180, No: 75.
Article 2: Zoning Map Change: South Shore Road from LUG-2 to R-40. (Called) Not
Adopted by Voice Vote. Article 3: Bylaw Amendment: Town Property, Conveyance of. (Called) Adopted with
Amendment by Hand Count Majority Vote: Yes: 144, No: 62.
At 9:56 PM, on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, Moderator Alger recognized
Jason Bridges, Chair of the Select Board, who moved to dissolve the 2018
Special Town Meetings. The motion was seconded and adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.