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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
2011 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2011
The following is a summary of the articles called and discussed, and the vote taken by
the 2011 Annual Town Meeting held at the Nantucket High School, Mary P. Walker
Auditorium, 10 Surfside Road, on April 4, 2011.
Monday, April 4 – Meeting called to order at 6:12 PM. There were 478 registered voters
when the meeting was called to order. There were ultimately 602 voters present. / 10:06
PM, Unanimous Vote to recess until Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6 PM. Ten articles were
discussed, then voted. A “Pot” of 86 articles were not called for discussion, and were
voted as recommended by the FinCom or Planning Board, with technical corrections
brought forward through the Moderator.
Tuesday, April 5 – Meeting called to order at 6:13 PM. There were 312 when the meeting
was called to order. There were ultimately 395 voters present. / 10:05 PM, Unanimous
Vote to recess until Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6 PM. Ten Articles were discussed, then
voted.
Wednesday, April 6 – Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM. There were 145 when the
meeting was called to order. There were ultimately 194 voters present. Eleven articles
were discussed, then voted. / 10:05 PM, beloved Selectman Brian Chadwick moved to
adjourn the 2011 Annual Town Meeting. The Motion was adopted by Unanimous Voice
Vote.
The following [“The Pot of Uncalled Articles”] were voted 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:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30,
32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 71, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,
103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and 117.
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Article 1: Receipt of Reports (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 2: Appropriation: Unpaid Bills (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 3: Appropriation: Prior Year Articles (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 4: Revolving Accounts: Annual Authorization (Not Called) Adopted with Technical
Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 5: Appropriation: Reserve Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 6: FY 2011 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 7: Personnel Compensation Plans for FY 2012 (Called) Adopted with Technical
Amendment by Majority Voice Vote
Article 8: Appropriation: FY 2012 General Fund Operating Budget (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 9: Appropriation: Health and Human Services (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 10: Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 11: Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Operation (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 12: Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 13: Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 14: Waterways Improvement Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice
Vote
Article 15: Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 16: Appropriation: County Assessment (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 17: Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2011 County Budget (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 18: Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
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Article 19: Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 20: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Our Island Home (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 21: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Fire (Not Called) Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 22: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Airport (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 23: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Wannacomet Water (Not
Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 24: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/DPW (Not Called) Moved to
Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 25: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Superior Officers
(Not Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 26: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Patrol Officers (Not
Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 27: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 28: Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee (Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 29: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 30: Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 31: Home Rule Petition: Expansion of Room Occupancy Tax to Seasonal Vacation
Rentals (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 245; NO - 262
Article 32: Appropriation: Septic System Repair Financing Program (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 33: Appropriation: Sewer Capital Debt Repayment (Called) Adopted by Majority
Voice Vote
Article 34: Appropriation: Retroactive Military Payment (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 35: Appropriation: Construction and Roadway Taking Costs for Surfside Area
Roads (Called) Moved to Take No Action by Majority Voice Vote.
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Article 36: Appropriation and Authorization for Road Layouts and Takings (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 37: Layout of Miller Lane (Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by
Majority Voice Vote
Article 38: Appropriation: Plan and Construction of Tom Nevers Bike Lane (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 39: Appropriation: Mosquito Control (Called) Adopted as Moved by Kenneth
Giles by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 40: Appropriation: Municipal Grant Writer (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 41: Legal Costs Reimbursement (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 42: Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the Islands of
Nantucket/Trust of Henry Coffin: Trustees (Called) Adopted as Moved by Catherine
Stover by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 43: Nantucket Memorial Airport Revenue (Not Called) Moved to Defer Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 44: Real Estate: Expansion of Purpose on Landfill Site (Called) Non-binding
Resolution in Support Adopted by Majority Voice Vote
Article 45: Appropriation: Construction of Wind Turbines on Landfill Site (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 46: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Wind Energy Overlay District (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 47: Sewer Map Change and Zoning Map Change: Island Lumber – RC-2 to VN and
VR (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 48: Zoning Map Change: Surfside Road – RC-2 to CN and R-5 (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 49: Zoning Map Change: Miacomet Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 50: Zoning Map Change: Fairgrounds and Rugged Road (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 51: Zoning Map Change: Surfside – Nobadeer Avenue, Surfside Road, Weweeder
Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Masaquet Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
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Article 52: Zoning Map Change: Hummock Pond (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount
Vote: YES – 97; NO - 161
Article 53 Zoning Map Change: Split Zoning District Correction – Wauwinet/Squam/
McKechnie (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 54 Zoning Map Change: Bartlett Road/Walsh (Called) Adopted by Handcount
Vote: YES – 206; NO – 65. 2/3 = 181
Article 55: Zoning Map Change: Howard, Gardner, Main Streets/Hanley (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 56: Zoning Change: Swift Rock Road – LUG-2 to LUG-1/Bamber (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 57: Zoning Change: First Way, Backus Lane, Allen’s Way, Third, Fourth, and Fifth
Way – R-10 to R-1/Valero (Called) Adopted as Amended by Cormac Collier by
Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 58: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pools (Called) Adopted as Moved and
Amended by Dirk Roggeveen by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 59: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Parking Structures/Sanders (Called) Not Adopted
by Handcount Vote: YES – 193; NO – 165 2/3 = 239
Article 60: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Lot Area/Collier (Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted
by Majority Voice Vote
Article 61: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Accessory Use - VTEC (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 62: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: VTEC/Johnson (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 63: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots (Called) Adopted as Amended by
Planning Board by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 64: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Corrections/Miscellaneous (Called)
Adopted as Technically Amended by Planning Board by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 65: Bylaw Amendment: Management of Coastal Properties Owned by the Town
(Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 66: Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Capital Program Committee (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 67: Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Finance Committee (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 68: Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services (Called) Adopted as Moved
and Amended by Mary Wawro by Handcount Vote: YES – 129; NO - 95
Article 69: Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services (Called, Call Withdrawn) Not
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 70: Bylaw Amendment: Community Preservation Committee (Called) Not
Adopted by Majority Voice Vote
Article 71: Bylaw Amendment: Adoption of Stretch Code (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 72: Bylaw Amendment: Sewer Commissioners, Board of (Called) Not Adopted
by Majority Voice Vote
Article 73: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes (Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 74: Bylaw Amendment: Town Sewer District Map Change (Not Called) Adopted
By Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 75: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District
(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 76: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 77: Bylaw Amendment: Car Rental Agencies, Registration of (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 78: Amendments to Town of Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust Fund –
Declaration of Trust (Not Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 79: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law Pertaining to Quarterly Tax
Payments (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 80: Home Rule Petition: Amendment of Historic District Commission Act/Dutra
(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 81: Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 82: Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance (Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 83: Home Rule Petition: Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 84: Home Rule Petition: Planning Process (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 85: Home Rule Petition: Conveyance of Land from County to Town (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 86: Home Rule Petition: Nantucket Sewer Act Amendment (Not Called) Moved to
Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 87: Home Rule Petition: Establishing a Cemetery Commission for the Town of
Nantucket (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 88: Home Rule Petition: Town Charter Amendment (Not Called) Moved to Take
No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 89: Real Estate Disposition: Dreamland Theatre Easement/Liddle (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 90: Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance: Hulbert Avenue Extension/Lamb
(Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 91: Real Estate Acquisition: 77 Washington Street/Soverino (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 92: Real Estate Acquisition: 50 Union Street/Sarkesian (Called, Call Withdrawn)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 93: Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/22 Federal Street (Called) Adopted by
Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 94: Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/37 Washington Street (Called, Call
Withdrawn) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 95: Long Term Lease Authorization: Airport (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 96: Long Term Lease Authorization: Surfside WTF (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 97: Long Term Lease Authorization: Wannacomet (Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 98: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 99: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets, Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 100: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 101: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 102: Real Estate Acquisition: Land and Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 103: Real Estate Conveyance: Land and Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 104: Real Estate Conveyance: 144 Surfside Road/Webster (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 105: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Street (Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset
(Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 106: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Street (Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset
(Called) Adopted as Technically Amended by Finance Committee by Unanimous Voice
Vote
Article 107: Real Estate Acquisition: Various Paper Streets (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 108: Real Estate Conveyance: Various Paper Streets(Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 109: Real Estate Acquisition: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 110: Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 111: Real Estate Conveyance: Transfer of Miscellaneous Town Land to Airport
(Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted as Technically Amended by Finance Committee by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 112: Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 113: Real Estate Conveyance: Industrial Land (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 114: Real Estate Conveyance: Easement – Madequecham Valley Road (Called,
Call Withdrawn) Adopted as Technically Amended by the Finance Committee by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 115: Real Estate Conveyance: Grant of Easement 143A Surfside Road (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 116: Appropriation: Stabilization Fund (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 117: Appropriation: Free Cash (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Winners of the Glamorous Door Prizes were drawn by Selectman Brian Chadwick:
Megan Oberg Yankee Candle
Al Peterson Colonial Flameless Candle Lantern
CFS Chocolate Cake certificate, CFS book Marcia Aguiar
Town of Nantucket
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
2011 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2011
The following is a summary of the articles called and discussed, and the vote taken by
the 2011 Annual Town Meeting held at the Nantucket High School, Mary P. Walker
Auditorium, 10 Surfside Road, on April 4, 2011.
Monday, April 4 – Meeting called to order at 6:12 PM. There were 478 registered voters
when the meeting was called to order. There were ultimately 602 voters present. / 10:06
PM, Unanimous Vote to recess until Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6 PM. Ten articles were
discussed, then voted. A “Pot” of 86 articles were not called for discussion, and were
voted as recommended by the FinCom or Planning Board, with technical corrections
brought forward through the Moderator.
Tuesday, April 5 – Meeting called to order at 6:13 PM. There were 312 when the meeting
was called to order. There were ultimately 395 voters present. / 10:05 PM, Unanimous
Vote to recess until Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6 PM. Ten Articles were discussed, then
voted.
Wednesday, April 6 – Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM. There were 145 when the
meeting was called to order. There were ultimately 194 voters present. Eleven articles
were discussed, then voted. / 10:05 PM, beloved Selectman Brian Chadwick moved to
adjourn the 2011 Annual Town Meeting. The Motion was adopted by Unanimous Voice
Vote.
The following [“The Pot of Uncalled Articles”] were voted 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:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30,
32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 71, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,
103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and 117.
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Article 1: Receipt of Reports (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 2: Appropriation: Unpaid Bills (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 3: Appropriation: Prior Year Articles (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 4: Revolving Accounts: Annual Authorization (Not Called) Adopted with Technical
Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 5: Appropriation: Reserve Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 6: FY 2011 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 7: Personnel Compensation Plans for FY 2012 (Called) Adopted with Technical
Amendment by Majority Voice Vote
Article 8: Appropriation: FY 2012 General Fund Operating Budget (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 9: Appropriation: Health and Human Services (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 10: Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 11: Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Operation (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 12: Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 13: Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 14: Waterways Improvement Fund (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice
Vote
Article 15: Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 16: Appropriation: County Assessment (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 17: Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2011 County Budget (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 18: Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
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Article 19: Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 20: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Our Island Home (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 21: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Fire (Not Called) Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 22: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Airport (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 23: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Wannacomet Water (Not
Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 24: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/DPW (Not Called) Moved to
Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 25: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Superior Officers
(Not Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 26: Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Patrol Officers (Not
Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 27: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 28: Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee (Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 29: Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 30: Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 31: Home Rule Petition: Expansion of Room Occupancy Tax to Seasonal Vacation
Rentals (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount Vote: YES – 245; NO - 262
Article 32: Appropriation: Septic System Repair Financing Program (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 33: Appropriation: Sewer Capital Debt Repayment (Called) Adopted by Majority
Voice Vote
Article 34: Appropriation: Retroactive Military Payment (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 35: Appropriation: Construction and Roadway Taking Costs for Surfside Area
Roads (Called) Moved to Take No Action by Majority Voice Vote.
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Article 36: Appropriation and Authorization for Road Layouts and Takings (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 37: Layout of Miller Lane (Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by
Majority Voice Vote
Article 38: Appropriation: Plan and Construction of Tom Nevers Bike Lane (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 39: Appropriation: Mosquito Control (Called) Adopted as Moved by Kenneth
Giles by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 40: Appropriation: Municipal Grant Writer (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 41: Legal Costs Reimbursement (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 42: Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the Islands of
Nantucket/Trust of Henry Coffin: Trustees (Called) Adopted as Moved by Catherine
Stover by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 43: Nantucket Memorial Airport Revenue (Not Called) Moved to Defer Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 44: Real Estate: Expansion of Purpose on Landfill Site (Called) Non-binding
Resolution in Support Adopted by Majority Voice Vote
Article 45: Appropriation: Construction of Wind Turbines on Landfill Site (Not Called)
Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 46: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Wind Energy Overlay District (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 47: Sewer Map Change and Zoning Map Change: Island Lumber – RC-2 to VN and
VR (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote.
Article 48: Zoning Map Change: Surfside Road – RC-2 to CN and R-5 (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 49: Zoning Map Change: Miacomet Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 50: Zoning Map Change: Fairgrounds and Rugged Road (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 51: Zoning Map Change: Surfside – Nobadeer Avenue, Surfside Road, Weweeder
Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Masaquet Avenue (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
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Article 52: Zoning Map Change: Hummock Pond (Called) Not Adopted by Handcount
Vote: YES – 97; NO - 161
Article 53 Zoning Map Change: Split Zoning District Correction – Wauwinet/Squam/
McKechnie (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 54 Zoning Map Change: Bartlett Road/Walsh (Called) Adopted by Handcount
Vote: YES – 206; NO – 65. 2/3 = 181
Article 55: Zoning Map Change: Howard, Gardner, Main Streets/Hanley (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 56: Zoning Change: Swift Rock Road – LUG-2 to LUG-1/Bamber (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 57: Zoning Change: First Way, Backus Lane, Allen’s Way, Third, Fourth, and Fifth
Way – R-10 to R-1/Valero (Called) Adopted as Amended by Cormac Collier by
Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 58: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pools (Called) Adopted as Moved and
Amended by Dirk Roggeveen by Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 59: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Parking Structures/Sanders (Called) Not Adopted
by Handcount Vote: YES – 193; NO – 165 2/3 = 239
Article 60: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Lot Area/Collier (Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted
by Majority Voice Vote
Article 61: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Accessory Use - VTEC (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 62: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: VTEC/Johnson (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 63: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots (Called) Adopted as Amended by
Planning Board by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 64: Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Corrections/Miscellaneous (Called)
Adopted as Technically Amended by Planning Board by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 65: Bylaw Amendment: Management of Coastal Properties Owned by the Town
(Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 66: Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Capital Program Committee (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 67: Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Finance Committee (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 68: Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services (Called) Adopted as Moved
and Amended by Mary Wawro by Handcount Vote: YES – 129; NO - 95
Article 69: Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services (Called, Call Withdrawn) Not
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 70: Bylaw Amendment: Community Preservation Committee (Called) Not
Adopted by Majority Voice Vote
Article 71: Bylaw Amendment: Adoption of Stretch Code (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 72: Bylaw Amendment: Sewer Commissioners, Board of (Called) Not Adopted
by Majority Voice Vote
Article 73: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes (Called) Not Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 74: Bylaw Amendment: Town Sewer District Map Change (Not Called) Adopted
By Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 75: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District
(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 76: Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 77: Bylaw Amendment: Car Rental Agencies, Registration of (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 78: Amendments to Town of Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust Fund –
Declaration of Trust (Not Called) Adopted with Technical Amendment by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 79: Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law Pertaining to Quarterly Tax
Payments (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 80: Home Rule Petition: Amendment of Historic District Commission Act/Dutra
(Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 81: Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 82: Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance (Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 83: Home Rule Petition: Harbor & Shellfish Advisory Board (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 84: Home Rule Petition: Planning Process (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous
Voice Vote
Article 85: Home Rule Petition: Conveyance of Land from County to Town (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 86: Home Rule Petition: Nantucket Sewer Act Amendment (Not Called) Moved to
Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 87: Home Rule Petition: Establishing a Cemetery Commission for the Town of
Nantucket (Not Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 88: Home Rule Petition: Town Charter Amendment (Not Called) Moved to Take
No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 89: Real Estate Disposition: Dreamland Theatre Easement/Liddle (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 90: Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance: Hulbert Avenue Extension/Lamb
(Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 91: Real Estate Acquisition: 77 Washington Street/Soverino (Not Called) Moved
to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 92: Real Estate Acquisition: 50 Union Street/Sarkesian (Called, Call Withdrawn)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 93: Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/22 Federal Street (Called) Adopted by
Declared 2/3 Majority Voice Vote
Article 94: Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/37 Washington Street (Called, Call
Withdrawn) Moved to Take No Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 95: Long Term Lease Authorization: Airport (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 96: Long Term Lease Authorization: Surfside WTF (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 97: Long Term Lease Authorization: Wannacomet (Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 98: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 99: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets, Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 100: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 101: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 102: Real Estate Acquisition: Land and Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 103: Real Estate Conveyance: Land and Paper Streets in Surfside (Not Called)
Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 104: Real Estate Conveyance: 144 Surfside Road/Webster (Not Called) Adopted
by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 105: Real Estate Acquisition: Paper Street (Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset
(Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 106: Real Estate Conveyance: Paper Street (Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset
(Called) Adopted as Technically Amended by Finance Committee by Unanimous Voice
Vote
Article 107: Real Estate Acquisition: Various Paper Streets (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 108: Real Estate Conveyance: Various Paper Streets(Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 109: Real Estate Acquisition: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 110: Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted with
Technical Amendment by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 111: Real Estate Conveyance: Transfer of Miscellaneous Town Land to Airport
(Called, Call Withdrawn) Adopted as Technically Amended by Finance Committee by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 112: Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land (Not Called) Adopted by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 113: Real Estate Conveyance: Industrial Land (Not Called) Moved to Take No
Action by Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 114: Real Estate Conveyance: Easement – Madequecham Valley Road (Called,
Call Withdrawn) Adopted as Technically Amended by the Finance Committee by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 115: Real Estate Conveyance: Grant of Easement 143A Surfside Road (Not
Called) Adopted by Unanimous Voice Vote
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Article 116: Appropriation: Stabilization Fund (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Article 117: Appropriation: Free Cash (Not Called) Moved to Take No Action by
Unanimous Voice Vote
Winners of the Glamorous Door Prizes were drawn by Selectman Brian Chadwick:
Megan Oberg Yankee Candle
Al Peterson Colonial Flameless Candle Lantern
CFS Chocolate Cake certificate, CFS book Marcia Aguiar
Annual Town Meeting 2011
Town of Nantucket
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
April 4 -6, 2011
Moderator Sarah Alger
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Night One
Tape One
Side A
Speaker: -- with that I’d like to have Margot Hartmann step up so the doctor’s in the
house, if she’d come forward that would be great. (tape interrupted)
Tape resumes: (applause)
Madame Moderator: this is a citation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the
House of Representatives… Be it hereby known to all that the Massachusetts House of
Representatives offers its sincerest congratulations to Nantucket Cottage Hospital in
recognition of a century of quality care and ambition, ensuring the most utmost attention
is given to all those in need of their services. The entire membership extends its very best
wishes, and expresses the hope for future good fortune and continued success in all
endeavors. Given this 4th day of April, 2011, at the State House in Boston,
Massachusetts, by Robert A. Toledo, Speaker of the House, offered by Timothy R.
Madden and Senator Dan Wolf. (Applause.) I just wanted to introduce… Steve
Anderson, who is Chair of the Board, who is also here with Doctor Hartmann. And now
I’d let… Patty Rogeveen just say a few words.
Rogeveen: The Board of Selectmen had a special recognition of its own a week or two
ago to thank the hospital for all that they do for our island residents, and especially
congratulate them on their hundred year anniversary as part of Nantucket Island. Thank
you very much.
MM: Thank you.
Audience: (Applause)
MM: We did not read the… proclamation from the Board of Selectmen, but it will be on
the hospital website tomorrow… for those of you who wish to read it…. Tim?
Tim Madden: The next one I take a lot of pride in brining this forward… unfortunately
we’re not in Worcestor. We’re on Nantucket. But I’d like for Jim Lentowski to c come
on up if he would, please… Come on Jim, don’t be shy, I saw you check in’ in.
Audience: (Applause)
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Madden: Jim was not expecting this, but I think it’s long overdo, and in last week’s
paper I found a perfect… vehicle to bring him to the stage on…. And that was…and I
won’t read the whole citation, but in recognition of being honored, the Land Trust
Lifetime Achievement Award for Conservation, and most importantly, for the forty plus
years you have… dedicated to the people of Nantucket and to the Conservation
Foundation. Jim, every time I walk on the properties that the Conservation Foundation
owns, and even the Land Bank properties that they… that the Town owns… I can’t help
but to think of you, and I often do. Because it’s your stewardship and your insight that
has made the foundation, in my opinion, what it is. You’ve worked with many Board
members, and we all know how difficult that can be… but you’ve done it for… for so
many years. You’ve made those properties special to all of us, and accessible to all of
us. You’re a true friend. I actually wore my Whaler tie tonight in honor of you, because,
seeing you on the sidelines with your daughter at sporting events, and seeing you out on
the moors and at the Cranberry Fests and everything, it’s really one of those treats in life.
I also enjoy the emails, but Jim… everyone in this community really appreciates what
you and the Foundation have done, and… I just… it wouldn’t be Nantucket without it.
So, as much as the hospital’s got many challenges ahead in the future, you have
challenges ahead as well. But mostly your goals you’ve achieved and it’s been largely
due to—(tape interrupted) (Rest of this side blank)
Tape One
Side B
Speaker: -- still be generating much needed funds without causing great hardship…
without causing any hardship—
MM: Thank you—
Speaker: -- to the renter or the homeowner. I urge you to level the playing field and to
vote to adopt this article as written.
MM: Thank you… Ms. Wheatley…
Wheatley: Thank you Madame Moderator… Nancy Wheatley… Six Right’s Landing…
We have had this type of article before us before. We have voted it down before, and I
recommend we vote it down again. We… these are not.. these are apples and oranges in
terms of what’s going on, and I would point out in our next discussion…we’re going to
ask the…t he property owners who own the homes which are rented during the summer
to take on a significant financial burden for a very important part of our infrastructure.
And, I think that we need to recognize that the taxpayers, the people who own those
houses, who enjoy them, who rent them, are a significant part of our community.
They’re not…they’re not a piggy bank to which we can go when.. when we seek to find
new funds. So please vote against this.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Benz.
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Benz: I would like to ask a question of Mr. Mi—Kopko… if I could. because, having
served on the Finance Committee for three years, and seeing the level of cuts that are
going through this community, I’d like to ask Mr. Kopko how much revenue might be
generated from this. That’s the first question… The second question is, whether it goes
into our General Treasury and is used for things like teachers… some of the subsidy that
we have for Our Island Home, any kind of thing where we are at the moment trying to cut
and scrape to live within our means…and then I’d also like to ask… I don’t see this
necessarily as an issue between … innkeepers and people who rent their house. I think
this is something that is important to establish for Nantucket. It’s a source of revenue…
that we simply are walking away from, and it is done virtually in every other community
in our Commonwealth. But I would like to have answers to those questions.
MM: Thank you. Let me… let me go around and see if I can get any more
questions…and then I’ll come to you Mr. Kopko to answer that. Well, seeing no hands,
Mr. Kopko, if you want to give a quick answer.
Kopko: Sure, Madame Moderator. Well… I think Mr. Ranney wants to call this the
stupidest idea… of the year… I’m not sure…
MM: Okay. Yes, up in the back.
Speaker: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m Flint Ranney. It’s not the stupidest idea,
but it’s the worst. We defeated it last year. I think this is the fifth time it’s come up. It’s
a new tax on people who have not paid taxes… like this before. They do pay property
taxes, which go up every year. They pay income tax on the rental income… and I think
it’s an unfair burden on homeowners on Nantucket who… would like to rent their
properties for short periods of time, and some for longer periods, to help them pay their
taxes, and just to survive. It’s increasing the cost of property ownership on Nantucket,
and I don’t think it’s fair… It’s not leveling the playing field at all. It’s… it’s a new tax
which is… a burden on our property owners. So I would just say, please just say no.
MM: Thank you. Back there in the middle. Mr. Kaiser, do you want to… stand up, then
I’ll come to you, Mr. Stott…
Kaiser: I’m just curious… of what the definition of short term… does it mean like a
week, two weeks, a month, or six months? Is that drawn out, what the… or… twelve
months?
Kopko: All of that is in the article. it’s in the text of the article. The definition of what
constitutes a short term vacation rental is in the article.
Kaiser: Give me a quick briefing on it? Are you talking anything less than six months,
or what?
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Kopko: No, it’s… I mean, everybody’s got the Warrant in front of them, and..
hopefully… has read the article at hand… I mean, I don’t want to sit here and read the
article… it’s six—I believe it’s sixty days.
MM: Sixty consecutive calendar days or less…
Kopko: Right.
MM: Correct. Mr. Stott…
Stott: Thank you, Madame Moderator. My name is Charles Stott, and I’m representing
the Madaket Homeowner’s Association, which opposes this article. And I’m also
speaking as an individual. Our family … has vacationed here on Nantucket for twenty-
five years, and… my wife and I had always hoped to retire here. We bought a house
about fourteen years ago… and moved to Nantucket six years ago… But in that interim,
the only way that we could pay the two mortgages that we had… was… by earning rental
income during the summer. Without that rental income our… Nantucket retirement
home would have been just a… a dream. There’s many other Nantucket homeowners in
this situation. And the last thing these homeowners need… especially in the current
economic crisis… is an excise tax that will make it increasingly more difficult for them to
rent their homes and pay their mortgages. There have been a number of news articles…
about the number of… foreclosures on Nantucket… and this… tax could very well push
some of these folks that are close to foreclosure over the edge. I’d also like to point out
that…in Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 64-G… Section One… provides for an
occupancy tax on bed and breakfast establishments. Those establishments that have four
or more rooms to let. But Section Two exempts Bed and breakfast homes from the
excise tax… And a bed and breakfast home is legally defined as… a private owner
occupied house… where three or fewer rooms are let… If bed and breakfast
homes…which are akin to other commercial lodging establishments… are currently
exempt from Massachusetts Occupancy Tax, why should a private homeowner, with a
house with perhaps the same three bedrooms… be subjected to… to this Occupancy Tax,
and risk the chance of being unable to pay the mortgage by having the… the rental
income reduced. Please join us in opposing this article.
MM: Mr. Karl?
Karl: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m Gerry Karl. My wife Janet and I have
owned the Chestnut House in town for thirty years. We have been collecting this excise
tax and sending it to the State… for decades… it’s been a very painless operation. To
begin with, it’s good to be here talking with you people tonight because it’s the only
night of the year when there will be this many registered voters, concerned citizens, to
hear this story. Now…we have had… trouble getting our story out there to the public.
We’ve tried to send letters to the editors of the last three newspapers that have been on
this island… and… they’ve never printed any of them, so…we’re happy to be here
tonight to talk to this group. Now, you may not be interested specifically… in raising an
issue like taxing and guest accommodations…but…the potential revenue from this
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particular change could bring a million, a million and a half dollars to this town… there’s
when you all become interested because it will effect… expenses… which eventually
may be reflected positively on smaller… smaller real estate taxes and so on… We… last
year brought this idea to the floor…unfortunately it was on day two, and there were thirty
percent fewer people… That’s beside the point…. We… we’re told by a gentleman at
the lodging… or rather, the real estate labor… that…
Speaker: (inaudible calling out)
MM: Mr. Karl? Could you hold the mike?
Karl: They said that this was… and I quote him…the stupidest idea he had ever heard of.
Now, normally we would be a lot calmer about the whole thing… but that triggered my
comments that I will make next. We tried to find out why it was so stupid…and we
found out, one, that they did not like a new tax. Well, it’s not a new tax… it’s an
extension of an existing tax… to more fairly incorporate the many rooms that are--
houses, rather that are out there in our same business. The second one was that the
homeowner… or the house owner, in this case, can’t afford another six percent tax on
top of their other expenses. It’s unusual that they don’t know by now that that is not the
case. The house owner does not pay… this tax…it’s paid by the guest. We collect it and
pass it on as we have been doing for decades. They say… Houses are not a business…I
don’t quite understand how they have come to that conclusion. I looked up…
MM: Mr. Karl, if you could… if you could wrap up… that would be…
Karl: Well, I’d like to get to the point that… we are as a group totally in
cooperation…we totally agree with the houses that are out there… they make up,
actually… the largest proportion of people that we could put up on any given night. We
can only handle seventeen hundred people, and we know there are thirty to forty
thousand people here on the island. Where do they stay? Well god bless the houses out
there. They are filling it in, they are doing the job, and we are totally in agreement with
them. The only problem is that… it doesn’t seem to make any sense to… I’ll say it right
now, the real estate lobby… they’re a hundred percent against it. They have been for
years. But you people out here, through the revenue that it will create are the
beneficiaries. We feel obliged to try to help the Town in their financial difficulties, and
this is the only item that’s come along since…I believe and they’re not the Land Bank—
MM: Okay—
Karl: -- I believe that brings money to the Town without asking to—alright, I’ve been
kicked down, so, bye-bye.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Shlesinger.
Shlesinger: Mort Shlesinger. I think that this is an issue of the Town perhaps getting in
one and a half million dollars in revenue versus laying off employees in the Town. And I
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think in the case of the six percent rise… the charge that the people who are renting will
make… it certainly deserves to preserve Town by increasing its revenue. Please vote
Yes.
MM: Okay. Yes. The woman in the blue…. Hang on. Someone will get you a
microphone I think…. Mr. Stover has long legs. He’ll be there in just a sec.
Speaker: Bea Gonella, former owner of Point Breeze Hotel. I’d like to make a motion
to amend the article, so that it would read… to reduce… to make the tax… two percent,
rather than six percent. Having seen both sides of this for some time now, I’m acutely
aware that the lodging people who have a short term rental are paying a… a huge chunk
of it. Those of us who do have some cottages to rent… you know, honestly, it’s the
people who come and stay in the cottages, who bring their cars, they bring their
disposable diapers, they bring their beer, they bring their paper plates… They’re the ones
who really stress the infrastructure. The people that are staying in the hotels and the bed
and breakfasts are not generally bringing cars. They eat out, and they don’t stress the
infrastructure anywhere near as much as the people who stay in… houses and cottages for
a week or two. SO I would like to amend it to read two percent (2%), rather than six
percent (6%).
MM: Wait. Before you give up the microphone, I have to understand your amendment.
This article is imposing a tax on rental property.
Gonella: Correct.
MM: Up to six percent (6%).
Gonella: Okay… can we ra—read it so that it’s up to two percent (2%)?
MM: So you want to reduce the amount on the rental properties, so that it’s up to two
percent (2%)?
Gonella: That’s correct.
MM: Okay. Is there a second?... That motion’s been made and seconded. Now, just on
the amendment, which is changing the rate of tax from not exceeding six percent (6%)…
to not exceeding two percent (2%)… Is there any discussion?... Yes? Hold on, if you
stand up, someone will get you a microphone… Ms. Sparroway… If you could identify
yourself, Ms. Sparroway, for the record…
Sparroway: Can you hear me?
MM: Yes.
Sparroway: I’m Joy Sparroway… Having had a… restaurant and an inn and a second
property that I rent year round so that it provides year round housing… on all those
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properties I pay taxes and percents… I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t pay on
the house that you’re making.
MM: Thank you. Okay. On the amendment… Okay, this amendment requires a
majority vote. A Yes vote will adopt the amendment. A No vote will defeat the
amendment. All those in favor of the amendment, please say “Aye.”
Audience: (soft) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, no?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: That amendment is not adopted. So now we’re back on the discussion of the
motion of the Finance Committee… made by Mr. Mulcahy… I want to correct myself. I
was supposed to have recognized that Mr. Kelly and Mr. Mulcahy switched places. But
they tricked me. So it was always Mr. Mulcahy making the motion. Mr. Kelly has
recues himself from this article. Any further discussion on the article? Yes. Mr.
Boyce… up… up behind you.
Boyce: I’m Dana Boyce. We are in difficult times. There’s no question. So are our
visitors. But tonight we’re again being asked to vote on taking the room rentals on
houses that owners rent. We’re often told by supporters of the tax, the tourists won’t
even notice. They do notice. Nantucket is already very costly, and we already tax
second homeowners more than we pay. They are well of that, and they do not like it.
And they don’t get to vote. We know how well the B’s and B’s are doing… or not…
they are struggling. It’s hard work. They were taxed last year, and understandably want
to level the playing field. Tourism is the backbone of this economy, and the high cost has
already driven away many. For the dollars and determination required to get here, a
vacationer has very many other attractive options. We need more tourists to come and
shop, eat, and employ our residents. Just look at how Main Street is suffering with fewer
shoppers. There are changes up and down. Those of us who live here are very fortunate
that tourists come here, they spend the dollars to support us and allow us to stay here.
How lucky are we? Let’s not make Nantucket even more attractive—unattractive for the
tourists, our lifeline. We need to nurture our golden egg, not break it. If we want to level
the playing field for the B& B’s, let’s remove or reduce their tax. We’ll do better with
more visitors. Please, vote against this additional tax. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. Right in the center.
Speaker: Madame Moderator I’d like to…get a point of clarification. I heard someone in
the audience say that this tax is done in all the other communities around Massachusetts,
and I know that the… uh, Representative Madden is in the house, and it’s my
understanding that there is no other community that has this tax. There is one that has
passed it, and it has to… it’s been sitting on the House floor for two years… waiting for
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their… Home Rule Petition to be acted on. And I was just wondering if… if Tim could
clarify that for us.
MM: Okay… um, Mr. Kopko.
Kopko: No. I don’t know where you heard that no other town in Massachusetts has…
closed the short-term rental tax loophole…Provincetown has passed this Home Rule
Petition. Yarmouth has passed this Home Rule Petition… a couple other towns on the
Cape. Massachusetts is the only state in New England that does not tax short term
vacation rentals, and the only… vacation and tourist destination in the United States that
doesn’t tax short term vacation rentals. If you go… on vacation in Florida, Aspen,
Hawaii, California, Idaho… wherever you go, if you rent a condo or a house for a week,
you’re going to pay a local tax. We are completely unique in the tourist industry in this
country that we do not collect this tax.
MM: Thank you…. Yes. Way up in the back. If you could just stand up, they’ll get you
a microphone.
Speaker: Good evening. My name is Jeff Boons… In looking at this article, it does seem
like we need to level the playing field. I would like to amend the article… in that we…
put a Home Rule Petition through… I’m not quite sure how to word this… that we make
the tax on short term vacation rentals the same as whatever our short term bed and
breakfasts are… So, if ewe want to choose three percent (3%)… that a bed and breakfast
is paying three percent (3%)… short term home owners are paying three percent (3%). If
we want to make it one percent… everybody’s paying an even amount. If we were to
reduce the bed and breakfasts down to two percent (2%) and have the short term home
owners would pay two percent (2%), I’m sure that the net amount, we’d be receiving
more taxes. And that would be a level playing field. I’m not sure how to word that,
exactly.
MM: Mr. Kopko, would you like to address that question?
Kopko: Thank you. I really appreciate the sentiment. One of the issues is that the
lodging tax that’s collected by single occupancy, single night rooms… is already eleven
point seven percent (11.7%). Five point seven percent (5.7%) of that goes directly to the
state, and we don’t see any of it. This… this article would require that every penny that’s
collected in this tax would come directly to the Town of Nantucket. And that portion of
the current lodging tax is six percent (6%).
Boons: So can we have it that the portion of the lodging tax is six percent (6%)? We
could… say whatever we agree upon… that it would be across the board? That of that
portion of that six percent--?
MM: I—I—
Kopko: That’s what we’re doing here.
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MM: I have to tell you I think you’re getting an amendment that’s too complicated for us
to do on the fly. I don’t see how I’m capable of drafting that out for you… unfortunately.
Mr. Kopko is telling me this article basically does what… you want it to do anyway,
because.. it’s up to six percent (6%), and I think that’s approximately the percentage that
we’re getting…
Boons: Could we… could we add a line in there saying that if we choose to make…the
short term vacation rental four percent (4%), then we would reduce… the B&B’s rate to
four percent. That would be a one-line… to reflect it? Whatever we chose for this would
be reflected in the B&B’s portion?
MM: I’m going to have to consult with Town Counsel about that…so… Okay. Town
Counsel has suggested, and I agree with him, that your proposal is outside the scope of
the article, and that you’re tying it to something that people didn’t have notice of at the
time the article was drafted and published, so we’re not able to make that change. Thank
you. I heard someone call the question. That motion would… is not debatable. It
requires a two-thirds vote. It does shut down debate on this article. If it’s adopted, we’ll
go right to a vote on Article Thirty-One as moved by the Finance Committee, as printed
in the Warrant. A No vote will defeat that motion, and we’ll go back to debating the
subject matter of the article. So, all those in favor of moving the question on Article
Thirty-One, please say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (Silent).
MM: I declare that that passes by a two-thirds majority…So now we will go to a vote on
Article Thirty-One as moved by the Finance Committee, as printed in the Warrant. It
requires a majority vote to pass. A Yes vote will adopt the motion. A No vote will
defeat the motion. All those in favor, please say “Aye,”
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: Okay. So we’re gonna do a hand count… All those in favor of Article Thirty-One,
please raise your hands and keep your hands raised until the tellers have counted your
vote. (Pause while count is taken.) So I have some hospital trivia for you… to
commemorate the hundred years. Let’s see. The first piece of information I can give
you…is that… a group of Nantucket citizens met on April 18, 1911… April 18… It was
the 18th of April in ’75, right? When Paul Revere did his ride? So some years after
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that… to draw up a constitution for the proposed Nantucket Hospital Association. The
first trustees of the hospital were elected in the summer of 1911. And that summer, they
hired Ms. Grace Gilman as the first nurse. Okay… All those opposed to the motion on
Article Thirty-One, please raise your hands and keep your hands raised until the tellers
have had a chance to count your vote. (Pause while count is taken) Okay. The vote on
Article Thirty-One. Yes, 245. No, 262. Article Thirty-One is not adopted... Okay…
Article Thirty-Three… Article Thirty-Three appears on page thirty-three of the
Warrant… It is.. the motion will be made by Mr. Kelly… in accordance with… what is
printed in the Warrant. I ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading. Mr.
Kelly?
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? The motion is made and seconded… Did you want to discuss
this first? Or should we go to Mr. Kelly, who called the article? Mr. Kelly? And, Mr.
Goodman, if you could get a mike up to him…
Kelly: Terry Kelly, Hummock Pond Road. I called this article because I don’t believe
it’s… it’s going to work as a way to fund the Sewer Enterprise Fund… There’s been a
shortfall in the past, and… just throwing a third, a third, a third, hasn’t worked. So… we
need to look at it and perhaps move on to the tax base and make it a more equitable
situation. You’ve got a Sewer District… and then those outside the sewer districts… and
then to have funding for betterments as a user pays is a great situation, but it’s not
working. If it was working, there wouldn’t be a shortfall. So, I called this to get some
discussion, and, hopefully, there could be an amendment… to… put more funding onto
the tax base… It’s the only fair and equitable way… If you’re living in Monomoy and
you’re looking at a betterment of seven to nine thousand dollars, and then if you’re inside
the Sewer District, and you have to have a betterment, and it might be only ten or fifteen
thousand dollars, and you’ve just spent, forty, fifty, sixty thousand dollars… on a sewer
system… in-ground sewer system in Monomoy… this is as an example… I don’t think
that’s equitable. We’ve got a fifty-five thousand dollar note, and we’re not…we’re not
funding it. So… if it was user pays, if it was working… It’s not working. So…we need
to make a change… That’s all I want to say at the moment.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Atherton.
Atherton: There we go. We’ll start over. My name is Rick Atherton. Just a little
background. You have a hand-out sheet, but it’s not easy to read. You just picked it up
tonight, so… I imagine a lot of you haven’t had a chance to go through that. I’ll give you
just a little background on how we got to the article, and the motion of the Finance
Committee that’s before you tonight. This started as a citizen article… and the attempt
was to move a substantial portion of the debt service from the sewer users to the tax base.
After that article was put on the Warrant, a number of discussions took place between the
sponsor, the Finance Committee and the members of the Board of Selectmen and the
Town Administration in an attempt to develop a consensus to deal with the problem…
and we’ll discuss that in a minute… that the sponsor was attempting to address…And
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maybe it’s important to just back up for a second here and remind us all that the article is
addressing our treatment plant. It’s not addressing extension of the sewer collection
system. And addressing betterments that might or might not be related to that issue. This
article is addressing how we pay for the debt service incurred to build the Siasconcet
facility and the Surfside facility. The Siasconset facility was agreed to maybe ten years
ago now to be paid for by this Town Meeting, totaled by the users in the Sewer Fund.
The Surfside Waste Treatment Plant Facility, again, took a couple tries here, but it was
agreed that the payment for the Surfside facility would be paid for, one third by the tax
base, one third by the sewer users, and one third hopefully by new hook up or privilege
fees. Technically, however, the way the article was written at that time, it was written so
that one-third would be paid by the tax base, and in effect two- thirds would be paid by
the sewer users. That fee, however, would be reduced by the amount of privilege fees
collected. The intent in concept would be what we all think of as the one-third, one-third,
one-third solution…and again, that would have been one-third on the tax base, one-third
on the sewer users, and one-third on new hook-ups. Clearly, the new hook-ups have not
arrived, and I think the consensus of this article, and those who are recommending it to
Town Meeting, is that the burden of picking up the shortfall in the one-third should not
fall on the sewer users alone. Therefore, the recommendation, in essence, is to take the
debt service related to that one-third, which you’ll see in your handout is approximately a
little over one million, five hundred thousand dollars, and transfer it from the sewer users
to the tax base. That vote would require a majority vote tonight. It would require a ballot
vote, because that amount of money would then be taken to the ballot as an override. It
would be a debt service override to go on the tax base. Now, that may be a little
complicated. One other nuance, just to make life a little more complicated...is that the
intent here is that if we get future privilege fees for new connections, that will lower the
amount that the general fund is picking up on the article. So in any one year, if we had a
million and a half dollars, for example, of debt service that the General Fund was picking
up, and if there are, to pick a number, two hundred thousand dollars worth of privilege
fees, that two hundred thousand would go to reduce the General Fund contribution
toward this one-third of the debt service, from roughly o ne million and a half, let’s say,
to a million, three hundred thousand dollars. Now, anyone with questions. But I have
tried to give you a short summary of the intent of the article. The focus, again, for I think
your consideration is to focus on that debt service number, cause that’s typically what
we’re addressing here tonight, is whether we are willing to have the General Fund step up
via an override vote, to be willing to pay up to a million, five hundred thousand dollars in
debt service… and the impact on the sewer users will be to reduce that same amount of
money from the Sewer User Enterprise Fund. I like to look at this simply as, these are
rough numbers, and actual impact on your taxes is in the handout, but I think of it as
roughly… ten thousand tax base accounts, and five thousand sewer users. SO, in effect,
the transfer to the tax base of a million and a half, is let’s say, on ten thousand accounts…
these aren’t the actual numbers, but it’s a way to think about it… are a hundred and fifty
dollars a year. The impact on the sewer users is the same roughly double that amount…
It’s less than that, but that just gives you the concept, here.
MM: Thank you… Okay, anything else--? Ah, yes, Ms. Wheatley.
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Wheatley: --Madame Moderator, here we are. Thank you, Madame Moderator.
Madame Moderator, I was Chairman of the Sewer Advisory Committee, and I’d like to
talk about the source of the problem, and so I hope you’ll indulge me if I go over my two
minutes… and I apologize in advance for doing that. At the first… at the first Town
Meeting where the Town failed to fund the Surfside plant, this was… I was sitting here,
and this was my business, and I was kind of looking around… I hadn’t been living on the
island all that long… and I was wondering where the planning was, because this was
something that one normally would have discussed with… with folks in advance… and
so…we did not pass… we did not pass the one-third, one-third, one-third yet…At that
first Town Meeting, but we did pass it at the second, and I was a strong proponent of
passing it. Now, since then, unfortunately, the Town has not done a lot of things which
it needs to do if we’re going to have good finances for our wastewater infrastructure. We
passed it, the plant was under construction, there was a sewer advisory committee formed
a few years later, of which I was the Chair. we made a number of recommendations.
There was a Nantucket Sewer Act which was supposedly absolutely crucial to our
moving forward. However, since we passed the one-third, one-third, one-third, very little
has happened to work on the expansion of the sewer system, and the only way one-third,
one-third, one-third would have worked was if there were new connections. The Finance
Committee statement about this… the one that Mr. Atherton referred to… says well the
new connections didn’t come. The new connections didn’t come because the Town did
not plan for the expansion. I support this proposal because I think… the ultimate plan
does put a burden on the sewer… on the sewer users, but I think we have to review the
burden between the taxpayers, who clearly benefit from the infrastructure and the better
environment provided by wastewater treatment, and that has not yet been done. There’s
concern about the expansion into Monomoy. Well, you can’t… you have to plan… you
have to work with the community before the expansion in advance of providing them
with… large bills for their betterments. There’s a lot of planning work that needs to be
done. It has not started yet… Well, I shouldn’t say it hasn’t started yet…It’s started, very
slowly. I think that we need to pass this article tonight, because we do have a financial
crisis, but we will continue to have a financial crisis until the Sewer Commissioners, who
are the Board of Selectmen, take their planning responsibilities seriously. So please vote
for this, but please pressure your selectmen to put together a strong planning process. It
can be done. We have good consultants who work for the town. As I’ve said, this is my
business, this is what I do, and we can do a lot better than we’ve done so far. And we can
avoid the financial problems that people have associated with our wastewater
infrastructure.
MM: Thank you. On Article Thirty-Three… this requi—yes… this does require just a
majority vote.
Speaker: Jeannette Topham… I’d like some clarification please from Mr. Atherton. Did
you say $150 dollars on my tax bill every year, or every six months, along with the $35
that I heard was going to be on the Monomoy hook-up. Can you please answer that?
Thank you.
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MM: Mr. Atherton?
Atherton: In the handout are the specific numbers… the hundred and fifty I used, as I
tried to say, was a way to think about it, not an absolute number… In your handout,
the…let me go back to how often… this is gonna be… the override will run for the
remaining term of the debt, which I’m guessing some of it runs out as long as thirty-five
more years… It will run off over that period of time. Much of it will be paid off much
more quickly than that. Whatever amount of debt is left standing each year will be
covered by the override. So, if you happen to have a… a property valued at six hundred
thousand dollars ($600,000.00)… assessed at six hundred thousand dollars
($600,000.00), the annual change in your tax bill will be fifty-two dollars and fifty-six
cents ($52.56)…Now I’m looking for… our Finance Department… she gave me the high
sign.. yes…That will be an annual amount, but it will be a decreasing amount over time.
In the worst case, for that person, it will be there for a while. For a property valued or
assessed at a million, two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000.00), the impact on your
taxes would be a hundred and five dollars and thirteen cents ($105.13). For a million,
five-seventy-six ($1,576,000.00), it would be a hundred and thirty-eight dollars and ten
cents ($138.10). The difficulty in figuring out exactly the impact on your sewer bills, are
that the sewer bills are made up of two components. There’s a fixed element, a monthly
charge, and then it varies based on usage. So… on average, however, the sewer bill
specifically in the handout would be reduced by two hundred and sixty-four dollars and a
penny ($264.01). Why I say that’s hard to point out is that you might have a house, for
example, with an assessment of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00), but it has
lots of people in it, and they have lots of water usage. and they might have a much higher
sewer bill because it’s based on usage. Just the opposite could happen with a… assessed
value on a house in the countryside, let’s say, with sewer that happens to have… it’s only
occupied a month a year, and their usage bill might turn out to be very low. They might
also have a diverter… to raise a subject you might want to all think about.
MM: Thank you—
Atherton: So…it varies a great deal by individual situations.
MM: Thank you… Okay. Yes. Up in the back. Do you want to stand up? I can get you
a microphone, and then I can go to you, Mr. Drake.
Speaker: My name is Steve Godwin. I live in Madaket. And you can probably tell
what’s coming: I have a septic system. Every year or so… every year or two… I have it
pumped… and it would cost around three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00), about half
of which actually goes to the town, because there’s a charge at the sewer plant to…
receive those materials. Also, within the last couple years I had to have the system
inspected. That cost, in my case, twenty-three hundred dollars ($2,300.00)… and I did
that without complaint, because it demonstrated that my septic system was operating.
And everyone, virtually, in Madaket has had that done. Many other people over the
island. I know people who have had that inspection done, and they failed the inspection.
And now they’re looking at anywhere from thirty to forty thousand dollars to install a
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new septic system. Now, I don’t see any compensation for the operating costs, or for the
debt service for a new installation being discussed here tonight. But, in many ways, it
should be. I can’t really find any difference between… me compensating the sewer
system versus somebody not on the sewer system, compensating somebody with a septic
system. I realize that definitely complicates the matter, but… we kind of take it on the
chin if we have a septic system. Thanks very much.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Drake.
Drake: Madam Moderator, Dan Drake. If I want to make a motion to table, can I
comment… first?
MM: Let’s see… No, you may not…
Drake: I will make a motion to table the question.
MM: Okay. The effect of the motion to lay on the table, is essentially to end debate and
end all discussion of this article… until it’s brought back at a future meeting, if at all. It’s
not a debatable motion. It requires a two-thirds vote. A Yes vote will adopt the motion
to lay on the table. A no vote will defeat that motion. It does take two-thirds. All those
in favor of the motion to lay on the table, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: That motion does not carry. Back on the discussion… You want a hand count?... It
clearly didn’t make two-thirds, but I will do a hand count… All those in favor of laying
the subject matter of Article Thirty=Three on the table, please raise your hands and keep
your hands raised till the tellers have had a chance to count your vote. (Pause while hand
count is taken.) I’m gonna give you the original mission of the Nantucket Cottage
Hospital. “To conserve human life on this isolated island, it is imperative that the
conditions under which medicine and surgery are practiced, must be superseded by
modern ones. “ (Laughter.) I have to read that again… “To conserve human life on this
isolated island, it is imperative that the conditions under which medicine and surgery are
practiced, must be superseded by modern ones.” Ha. So those opposed to laying the
subject matter of Article Thirty-Three, raise your hands and keep your hands raised till
the tellers have had an opportunity to count your vote. (Pause while hand count is taken.)
Okay, on the motion to table Article Thrifty-Three, Yes, 179, No, 221, that motion is not
adopted. SO we’re back on a discussion of Article Thirty-Three. Ms. Williams has
moved the question. That also requires a two-thirds vote. I’ll do that by voice. If you
want to continue discussing Article thirty-Three, you would want to defeat this motion.
A Yes vote will adopt Ms. Williams’ motion, and we will go right to a vote on Article
Thirty-Three. All those in favor, say Aye!
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Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent)
MM: That does pass by declared two-thirds vote. So, on Article Thirty-Three, the
motion is as printed in the Warrant, and as made by the Finance Committee. A Yes vote
will adopt Article Thirty-Three. A No vote will defeat it. It requires a simple majority.
All those in favor, please say “Aye!”
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: That motion is adopted. (Pause.) Okay. Article Thirty-Five. Okay. Article
Thirty-Five appears on pages thirty-four and thirty-five of the Warrant. The Finance
Committee motion was move to take no action on the article, with the comment that the
appropriation authorized at the 2004 Annual Town Meeting does not require a transfer to
re-appropriate for a Proposition 2 ½ Debt Exclusion Override. However, a ballot vote is
required in order to secure financing for this project. Mr. MaGee called this article.
And… are you going forward with the motion that you gave me the other day, Mr.
MaGee?... I guess get him… get the microphone there from Mr. Fronzuto behind you.
Speaker: Madame Moderator…Wow. Is this as loud as I think it is? Okay…
MM: Yeah. It’s perfect.
Speaker: Perfect. Good. Well, Madame Moderator I will eventually revert back to this
original motion… but… because of the complexity of this… process… I feel that I need
to explain what has happened over the last week or so to change this motion that I put
forth on Wednesday to you.
MM: Alright, wait a minute.
MaGee: I believe I gave you a positive motion on Wednesday.
MM: You did, but what are you say—Are you saying what I think your saying, which is
that you want to put forward this positive motion, and then at some point change it back
to the… to the move to take no action?
MaGee: Unfortunately, yes. But I need to explain why.
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MM: Okay. Can you just hang on one second?... Please? (Laughter) Okay, we’re
gonna do something a little different. We’re just gonna take a motion to… what is the
motion, here? Motion to take no action? And then I’m gonna let you debate it. And
then we’re gonna take a vote. And we’re gonna be all confused, but I’m gonna walk us
through it. So, first I’m gonna recognize… Mr. Kelly to make the motion of the Finance
Committee, which is move to take no action on the article. So moved, Madame
Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. MaGee?
MaGee: Ah, thank you. This will take probably four minutes or so, so, I don’t think your
clock will run out. I’ll try to move as fast as I can.
MM: We’ll time you.
MaGee: Thank you. My name is Chris MaGee. I’m a member of the Surfside Area
Planning Group. We’re the group that put together the Surfside Area Plan, which was
adopted by the town two years ago. The number one item in the Surfside Area Plan was
to have the town take the roads known as a portion of the Boulevard, a portion of Lover’s
Lane, Orokorwaw, and Monahanset. The reason for that is that these roads are
disintegrating. There are thousands of road trips by motorists on these roads looking for
the shortest way from the airport to the mid-island area. Especially in the summertime,
what happens is that… Old South Road gets so backed up, especially at Fairgrounds
Road, that people will do anything to move around that particular area. The Roads and
Ways Committees has listed the taking of these roads as the number one item on my
priority list for takings. So, these are roads that everybody is aware of, that are in
deplorable shape, and need to be taken care of. In 2004 Town Meeting, the Board of
Selectmen approved the spending of…or was given approval to spend up to five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or so to repair these roads, and to charge betterments to
all of the abutters and users in the area of these roads. What happened was that… when
the notice went out… what happened was that the…people in the area rejected that,
because they really did not feel that the Town recognized the heavy use in the area of
non-area motorists. Article Thirty-Five deals with the appropriation of those funds.
What has happened since this article was brought forth, what happened throughout the
winter was that we had a number of positive breakthroughs that have changed the nature
of this article. The first breakthrough was in a late February Board of Selectmen meeting
where an agreement was reached by our group and the Board of Selectmen on a cost-
sharing formula for the actual rebuilding of these roads. The BOS also voted… the
Board of Selectmen also voted to move forward on the road takings and to find the
dollars necessary to get the road rebuilt, which we believe would take time. We applaud
the Board of Selectmen for taking that stand, and very much appreciate it. The goal of
Article Thirty-Five was to free up the 2004 approved dollars for repairs, and broaden the
use to allow for those dollars to be used for engineering, and also for the takings. In a
meeting last Thursday, with the Town Manager, who’s been very helpful in this process,
with the lawyer… one of the attorneys for the Town… it was determined that the 2004
money could be used as… it stood in the 2004 article… for the engineering work and for
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the takings work. As a result of that, we no longer needed to present Article Thirty-Five
as we have presented here to you. In fact there was a small problem with Article Thirty-
Five, in that… we cannot use wording in Article Thirty-Five that basically violates one of
the bylaws of the Town, which making repairs would have done. So that is the reason
that we are rescinding, or would like to rescind the positive motion, and go back to the
original motion by the Finance Committee to move to take no action on the article. We
have actually found another creative way of being able to move forward with this process
without the article. Thank you.
MM: Thank you.
MaGee: I hope that was clear.
MM: Anything further on this article? Okay. So we are going to now take a vote. The
motion is to take no action on the article. A Yes vote will adopt that motion, and we’ll
take no action on Article Thirty-Five. All those in favor of the motion to take no action,
please say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent) That motion carries unanimously.… Article Thirty-Seven… The
Finance Committee motion was read into the record at the beginning of the meeting… It
is as printed on the screen. Move that the town of Nantucket accepts, pursuant to Chapter
to Chapter 82 of the Mass. General Laws an extension of a public way known as Miller
Lane, approximately seventy-five feet westerly of its current terminus as shown as Lot B-
1.1 on a plan entitled Review Plan to Show Proposed Re-division of Lot B, Miller Lane,
prepared by Blackwell and Associates, Inc., dated September 25, 2008, revised March 31,
2011, as laid out by a vote of the Board of Selectmen on March 30, 2011. Recognize Mr.
Kelly to make that motion.
Kelly: So moved, Madam Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion has been made and seconded. Do you want me to go to
the person who called this, or does somebody on behalf of the town want to explain the
existing motion? Mr. Atherton.
Atherton: I’m not sure I want to explain it, but I want to make sure I understand that
we’re talking about seventy-five feet, and by twenty feet. I’m looking down the road. I
just don’t see the twenty feet, but that was important, and in the plot plan… okay…
Thank you… I just point that out because we’re talking about that little red area, and I’m
sure Andrew is going to talk to this, so should I stop, Andrew? But, the twenty feet wide
was, I thought, a very important element of the Board’s laying out of the road, so I want
to make sure that’s included in what we’re talking about.
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MM: (Pause.) Mr. Vorce?
Vorce: Thank you, Mr. Atherton, for getting me to speak on this article… As Mr.
Atherton has stated, the Board… of Selectmen agreed to lay out the red area, which
measures twenty by seventy-five feet, the original length requested was four hundred and
fifty-eight feet. This… does give the owner of the three lots access from that side of
Miller Lane, from basically the current—(tape ends)
(Tape 2, Side A resumes)
MM: Thank you. Anything further on this article? Yes. Mr… Stott… or—
Speaker: Leslie Forbes. I wanted to just let you all know that there are five Madaket
Area homeowner’s associations. We are working together … and we conducted a
survey… to find out what was bothering our residents, and what they liked. We had a
hundred and thirty-nine respondents, which we thought was pretty darn good, out of
about four hundred and fifty septic systems…which is our best count. And a hundred and
twenty-nine of ‘em said mosquitoes. Get a mosquito plan in place. So… you’ve got
taxpaying residents who are supporting this… idea… this plan. We’d love to have it just
be treating mosquitoes, but we gotta start with a plan. Thank you.
MM: Thank you… Mr. Stott…
Stott: Thank you. Just a quick point on the money. First I want to say thanks to the
Finance Committee for the… countless number of hours that they put into… their
endeavors here to try to produce good government and a sound budget. But…I
respectfully disagree with their conclusion on this. It’s too bad that they couldn’t find a
way to finance this, because it really is not a terribly expensive way of addressing the
needs of… of lots and lots of residents and visitors… I consulted with the Assessor’s
Office and learned that this would… this proposal of a hundred thousand dollars would
increase the tax rate by six tenths of one cent. That amounts to… a six dollar increase on
an annual tax bill… on a house that is assessed at a million dollars. Six dollars a year.
So we would ask you to support lots of the residents and visitors to Nantucket who are
terribly concerned about the infestation of mosquitoes, and allow the voters to… to make
a decision by sending this hundred thousand dollar question.. to them… to act on in a
ballot. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes.
Speaker: Jeanette Topham. A question. How do we send a hundred thousand dollars
through a ballot question? Should it not be… send a one hundred thousand dollar request
through a ballot question?
MM: Town Counsel has told me that it basically ends up being an override question at
the ballot…. (Pause.) Mr. Kopelman, are you satisfied with the language that we have?
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You would like to work with the Finance Committee on that…? Okay… Would it be
helpful if I went on to something else while you worked on that? Okay. Then that’s
what we will do. Can we make a motion to postpone this matter to the… to come up
right after the next matter, which will be Article Forty-Four…Expansion of Purpose on
Landfill Site. May I have your unanimous consent to do that? Thank you very much.
Then we will go… thank you for your patience, Mr. Giles. We’ll be back to you. To
Article Forty-Four… This was called by you, Mr. Stott… Is that… is that correct? Okay.
And Mr. Wilhauer, are you making the motion that…we discussed earlier… Yes.
Okay… We’ve had a lot of discussion on Article Forty-Four… and we have a substitute
motion that Mr. Wilhauer is going to make… on Article Forty-Four…as follows…Be it
resolved that the Board of Selectmen, acting as the Board of Public Works, pursuant to
Chapter 169 off the Acts of 1965, as amended by Chapter 459, Acts of 1987, be
requested to develop the use of wind energy at the landfill, in order to provide electric
power to the composter, and otherwise to the benefit of the Town. Is that your motion,
Mr. Wilhauer? Okay. Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Do you wish to
make your presentation at this point, Mr. Wilhauer, or should I go to Mr. Stott, first?
Okay. Mr. Stott.
Stott: Thank you. This whole question of wind energy… at the Madaket Landfill seems
to have been a moving target over the last several weeks… with changes on… in the
position of the Town on Articles Forty-Five and Forty-Six, and now Article Forty-Four…
Originally, Forty-Five and Forty-Six were going to be positively recommended, and then
there was a change in position I believe. And there’s no recommendation on these two
articles… that were to be considered along with Article Forty-Four as a package in order
to provide wind turbines at the landfill. If, at the urging of the consultant, specifically on
Article Forty-Five, the financing, the… the Board of Selectmen decided to back off and
not support it, because the consultants argued that… there needed to be more community
outreach, more input from the community, more educational efforts made. If Forty-Five
and Forty-Six are not to be considered at this Town Meeting, and they haven’t been
called, then why is there a need to move forward on Article Forty-Four? I would suggest
that we wait and consider Article Forty-Four as part of a package of other articles… at
the next Town Meeting, after there’s been an opportunity for greater input by the
community… more education, and… a lot more outreach to folks, so that we make a
decision that’s best for Nantucket. There’s lots of issues involved, the least of which is…
is… or, some of which, are… are noise, shadow flicker and… and the aesthetics… of
whether or not a wind turbine is right for an island like ours… So this is an important
decision that we’re making and I would hope that we defeat this…article… as amended,
and wait until next year when we have a better sense of… of where we should go on this
important issue.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Wilhauer?
Wilhauer: Thank you. The… what is happening here is that we would like to be able to
start our design and development aspect of the… program… In other words, we’ve been
given three hundred and ninety thousand ($390,000.00) dollars by the State… I’m
sorry… CEC….and we need to move ahead and come up with a design and development.
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In other words, we do not know the particular size… or the number of turbines that are
needed. And in order to move ahead, and also to…utilize the three hundred and ninety
thousand dollars, we need to… pass this. This doesn’t say we’re going to do anything
except start the studies that w ill eventually end in coming up with a dollar amount, that
when we come back to the… Annual Town Meeting and request funds. So this is just a
first step in trying to define what kind of electric power we need, and how it would be
generated at the landfill. So this is just a preliminary necessary step in order to capture
the three hundred and ninety thousand dollars that has been given us. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. On the motion—oh. I’m going to go to Mr. Shlesinger.
Shlesinger: Is everybody in the auditorium familiar with the problems in Falmouth with
their… their wind turbine at the wastewater treatment plant? The people who are not
able to sleep… the people who have ringing in their ears? The psychological problems
that have arisen? I think that everybody should become familiar with these things… as
further discussion goes on concerning wind energy on Nantucket. Personally, we don’t
think that there should be any… wind turbines on this island, because of the density of
population… and the size of the island. Everybody could be effected by it in some way,
and under no circumstances… should a person or family be required to move off the
island because of the detrimental effects of wind energy. With respect to Mr. Wilhauer,
the three hundred and ninety-nine thousand should perhaps be used to investigate wind
power, but it also should be used to investigate solar power… current and tidal means of
power, and wind turbines to the south of Tuckernuck, where they can be set up
eventually, similarly to oil rigs, and operate and not bother anybody. Therefore, I would
ask you all… to turn down this motion because of the serious detrimental effects of wind
turbines. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Ranney.
Ranney: Hello? Hello. Thank you, David. Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m Flint
Ranney… Somehow I have found myself on the Nantucket Energy Study Committee… I
volunteered for that, because I thought it would look good on my resume. But now it
turns out there’s work involved. And the work involved is monthly meetings, and we
have discussed with consultants and all kinds of people… to decide what kind of wind
energy we want, if any. That hasn’t been finally decided yet… We are also working on
solar installations which won’t cost the Town anything. There are four places on the
island where those are being put in the next… within the next year.. I’m not a wild fan of
wind turbines…particularly those in Nantucket Sound. But… I am slightly convinced
that this could work if it fits in with the neighbors and doesn’t bother them with flicker…
the flickering of the light…in the…sound… The proposals that we’ve seen so far, the
Town would own two turbines that would be twice as high as the one at the high
school… and they would generate enough electricity to provide… to save the Town four
hundred thousand dollars a year in electric bills for the next twenty years. That’s a lot of
money. The.. the income, or the savings, would start right in the first year. The turbines
would have been paid for by the end of the eleventh year and for the next nine years we
have free electricity… thanks to National Grid. Now, this isn’t a done deal. What this
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article would do is.. would give us the… the … I guess the motion to go ahead to
continue with a project. Anything we do will have to come back to Town Meeting. So,
if we come up with a plan that the people in Madaket and Fisher’s Landing don’t like,
and they have a strong enough voice, and they can convince the rest of us that we really
don’t want that, then, we won’t go ahead with it. We will still go ahead with solar. We
are looking into other… means of alternate energy generation, such as the… tidal
generators that might go between Madaket… between Muskeeget and… whatever that
other island is over there. (Laughter) SO… we’re still working on it. What this article
does is allows us, if it’s possibly okayed from the Town, to proceed. If we don’t pass
this, we can just give it up and not do anything and turn back the three hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, which, by the way, is not tax payer money, it’s been collected by
National Grid on your electric bill, and they already have the money, and we are lucky to
have gotten some of it back. So, I ask you to vote yes on this article. And, it doesn’t
commit us to anything, it doesn’t commit us to any funds. It allows the Energy
Committee to go ahead and see what we can come up with in future years. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. The woman in the back… back row. Right here. If you could
stand up. (Someone interjects, off-mike) No. I’ve already recognized this woman,
who’s standing up. ( Interjector, inaudible. )No, no. Sorry.
Speaker: I have a question first, and then a comment.
MM: I have a question first, and then a comment.
Speaker: Oh, I’m sorry. Maureen Phillips. I live in Madaket. The… this grant… of
money, which National Grid… is so nicely giving to us… Is this limited in its use to just
looking at wind energy?
MM: (Another interjection from audience.) Yes it is… Yes, it is.
Phillips: SO, this has to be… the three hundred ninety thousand dollars which National
Grid is offering to give us has to be used to be looking at wind energy…. I put to you that
this is… I am not in favor of this. This, to me, sounds like, okay, we’ve got the money,
we’ve got to figure out a way to use it. As opposed to this being part of a… a larger plan
for the Town. And, I am very concerned where it is so specific about the landfill… and I
understand that at some point in time we’ll be able to make comments about this… but it
seems to me to be putting the cart before the horse. You’ve got the three hundred and
ninety thousand dollars, and that’s driving the train. As opposed to a… thoughtful, fully
planned energy… alternative energy policy for the entire island. So I disagree
completely with moving on this, just because somebody’s giving us some of our electric
bill money back.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Wilhauer, did you want to… follow up?
Wilhauer: I’d like to defer to Ann Cuspa, who is head of the Energy Committee. I’m
just the Vice Chairman.
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MM: Okay, I will do that. Yes, Mr. Goodman.
Speaker: (Cuspa) Thank you Madam Moder—oh, sorry! (very loud) Thank you, Madam
Moderator. First I’d like to address the grant itself, which, as Mr. Ranney mentioned,
was awarded to us from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Council. That money comes to
us from all Massachusetts rate payers. We applied for this grant, specific to the dump. It
can only be used to explore wind energy at the dump. And the reason why we chose this
site wasn’t a fly-by-night decision. We’ve been looking at, and we… I mean… the town
of Nantucket and the energy company… we’ve all been looking at these sites that are
owned by the Town throughout the island itself. So we narrowed down these sites to ten.
And then, beyond that, we asked for UMass, Dartmouth to help us pick out what were the
best among those. We have employed professional site planners, environmental
consultants, noise and visual consultants, as well as design and financial consultants. The
reason why we decided to table Forty-Five and Forty-Six was because we can’t give you
firm data as far as which turbines we will be placing our orders for… exact specifics on
where those turbines will be… What we’re looking for with Article Forty-Four is simply
to expand the uses at the dump to allow the… Board of Selectmen to generate wind
power there. SO, by passing this article, all we’re doing is sending a message to the
Mass. CEC… that the townspeople want to explore further wind power at… on the
island. So that’s what we’re doing here. And I ask you all to be part of the solution. We
need to think about the future of the island and our energy future. We all use power here.
This is part of our portfolio of renewable, clean energy that we’re looking at, so that we
can be in greater control of our own energy consumption and generation. So this is part
of a bigger picture. We’re looking at solar, tidal, wind, and conservation, and it’s all part
of… looking to the future, and leaving something for the island that we can be… have
better control of our own energy. SO, I ask that we pass this article. On behalf of the
Energy Committee.
MM: Thank you. Okay. Yes.
Speaker: My name is peter Morris, and I’m also a member of the Energy Study
Committee, and, as you can see, I’m also a member of the Finance Committee. You’ve
heard from Mr. Ranney, and you’ve heard from Whitey, and you’ve heard from Ann
Cuspa, and I would like to add my perspective, just so there is no misunderstanding about
what’s at stake here. First of all, your Energy Study Committee pretty much consists of
volunteer citizens who have some expertise in this area, and we’ve been looking into
renewable energy for at least two years. We have tried to discipline ourselves so that we
proceed carefully, thoroughly, factually in directions that make sense for the long run,
and we are talking here about long-term strategies for… doing things that….will benefit
not only the Town financially, but eventually also benefit you as homeowners and rate
payers. I won’t go into the details of how that happens, but what we are asking for in this
article is simply an article that will allow us to advance what we’re doing and try to make
as objective a case as we can at the next Annual town Meeting as to whether there ought
to be wind turbines, or a wind turbine, at the dump, and, if so, how we would envision
ameliorating or offsetting many of the adverse effects that you are aware of at other sites.
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And, I just want to point out that the grant that we got of the taxpayers money, the State
of Massachusetts, to study the dump site… was partially due to the fact that that site
has… is endowed with some of the best wind resources in the northeast part of the United
States, and it is an opportunity that you should consider carefully before you…sort of put
the kibosh on it. We would like to approach you next year with what we know, and it
may be that it won’t make sense, or it may be that it will make sense, but there will be
sufficient opposition that it won’t pass, but we ask that you at least give us the
opportunity as volunteer members of this committee to get to the point where we can give
you the facts and tell you what we think the pros and cons would be. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Is there anyone who hasn’t spoken on this article who would like to
speak? Yes. Mr. Barry.
Barry: David Barry. I move to motion on Article Forty-Four.
MM: Oh, you’re moving the question?
Barry: Yes.
MM: Okay. Alright. The motion to move the question requires a two-thirds vote. It
will end debate on the motion. If it passes, then we’ll go to immediate vote on Mr.
Wilhauer’s resolution, otherwise we’ll continue debate. So all those in favor of moving
the question, please say, Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent) That motion carries by a declared two-thirds vote. Now we’ll go
directly to a vote on Mr. Wilhauer’s resolution, as shown up on the screen. A Yes vote
will adopt the resolution. A No vote will defeat it. All those in favor, please say…
Yes… Mr. Stott?
Stott: It’s a simple majority… and it was after the meeting on Wednesday, we had a lot
of conversations and determined that none of the triggers requiring the two-thirds vote
are being hit, so it’s just a majority vote on this resolution. SO, all those in favor of the
resolution, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (quiet few) No.
MM: That motion carries. Okay. We’re going to try again to go back to Article Thirty-
Nine…And Mr. Giles, I’m hoping that you will agree with this revised language…
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Here’s what we have… Move that the Town raise, appropriate, or borrow, pursuant to
any applicable statute, the sum of a hundred thousand dollars, to be spent by the Town
Manager, for the purpose of developing an island wide comprehensive mosquito control
program for the Fiscal Year 2013 being contingent upon the passage by ballot of a
referendum question accepting this operating expense… from the limitations on taxation
imposed by Proposition Two and One Half, so called, General Laws Chapter 59, Section
21C… Is that…an acceptable substitute motion for you, Mr. Giles?
Giles: I couldn’t have done any better myself.
MM: (laughter) Okay, great! Thank you. So. On your motion… I think we were
already kind of into the discussion. You’d made your presentation…some questions
were raised… I think we’ve clarified those… Yes… Mr. Drake…
Drake: Thank you. Thank you, Madame Moderator… Dan Drake… I won’t be difficult
this time… I just wanted to make the point, in addition to those that have already been
made in favor of this motion…that a number of people have taken mosquito control into
their own hands, and I’ve known several in the Madaket Harbor Watershed area that have
called in commercial sprayers and so forth to… try to deal with the mosquito, and
frankly, I’ve been one of them. But, the issue is that a lot of them use a… substance
called Pyrethrum… which is… made from chrysanthemums, supposedly, and they think
it’s all very well and good, but if you do any research on Pyrethrum, you find that it’s
very bad for two things…. One of them is honey bees, and the other is shellfish larvae…
So, the use of these by private… the unregulated use of these by private individuals can
be very dangerous for one of our key natural resources. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. If you could stand, and we’ll get you a microphone…
Speaker: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Jacqueline Edwards. I live out in Fisher’s
Landing, and I speak in favor of mosquito control. We cannot go out our front door
without blanketing our whole bodies to get to the car. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. This motion… Yes… Mr. Kelly…
Kelly: Madame Moderator… I speak… I rise a little reluctantly to speak…against this…
motion because we’re absolutely all in favor of mosquito control. And I appreciate the
recognition from the sponsors. The Finance Committee spent hours talking about this
issue. We came to the conclusion that it’s very complex. The science is complex. The
rights of property owners adds a lot of complexity. There were issues related to… the
Army Corps. of Engineers, all the way down the line. When the proposal came through,
there was a blanket amount of a hundred thousand dollars and what you would be voting
on is basically an operating override is the motion that is stated now. The Board of
Selectmen, Town Administration and the Finance Committee worked hard to present a
balanced budget to you that would not require an operating override. Many very difficult
decisions effecting people’s lives, hours, and livelihood, of positions that were eliminated
were necessary to achieve that. We recommend that this issue be sent to the newly
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established Board of Health. This would be a top… this could be a top priority for them
to really wrestle with this issue. When this proposal was made to us there was no RMP,
or request when the proposal was sent out, so there’s no way to know what that hundred
thousand dollars is going to buy. SO, in conclusion, I request that you vote against this
motion and support the Finance Committee motion. Thank you. Yes?
Speaker: Hello? Yeah. Phil Stanbaugh. I live out on Polpis Road, right on Folger’s
Marsh… and lest anybody think that there’s not a mosquito problem any place else but
Madaket, come out to my place in the summertime. Try to run from the car… from the
house to the car without getting tons of mosquitoes. It’s a problem out in the Folger’s
Marsh area on Polpis Road as well. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. The man… next to Mr. Goodman.
Speaker: My name is Andy Shwartz. I live in Tom Nevers. I think that this article
makes more sense than anything I’ve heard hear tonight. It’s related to quality of life of a
large number of people on the island, and the amount of money its asking for is a
pittance. There’s been so much discussed here, that I can’t believe that you couldn’t find
a hundred thousand dollars to get started on this, which would improve… a tremendous
number of peoples’ lives… far more than three-quarters of the nonsense I’ve heard
discussed here tonight. So, I can’t imagine voting against this when it’s something that
so many people face every single day. It’s not abstract, it’s real, and I think it directly
effects the quality of life of most people on this island.
MM: Mr. Kopko?
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’d just like to echo the comments of the
Chairman of the Finance Committee. There are a lot of things that effect a lot of peoples’
lives that we can’t afford to do. I’m going to resist the urge to remind our Madaket
friends that if we had another source of revenue… we might be able to afford to do some
of these things, like mosquito control… and fixing roads, and all these other things that
we need to do. And your mosquito problem is the people out in the Boulevard’s road
problem… and somebody else’s other problem…we can’t afford to do anything…
everything… and we’ve gotta make choices about what we can afford to do. Now, if
we’re going to start thinking about… about affording things like this, then we should
have that discussion in the context of the General Budget… and come to the General
Budget hearings and let’s talk about doing those things, and prioritizing those things. But
to come… you know, this is old fashioned Town Meeting… you know… really, I…
really, folks, I seriously have a mosquito problem and I need you to raise a hundred
thousand dollars for it on your taxes…. This is… this is a comprehensive holistic process,
making a budget like this, that we all work very hard at, and I’m sorry… that there’s not a
hundred thousand dollars in the budget for mosquitoes this year. But we could sit here all
night and everybody could get up and say, I’d like a hundred thousand dollars for this,
and I’d like a hundred thousand dollars for that. I hope you vote this down. This is for
2013… We’ve got a whole year to talk about next year’s budget, anyway, so let’s talk
about it in that context. Thank you. Mr. Jackson?
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Jackson: I have to… Hello. I’m Haziel Jackson. I’m sorry, I have to disagree with my
friend, Michael Kopko, but I hope we don’t wait until someone gets Eas—what is it?—
Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or the other one here? And, it’s only a matter of time, and
it’s a lot of other parts of Massachusetts. So, if we wait for that, we’re being very short-
sighted, just as we were when we turned down six percent of money from people visiting
the island, staying in the houses out in those areas, they’re not staying in town. They’re
overall staying in those areas that are apparently mosquito infested. I live in town. It
doesn’t concern me. But I don’t want the people out of town to have a mosquito
problem.
MM: Thank you. Way up in the back.
Speaker: I’m Malcolm McNabb, and, actually, I’m on the new Board of Health. I just
have… I don’t think anyone objects to the sense of what this article says. But what is the
magic hundred thousand. I mean, maybe it will cost us twenty thousand ($20,000.00) to
develop a plan. So, my suggestion… it would say… up to the sum of something. I mean,
if someone could tell me what we’re going to spend a hundred thousand on, I’d be glad to
support it. That’s my concern. Mr. Giles, do you have a sense of where the hundred
came from?
Giles: Yes. This… this figure was developed in a series of discussions last fall, with Jeff
Willett and the DPW. We were… we were going to originally ask to… install a… start a
actual program, and then Jeff brought us this information from the Army Corps. of
Engineers that we have to do a plan, first, and so we changed our conversations to what
would a plan include. And it would include all the things we have to do… and he said
that there was nobody on the island that could do it./ We’d have to hire a consultant…
we said, how much? And he said, ask for a hundred thousand dollars. That would be…
probably be the maximum. So, up to would be okay with us, but we don’t really know
what a consultant would cost, cause they’ve got to come in here and study Nantucket, and
study the needs and… all the… layout of where are the mosquitoes coming from, and
then put them in the plan. To answer the question, it was developed as a maximum
amount that we’d ever need, and if we don’t use it, we give it back, like we did this year
when there was fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars in the budget we didn’t use, and we
gave it back to the Town.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Wheatley.
Wheatley: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Let me say first of all that it’s so windy at
my house in Tom Nevers that all the mosquitoes blow away…But, I have to say that Mr.
Kelly’s response to Mr. Drake illustrated why we need to pass this article. All due…
with all due respect to Mr. Kopko, I think one of the purposes of Town Meeting is that
those of us who care about the town can read the article and read the issues that are
before the Town and come in and propose something. Mr. Drake raised I think two
important environmental reasons… because we have honey bees here, too, and we want
to save our honey bees… and the unregulated use of… of pesticides is a serious problem.
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It’s a serious problem for all kinds of wildlife. We have a new Board of Health… that’s
fine, but I think they need… as Mr. Kelly said, it’s very complicated. We need the
resources to get into the complexity, so I urge people to vote yes on this, because it is
before us at Town Meeting, it is important to… to our health and our environment.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Benz.
Benz: And I would like to make the motion to table this and refer to the new Board of
Health for further consideration.
MM: Wait. Whoa…
Benz: Can I—
MM: There’s two—there’s two--- that’s two separate motions. So.. wait…
Benz: Okay. I’d like to move to table this. If it fails, I’d like to add deer…
MM: Okay. If you move to table it… you cannot… you can just make a motion to table,
and you can’t debate it. It requires a two-thirds vote. So, is there a second on this motion
to table? Okay… So Ms. Benz has moved to table this matter. This effectively ends
discussion in this Town Meeting. It would have to be brought back at a subsequent Town
Meeting. If you vote Yes…you’ll be adopting the motion to lay on the table. If you vote,
No, you’ll be defeating it, and we’ll go back to a discussion on the article itself, and an
ultimate vote. So, all those in favor of the motion to lay on the table, which does require
a two-thirds vote, please say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (very loud) No!
MM: That motion does not carry. Okay… Mr. Sanders?
Sanders: Thank you. Grant Sanders. I am happy to disagree with my friend Michael
Kopko, largely because I don’t want everybody to know that we’re the same person and
we always agree on everything. (Laughter) I live in the mid-island, and we don’t have a
mosquito problem, unless I forget to un-tip my dog’s bowl over… every couple of
days… but my in-laws do live in Madaket, and they do complain about the swarms of
mosquitoes out there, and they do often… drop by the house… often… unannounced…
largely I think cause the mosquitoes are so bad out in Madaket they just want to get away
from ‘em. As I understand it this is a… this is an override… This is an operating
override… it will increase our tax rate… by… six dollars. It’s a health issue. It’s a
environmental issue. It’s a quality of life issue. It’s a tourism issue. And, I happen to
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think that we do a lot of fiddling around…. in town government, and we don’t take action
on this. We’ve been putting this off too long. Please… support this article. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. I think we’re basically ready for a vote on Article… Thirty-
Nine, so. A Yes vote will adopt Mr. Giles’s motion as printed up on the screen. A No
vote will defeat this motion. It requires just a simple majority vote. All those in favor,
please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: All those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: That… article is adopted… (Someone inaudible off-mike) I know… Okay. SO
this brings us to our favorite topic of zoning…. Tomorrow?… I think we’ll do one more
article and we’ll see how we are. We may decide that that’s enough. So we’re gonna do
Article Fifty-Two, and then you can tell me what you want to do. Article Fifty-Two…I
hope there’s not a speed trap on the Madaket Road… (Laughter.) Okay… Article Fifty-
Two appears on page 49, 50…On 50 you get the Planning Board motion… it continues
till you get to 51…Planning Board motion is as printed in the Warrant. The Finance
Committee supported the Planning Board motion. I’d ask for your unanimous consent to
waive the reading of that motion. Thank you very much. And I would recognize Mr.
rector for the purpose of making the Planning Board’s motion.
Rector: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded… Now… Planning Board
members, do you wish to make your presentation, or do you want to hear from Mr.
Collier first?
Rector: I think we’d like to hear from Mr. Collier, first.
MM: Mr. Collier?
Collier: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Cormack Collier. I always have the good
fortune of… talking about zoning at the end of the night when everybody’s eyes are
glazing over. SO, just bear with me if you can. I… first of all, I want to thank the
Planning Board for going over all the articles as they normally do, giving it good review.
They did discuss this one in detail, and I did not make any comments during that public
hearing because I was essentially focusing on an original part of the article which got left
out. If you can pull up the map, please, I can describe, briefly… This is the map in
question. Hummock Pond going down to Cisco, Bartlett Farm Road going out to the
farm. And the various proposals being changed are right here. You have… Mr. Pease’s
lot… changing from LUG-2… eighty thousand square feet (80,000 sf)… to V-TECH,
which is forty thousand square foot (40,000 sf) minimum lot zoning. Mr. Power’s lot, the
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same thing, LUG-2 to V-TECH… The gardens, the nursery, changing from LUG-2 to V-
TECH… and the Fish Market, changing from LUG-2 to V-TECH. You have Land Bank
land… which is essentially a wash… not a wash… they’re not going to subdivide,
anyway… so it’s LUG-2 to LUG-3. And then this property here… R-20 to V-TECH.
My original concern was with a lot down here, which was originally in, and I appreciate
the Planning Board excluding that. Once I took a further look at these… it was presented
at the Planning Board meeting that no further net subdivision would occur… outside of…
as a result of this article. I was a little confused as to that, because these are all… the 3-
acre lot could not be subdivided under LUG-2. Going to V-TECH forty thousand, it can
essentially be divided into three more lots. This is another LUG-2, that could be
subdivided into three lots. Franny’s is over eighty thousand, so that could be subdivided
into another two lots. So I think I had a problem with that statement. I understand the
intent of this article, to memorialize the commercial uses… most specifically the gardens,
the fish market, and some recent activity that… Frank’s been doing on his property. I
just think the intensity in this area, in the Hummock Pond Watershed area, for that
amount of subdivision, particularly the V-TECH uses, which, I think there’s a later article
in the Sixty’s, which nobody called, which is changing an allowed use of V-TECH to a
convenience store… imagining multiple, multiple convenience stores in this area… just
doesn’t…to me… make good planning sense. Also, additionally in V-TECH, secondary
dwellings are not allowed. That would… I imagine… I believe… correct me if I’m
wrong, if there’s a secondary dwelling on this property that would make this
nonconforming. Franny also has… the Community Gardens over here… If he’s not
allowed to have a secondary dwelling, I imagine that is going…potentially.. make the…
incentive to subdivide and have another dwelling more… real… and, as a former member
of the Community Garden, I don’t want that to happen. I’d like the Community Garden
to continue to exist. Also, there’s… in the literature, in the actual article language, it says
that there’s a portion changing from LUG-3 to V-TECH… In this map there’s no LUG-3
to V-TECH. I ask you to turn this down. Have the Planning Board work on this. Again,
I think the intent is correct. I don’t want to see the fish market go. I don’t want to see
the… the gardens go. I think Frank’s been there long enough that he probably should be
able to continue his existing use under a commercial allowance, but I think we need to go
back to the drawing table to relook at this one… and get it right… particularly when V-
TECH’s only been used in two or three areas around the island. As we start changing
these uses over to V-TECH, we should really do it right from the get-go. Thank you.
MM: Thank you, Madame Moderator. What I’d like to do is take a few minutes, and
reserve comment, but first of all to address some of the technical issues, let me turn it
over to Leslie Woodson if you would.
Woodson: Hi, I’m Leslie Snell for the Planning Board. As Mr. Collier said, these
properties are currently in a residential zoning district. We will be placing most of them
in the V-TECH District. The purpose of this article is to formalize an existing
commercial note in the vicinity of Bartlett Road and Hummock Pond Road, and to adjust
the zoning to better match the character of these properties. The parcels that contain
existing commercial uses will be placed in a country commercial district… V-TECH…
and, although Mr. Collier did say that secondary dwellings are not allowed in that district,
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garage apartments are, so you can still have two dwelling units on a lot, it’s just a
different type of dwelling unit… The agricultural uses are allowed in all zoning districts,
so there’s not an incentive here to change from agriculture to a commercial use.
Maintaining agricultural uses are a choice of the property owner, and private entities can
provide incentives for those agricultural uses to remain in place through the purchase of
development rights. I would ask that you support the Planning Board motion. It does…
implement the Master Plan, by implementing the Town and Country Overlay Districts…
matching the zoning district to the character of the area, and establishing commercial
notes in outlying areas.
MM: Thank you. Is there anything….? Mr. Collier, a follow up?
Collier: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Thank you, Leslie… I guess one question… I
still do stand by my original statements. But also, number five in the actual motion…
placing a portion of 65-1… currently in LUG-3 into V-TECH… I don’t see that on this
map. So, if it’s not on the map, then it’s somewhat inconsistent with the language. And
also, a use of V-TECH is that primary dwellings are supposed to be accessory to a
commercial use on the property… Mr. Pease’s property doesn’t have a commercial use.
This isn’t memorializing a use on Mr. Pease’s property. He also would be creating a
nonconformity on his lot. Thank you.
Snell: Thank you, Madame Moderator. The parcel that’s shown on the map as R-20,
that’s going from R-20 to V-TECH… on the Tax Assessor’s Map, part of that property is
shown as a separate parcel, so it was unclear whether the entire parcel was R-20, or if it
was partially in R-20 and partially in LUG-3, so we listed it as both in the Warrant, just to
cover any technical issue that may come up. While I have the microphone, I’d just like to
address one last point that Mr. Collier brought up about subdivision potential. Although
the potential for subdivision is increased on the lot going from LUG-2 to V-TECH, it’s
decreased on the lot going from R-20 to V-TECH… so there’s no net… there’s a zero net
subdivision potential.
MM: Thank you. Okay… (Off-mike…One final question…)Alright, Mr. Collier.
Collier: Somebody just said, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s my second point. My
first point is, I might shoot myself in the foot. Does anybody who live in this… on these
properties… are they here? I’m not shooting myself in the foot. I think that it would
behoove them to actually be at Town Meeting to understand what’s being changed on
their property, instead of all of us changing what’s on their property.
MM: Okay. Anything else on… Article Fifty-Two? This does require a two-thirds vote.
A yes vote will adopt the motion. A No vote will defeat the motion. Seeing no hands…
the motion is as printed in the Warrant on pages 50 to 51… All those in favor, say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
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Audience: (very loud) No!
MM: That motion does not carry… Okay. I have a sense… Okay. Oh yeah, a hand
count. I like to end the night on a hand count. It’s two-thirds. But people like to know…
so. All those in favor, please raise your hands, and keep your hands raised until the
teller’s have had an opportunity to count your vote… We’re voting on Article Fifty-
Two… we’re doing a hand count… (Pause while count is taken.) Before we adjourn for
the night, the Town Clerk has requested that we vote the uncalled articles, so that she can
get them certified… So, hopefully I’ll just have a sort of a blanket motion to get those
quickly voted. That vote will require, just so you know, no pressure… it requires a
unanimous vote, because there’s one article, I believe it’s Article Two… unpaid bills
from prior fiscal year’s, I believe, that requires a four-fifths vote… I’m not able to
declare a four-fifths vote, so if the vote isn’t unanimous I have to take a hand count.
Okay… All those opposed to the motion on Article Fifty-Two, please raise your hands
and keep your hands raised until the tellers have counted your vote. (Pause while count
is taken.) ( Off-mike…Okay. Want me to tell you? What I have? One, Two, Three,
Four, Five, Six…Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen,
Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, Twenty-Three,
Twenty-Four, Twenty-Five, Twenty-Six, Twenty-Seven, Twenty-Nine, Thirty, Thirty-
Two, Thirty-Four, Thirty-Six, Thirty-Eight, Forty, Forty-One, Forty-Two, Forty-Five,
Forty-Six, Forty-Seven, Forty-Eight, Forty-Nine, Fifty, Fifty-One… Fifty-Three, Fifty-
Five, Fifty-Six, Sixty-Two, Sixty-Five, Sixty-Six, Sixty-Seven, Seventy-One, Seventy-
Four, Five, Six, Seventy-Seven, Seventy-Eight, Seventy-Nine, Eighty, Eighty-One,
Eighty-Three, Eighty-Four, Eighty-Five, Eighty-Six, Eighty-Seven, Eighty-Eight, Eighty-
Nine, Ninety, Ninety-One, Ninety-Five, Ninety-Six, Ninety-Eight, Ninety-Nine, a
Hundred, One-O-One, One-O-Two, One-O-Three, One-O-Four, One-O-Seven, One-O-
Eight, One-O-Nine, One-Ten, One-Twelve, One-Thirteen (very low voice: One-
Fifteen…One-Sixteen, One-Seventeen) Okay. Awesome. Okay. On Article Fifty-Two,
Yes, 97, No, 161… Article Fifty-Two is not adopted. The basketball game is tied at
nineteen, and… (laughter) although it probably isn’t anymore. And we’re gonna take a
vote on all the uncalled articles. So, if you have them noted down, please follow along
and make sure I don’t make a huge mistake. I’m going to recognize Mr. Kelly for the
purpose of making this motion. Move that the following articles b e voted as
recommended and or amended by the Finance Committee or as recommended and or
amended by the Planning Board, as printed in the finance Committee report, with
technical amendments brought forward during the course of the meeting. One, Two,
Three, Four, Five, Six…Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen,
Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-One, Twenty-Two, Twenty-
Three, Twenty-Four, Thirty-Five, Twenty-Six, Twenty-Seven, Twenty-Nine, Thirty,
Thirty-Two, Thirty-Four, Thirty-Six, Thirty-Eight, Forty-One, Forty-Three, Forty-Five,
Forty-Six, Forty-Seven, Forty-Eight, Forty-Nine, Fifty, Fifty-One, Fifty-Three, Fifty-
Five, Fifty-Six, Sixty-One, Sixty-Two, Sixty-Five, Sixty-Six, Sixty-Seven, Seventy-One,
Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five, Seventy-Six, Seventy-Seven, Seventy-Eight, Seventy-Nine,
Eighty, Eighty-One, Eighty-Three, Eighty-Four, Eighty-Five, Eighty-Six, Eighty-Seven,
Eighty-Eight, Eighty-Nine, Ninety, Ninety-One, Ninety-Five, Ninety-Six, Ninety-Eight,
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Ninety-Nine, a Hundred, Hundred and One, Hundred and Two, Hundred and Three,
Hundred and Four, Hundred and Seven, Hundred and Eight, Hundred and Nine, Hundred
and Ten, Hundred and Twelve, Hundred and Thirteen, Hundred and Fifteen, Hundred and
Sixteen and One Hundred and Seventeen. Is that your motion, Mr. Kelly?
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Great. Then, all those in favor of that motion, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: All those opposed?
Audience: (silent)
MM: That motion is unanimously adopted. I would entertain a motion to adjourn
tomorrow at six p.m. at this place. Thank you. I will accept that unanimously.
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Night Two
April 5, 2011
Tape One
Side A
MM: -- so I’m gonna put Mr. Barida in place of Mr. Reade. In One-O-Five and One-O-
Six. Okay. Article Fifty-Four. It appears on page 52 of the Warrant. It has a positive
Planning Board motion. It is as printed in the Warrant. I ask for your unanimous consent
to waive the reading. And I would recognize Mr. Rector, Chairman of the Planning
Board for the purpose of moving the Planning Board’s motion as printed in the Warrant.
Rector: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? (off-mike: Second.) Motion is made and seconded. It was
called by Mr. Collier, so I’m going to go right to him, I think.
Collier: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Cormack Collier. I’m going to be very brief.
If you could pull up the map really briefly. I’m gonna do something a little different
here. Instead of telling you what I think is wrong with this article, and what I put to the
Planning Board… I just want to say, briefly, what this article is is a gentleman trying to
change a portion of his lot from R-20, twenty thousand square foot zoning, to R-10, ten
thousand square foot zoning. Clearly just an article to serve… his purposes. And I felt
that… I believe in the Town Meeting process. I believe that if you want to change the
zoning on your own individual lot, you should come to your peers, come to your
community at Town Meeting, and explain why. So instead of telling you what I think is
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wrong, I think the individual and the Planning Board who voted on it, should tell you
what they think is good with the article.
MM: Mr. Walsh?
Walsh: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Good evening. As you can see on this map…
As you can see on this map—
MM: I’m sorry… Could you identify yourself for the record?
Walsh: Sorry. I am Robert Walsh. I am the owner of 39 Bartlett Road. This… map,.,,
the lot in question, 39 Bartlett Road, is a large and unique property for this area. All of
its three hundred and seventy five (375) frontage… foot frontage… is… abuts the R-10
Zone. As you can see… R-10. What I’m asking for is that you allow one lot, with all of
its frontage, to be in the R-10 zone, and the remaining property to stay in the R-20 Zone.
This will enable me to subdivide the property. The family that’s living in the house and I
for the past five year I’ve been paying on a mortgage that’s under water, due to
devaluation of the property. A positive vote will maybe bring the assessed value up to
our current debt level. Once subdivided, the town will be able to have two properties
with two different owners to tax. As stated in page 147 of the Warrant, the Planning
Board considers this in compliance with the Master Plan, and they voted in favor of this
article as amended. I respectfully request that you agree with them and vote in favor of
this article. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Rector?
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m Barry Rector, Chairman of the Planning
Board. This came before the Board, and we really did listen to the applicant, and a few
things came to our attention. If you look on the map, on both sides of him, is R-10
zoning at this point. So, he… I believe he’s still consistently within his right to ask for
that change. The other thing was that if this lot did go strictly to R-10, he could wind up
with three lots. And, I think, I’ll give to Mr. Walsh’s credit, that he instead decided to
bring it down to two, which, as we listened to it, the Board thought was a reasonable
compromise here. I ask you to take some consideration tonight, listen to his story, listen
to the time that we took with this as well, too, and say I think this is a good move for the
Town to adopt at this point. If I may have just a moment of latitude… Madame
Moderator?
MM: Yes. Yeah, I know. It’s zoning night, tonight, and here you all are, God bless you.
The only thing I want to say is, I know zoning is really tough to get through sometimes.
It’s definitely one of the driest subjects you’re going to run into, but as you can see, too,
it also holds a lot of weight, in terms of what happens with the Town. So, I can’t
necessarily speak for my whole board or the staff, but I do want to say, thank you for
being here tonight. Thank you for weathering through the process. It means a lot I think
to all of us to see you here tonight. Try to work with us, and really, if you do have any
questions, and the staff, I think, would echo this in a second, this is what we’re here for,
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as well. So, if no one else says it, let me say thank you for working with us and
weathering through this tonight. Andrew did you want to say anything further? No.
He’s gonna… he’s gonna be shy. Thank you. Thanks again, Ladies and Gentleman. I
really do appreciate it, and I know our board and staff appreciates it.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Williams.
Williams: I’d like to thank you also for being here on one of the most torturous nights…
zoning. We voted in favor of this, or, at least I voted in favor of this, because it’s
immediately next to an R-10 Zone, and it’s across the street from an R-10 Zone, which
used to be RC-2, and if you look at the pink section, you’ll see RC-2, which is only five
thousand square feet, and last year, or two years ago, we helped out the residents, which
is now in the R-10, by changing from RC-2 and any threat of commercial, to R-10. Town
Meeting is in the habit, or, used to be, of helping its citizens… in small ways, when it
doesn’t start a negative precedent. And this is not a negative precedent. We’ve done
other zoning changes that have helped citizens of Nantucket maintain their homes. This
is one of those occasions where that’s the case. It doesn’t qualify necessarily for a
covenant. If they cannot subdivide, they have a large percentage of losing their home.
Or losing the ability to construct a home on that lot. If you take a look again it has been
subdivided, or bifurcated, because he’s left the R-20 on the left side, and he’s only going
to R-10 on the corner, which is right next to the rest of the R-10. It is not considered spot
zoning, because it is immediately proximate the R-10 zone. I’d ask you to vote in favor
of this. Cormack asked what’s right about it. What’s right about it is that we have the
chance to help a family stay here and keep their property. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Holland. Just give it a second.
Holland: Thank you. Chris Holland. Just looking at the map, if this were to be
approved, or passed or what have you, then why wouldn’t we expect next year to have all
of the people… I presume north of what we’re looking at now, with two dwellings, or
two buildings, at least, on every lot… Why wouldn’t we expect them to come in and want
to split them into two lots also? I fail to understand the reasoning. I think that this
gentleman could probably put a second house or dwelling on the lot, and that’s where it
was zoned. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Benz?
Benz: I agree with Mr. Holland. I think that… we have just gone through a very serious,
and I think very productive… number of Annual Town Meetings where the Planning
Board and the Planning Staff has done a wonderful job in trying to bring uniformity and
conformity to… sections like we see there in green. And, I understand the plight of
people. This is like a private bill that is being brought to the… the voters here. But I
think it… sorry to have to disagree with Linda, but I think it does open up the possibility
for other people… to try to… accomplish the same thing. And it almost flies in the face
of all the work the Planning Board has done, I thought, very, very well over the last few
years. Thank you.
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MM: Thank you. Yes. The gentleman right across the aisle.
Speaker: Kent Murphy. I’d… I’d speak in favor of Bob’s article. I want to point out
again that… this is a Town Meeting. We are a town. We do come together at times to
make decisions. That’s what this process is about. If people came forward in the
adjacent lots, they would be taken on their merits. And I think that the merits here are
that the R-10 is adjacent… and especially the RC-2 being so close, it’s appropriate for the
area. Bob did make compromise when he went to the Planning Board meeting. That’s
what those meetings are for, to work out this kind of thing. I think you’ll find, with the
restructuring and the Comprehensive Plan and the good work that the people… sitting
down here… have done, there has been an overall net gain… if you want to say that… in
the reduction of buildability in the zoning process in the Comprehensive Plan. So you’re
not going to really be giving away something for… you know, to have this lot. So it’s
appropriate to… the area… and it’s not going to be a domino effect, because …the same
parameters don’t meet for those other lots being so close to the RC-2 and the R-10 wrap
around… like that… and the street frontage. And, the bottom line is, that if it does come,
it’s gonna come right before you, and it’s gonna come on a case by case basis. And that’s
why we have this Town Meeting. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. Mr. Kaiser.
Kaiser: Yes. My name is actually Pete Kaiser (Kazer) but—
MM: Sorry. Whatever—
Kaiser: I just want to make some—just a brief statement. I believe the Planning Board
has done their due diligence and turned a positive motion, backed by the Finance
Committee. So I’d urge the fellow citizens to support this article. Again, the family’s
been here a long time. The kids grew up here. For what that matters… if it doesn’t…
And the other thing is that it also sits on Town water, Town sewer, so… that’s it. I would
urge you again to approve this.
MM: Thank you. Okay. Up in the back, and then I’ll come over here. I’ll go to Mr.
DeCosta.
DeCosta: Is it on? I would urge everyone to support this, for a number of reasons. One,
as Pete just said, it’s an island family who’s in a situation where if they don’t subdivide
this lot, they could possibly lose their home. Now, you may call that spot zoning, I call it
doing the right thing. The second thing is, is this is an area where we have Town water
and we have Town sewer, and this is in an area where development should be
encouraged, not discouraged. We just had an article in Town Meeting last night where
we approved the amount of money that we’re going to pay for out of our taxes because
there’s not enough homes to pay for the sewer treatment plant. Well here’s a property
that already has water and sewer running down it. If they sell this lot off, they’re going to
have to pay the land bank fee, they’re going to have to pay the sewer privilege fee, and
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they’re going to have to pay the monthly sewer charges. This is a perfect example of
where a lot should be developed. I just… I don’t understand why we’re even debating
this. This seems like the right thing to do. Thank you. Mr. LaFarge.
LaFarge: Thank you Madame Moderator. Bam LaFarge. I would just like to ask of Mr.
Vorce, or some power that be, if this were denied, could they apply for a second
dwelling?
MM: Yes. The answer is yes. They could apply for a second dwelling. Okay. This…
Oh… Ms. Wheatley?
Wheatley: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Nancy Wheatley. This may be my one
chance tonight to thank the planning Board staff for all the good work that they do. I
think the fact that they went through and considered this, and we are in such good shape
with our zoning right now, suggests that this is a good plan. And the one thing which
none of the recent speakers have said is, this is going to improve… the Town’s financial
situation is better as well, because they will now have two properties instead of one. It’s
not the same as having a second dwelling on one property. SO I hope people will support
it.
MM: The gentleman in the blue sweatshirt in the… Do you want to just stand up? I’m
sure Mr. Goodman will hand you the microphone.
Speaker: Thank you. I had my zoning actually change from RC-2 to R-10 and I couldn’t
subdivide my lot. And because of that my house is basically in foreclosure. This
gentleman, who I’ve never met before in my life, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him, but I
know he’s at Town Meeting… he’s asking the people he lives next to and votes with to
help him out. Maybe someone else like Kent Murphy might get a building job out of
this. Maybe we might tie into Town Sewer. Maybe someone else could live here and
help out the community and be a part of the community, instead of just looking at
something and saying it sets a precedent, or something else like this. He asked… I
mean… look at every single one of those lots has two dwellings on it. Just… I don’t
know… maybe the Land Bank can buy the lot from him after he subdivides it. But
there’s got to be another solution, instead of just saying No to someone who obviously
wants to live here, and obviously has gone and done his due diligence to put an article in
Town Meeting.
MM: Thank you. Okay. This article requires a two-thirds vote. A yes vote will adopt
the Planning Board motion as printed in the Warrant. A No vote will defeat that motion.
All those in favor, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: All those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
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MM: Okay. I’m going to have to do a hand count, so all those in favor of the motion, on
Article fifty-Four, please raise your hands and keep your hands raised until the tellers
have had an opportunity to count your vote… I have been given a note that there is a
silver Toyota, license 971EFG in the pool lot with the lights on… I also want to mention
that tonight, April 5th, is the fifty-second wedding anniversary of John and Bev
McLaughlin. (Applause) Yay! John should be down with the Planning Board, but he’s
hiding way up in the back, and Bev is doing all the work checking people in, she’s one of
the dedicated checkers. All those opposed to the motion on Article Fifty-Four, please
raise your hands and keep your hands raised until the tellers have had a chance to count
your vote. (Pause while count is taken.) In 1761, two hundred and fifty years ago, at a
legal Town Meeting in May, it was voted that the Town will make an application to the
General Court to desire them to pass an act to masters and mistresses of houses
entertaining of minors at unreasonable hours of the night in drinking, carousing, and
frolicking, contrary to the minds of their parents or masters. (Laughter.) Voted that the
Selectmen of the Town draw up a petition on behalf of the Town to the General Court in
order to have the above mentioned vices suppressed. (Laughter.) (Pause.) Here’s
another hospital fact… Nantucket Cottage Hospital purchased its first home in December,
1912, on Westchester Street, and opened two years later with the first of its only three
patients during that summer, admitted on August 12th, 1914… On Article Sixty… Mr.
Murphy has withdrawn his call of Article Sixty, which is a zoning bylaw amendment lot
area article… It is…on page… sixty-one and sixty-two of the Warrant… and it had a
positive Planning Board recommendation… Does anyone else wish to be heard on Article
Sixty? If not, I’ll throw it by itself into a pot that may grow…to be voted on at the end
tonight… (Pause.) Okay. The vote on Article Fifty-Four… Yes, 206… No, 65… Two-
thirds is 181… Article Fifty-Four is adopted. (Applause.) Okay… Then we go to Article
Fifty-Seven… which starts on page 54… and continues to page 55… where the Planning
Board motion is near the bottom… It continues onto page 56…. We did have a technical
amendment, changing Allen’s Way to Allen’s Lane... on those three parcels on 24, 26,
and 28… With that… amendment, is that your motion, Mr. Rector?
Rector: SO moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: And I would ask for your unanimous consent to waive reading that… thank you. Is
there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Collier?
Collier: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Cormack Collier. I won’t be as brief as… I
was on the last one. I want to say a few things on this one. This is a very interesting
article in terms of really looking at the Hooper Farm area… all the way from this certain
zoning of the area, the lot sizes, and, maybe most importantly, the state of the roads, and
potential subdivision in that area… The Planning Board really did a lot of thinking about
this article, and actually ended up having a… three to two vote… What the article itself
is, is all the lots that are in red are proposed to be changed from R-10 to R-1… R-10 is
minimum lot size ten thousand square feet, R-1 is minimum lot size five thousand square
feet. R-1 is scheduled to be… phased out for the Master Plan… and most likely replaced
with.. R-5 I believe…The Planning Board, during their deliberations and discussions
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were presented, from the Planning Board staff, with a series of recommendations. One
was, do nothing. One was, take out…a number of lots, There used to be more lots that
were involved in the original article…Take out a number of lots, leave these in, and then
take out all the lots, except for one lot that was one First Way, which, essentially, abuts
R-1. After thinking about this article, and participating in those discussions, I wanted to
offer a compromise amendment. I sent it to you earlier. I’m not sure if you pulled it up.
It’s fairly self-explanatory… Another issue that came up during the planning Board
discussions was… really looking at this area in a more holistic sense, instead of … doing
such a large scale change from R-10 to R-1,… Before you… you go too far… tell me…
we didn’t get a chance to make your…
Collier: Yeah, very simple. Basically it’s just to leave… the only lot in is 55-99.1… the
lot on First Way…
MM: Okay… So your motion is to delete all of the land except… which one…?
Collier: the first one that was on that list… that is crossed out.
MM: Oh. 55-99.1… at 12 First Way…
Collier: Yeah. I make a—
MM: Wait—okay. So you say, So moved.
Collier: So moved.
MM: And then the person next to you says seconded…. Perfect. Now, you can go ahead
and discuss your amendment.
Collier: Thank you. Like I said, this amendment is a compromise… to, hopefully get the
Planning Board… on board… unanimously, going forward, to potentially look at this…
at this area…Maybe not necessarily as an Area Plan, which has been done in certain
areas, to look at a whole range of different issues…But more… maybe a more
comprehensive micro plan that will look at zoning… looking at how some R-5 could
potentially go in some areas. Look at, the roads…most particular… some of the lots that
I’m taking out could be ANR-ed… which means Approval Not Required… which means
that the Planning Board’s hands are completely tied on doing any potential road
improvements…those roads in that community really need a lot of improvement. That’s
not just from me, that’s from the neighbors that are in there. So, I think what this
compromise amendment is hopefully doing is allowing this one lot, which potentially
was left out when that R-1 got changed recently, in the past, past couple of years. Take
those bottom lots out, which is a very long peninsula, going down to Hooper Farm and
the back road…just allowing that change to happen. Have the neighbors, the residents of
the community work with the Planning Board, bring back a proposal next year or the year
after that we’ll look at this area in a more holistic sense.
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MM: Is that the lot your—
Collier: That is the lot.
MM: That’s the lot you’re leaving in-?
Collier: Yes—
MM: These lots are out.
Collier: That’s the amendment, yeah.
MM: Okay…
Collier: Thank you.
MM: Thank you. I didn’t know whether the sponsor was here and wanted to speak,
otherwise I’ll go to Ms. Williams.
Williams: I don’t want to necessarily retread what we just did with Mr. Walsh’s lot, but
we may have a similar situation here… It started out…as Cormack said, with an awful lot
more lots going down Bakus Lane, which is right across from the ice rink… Going down
the back side on the West side of… Allen’s Way… or Allen’s… Lane… We took all
those out because they’re immediately proximate to wetlands, and they’re much bigger
lots. The Master Plan, that we all passed here… almost unanimous vote, some years
ago…says to increase density where there’s already density… As everybody knows, the
mid-island are is heavily developed, mostly by year round people… almost exclusively
by year-round people… or, if someone off-island owns a house, it’s rented to a year-
round… occupant… When this area was first developed it was developed as an R-1,
which is five thousand square feet. I know these R-1;s, V-TECHS and things like that are
very confusing… but R-1’s five thousand square feet. Cormack mentioned that there are
plans to convert this to R-5, which is five thousand square feet… Good question. We’re
not going to R-5 yet… there has to be a little bit more work done on that… and there’s
more of a… we’re trying to get rid of all the R-1’s all over the island. But, in the
meantime, I don’t believe some of the residents who are impacted by this along Hooper
Farm Road can wait till we get to the R-5… This is… if you look on the North side, up
towards the top, that R-1 was added back in about five years ago, to help someone who
lives here year round who is also losing her home. They were allowed to subdivide, and
the woman who subdivided it subsequently died, and the house to her family, and the
other person was able to keep her home. She still lives… she’s a Town employee… and
she still lives there with her family. This is what’s happening. Conversely, we increase
density under the Master Plan, where density’s appropriate, which is here, and we
decrease density outside of Town, which is what we have done… over the last ten years,
open space has been restricted… there have been a lot of up zoning. We have traded off
in the out of town areas that don’t have water, don’t have sewer, don’t have a bike path…
this has water, sewer, NRTA, and bike path, and it’s within walking distance of the
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school, and every morning you can see a bunch of kids walking down that sidewalk, and
down First Way.
MM: If you could wrap up, Ms. Williams.
Williams: There are a lot of people impacted… by the change…in a favorable manner. I
know one guy at the other end is possibly going to lose his property if he’s not able to
subdivide… He does have an ability to do so, because his house is located appropriately.
We’re not going to see a massive amount of subdivision going on here right now, because
the houses are located in the middle of the lots. If anything, I would like you to vote
down Mr. Collier’s Warrant article, and vote in favor of the whole thing. This helps year
round people. It helps people stay here. And without that class of people, we don’t have
a community. It’s not all everybody living out in Polpis.
MM: Thank you… Yes.
Speaker: Hello? Hi. I’m Megan Valero. I’m the article sponsor. I live at 12 First
Way…I live down that horrible, rotten, bumpy road. The.. the reason this article was
submitted was because… at least six of my neighbors in the last year have been
foreclosed upon. So it makes pulling a comp to re-fi my home very difficult… because
when things go up through a foreclosure auction, it pulls the whole property value in your
neighborhood down. When we worked with a real estate agent and our bank, it was their
suggestion that we apply for this zoning, same as next door to us, because basically, on
paper, it makes our property more valuable. We have no intention of subdividing the lot.
It would mean tearing down our house and putting up two smaller homes. We have two
kids. It doesn’t make sense… And we have been informed by the planning Board the
intention is to move to an R-5 type zoning… in the next year, and there’s no way… that I
personally would get it done in that time… When we purchased our home… the
properties abutting us were all R-10…and in the time between when we purchased our
home and when we moved into it, the zoning was changed… new owners took ownership
of the property directly next door, they tore down the small cottage that was there, and
built three horribly ugly, you know, ten pounds of potatoes in a five pound bag houses
next door to us. I wouldn’t want to do that to my neighbors. But the zoning is what we
need to make , on paper, the property more valuable. We’re just looking to leverage so
me equity… the same as our next door neighbors… have been able to do… and if you’ve
ever driven down First Way… it’s some pretty dense settlement, particularly on the left-
hand side of the road…it’s us… we’ve got a pretty big lot. We abut the Land Bank
land…there’s another property… and then there’s the skating rink… so we’re
sandwiched… our little lot… in between very dense R-1 zoning…that has been taken
advantage of… homes have been built… in keeping with that…and then the skating rink
and the public schools…
MM: Thank you. Okay. On Mr. Collier’s amendment only… Um, yes.
Speaker: Mark Donato. I feel that, eliminating every single lot except for one is more
than just an amendment. It’s kind of going beyond the scope of what’s going on here. I
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think we should be able to vote on this article as it stands, instead of getting ourselves
down to just one lot.
MM: Thank you. Just on the amendment. Mr. Collier?
Collier: That’s a good point. The reason why I did do the amendment is because I only
heard from one proponent… and the proponent was… Ms. Valero… who I have… left
in… in my amendment… During the Planning Board process, I only heard one person,
and it was Ms. Valero. I believe she… when she originally submitted the…article… she
was under the impression that… incorporating more individuals in that community might
let it have more of a regional planning process, and have Town Meeting feel a little bit
better about the process. But none of those people that are incorporated by these lots
were involved in the process that I was aware of…so that’s why I did the amendment…
MM: Mr. Lowell?
Lowell: I thought I’d be saving myself for the parking garage… Okay… thank you all
for coming, by the way, I’ll echo that… I want to just make a general point… I agree
with Mark’s comment up in the back, that was a good point. When you’re dealing with
the real local areas…it’s not the same as dealing with the Area Plan areas in Madaket,
Tome Nevers, Surfside… it is a completely different thing to deal with. At this public
hearing on this article, there were no objections from the neighbors and there were
neighbors there… There was one letter negative…But the neighbors that were there did
not object to this, because we … we continued this… I think we had three hearings on
this, Andrew? We had two, okay…We moved it, and came back, and had another
hearing… And, you know, the reason that there’s no one here about the other lots is
because that’s the reason that there’s a lot of empty seats in this room. Because not
everybody comes to Town Meeting… even when it’s something that effects them,
because they don’t like to air out their personal situations in public… That’s just the way
people are… in these areas… not everybody… is… tuned to what’s going on around
them, as far as all the Town stuff, and that’s just how people are… Now, as far as
Cormack has put forth… you know, it’s his job, as the Land Council Director… He
comes to every meeting, and believe me, he says what he’s gonna say when he has his
chance. And I just want to make one point… and this is nothing negative…but… there
are a lot of other areas that the Land Council has their say… Out of town… wetlands, and
other sensitive areas, with all the subdivisions, what’s left that there are now, there aren’t
as many as there used to be. But they get their… their crack at us… and their bite of the
apple… all over the island… these little areas in town really are about
townspeople…thank you…
MM: Thank you… Yes… Ms. Wheatley?
Wheatley: Thank you… Nancy Wheatley… Madame Moderator, we all know that Mr.
Collier works for the Land Bank, but he did not—
MM: Land—Land Council.
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Wheatley: Land Council, excuse me… but he did not identify himself as representing the
Land Council for this, and I’m wondering if he’s speaking for himself or for the Land
Council… the Land Council… yes.
MM: The Land Council. He is speaking for the Land Council, and I should have
mentioned that. I just always assume that when Mr. Collier speaks, he speaks for the
Land Council, unless he says otherwise, and that’s my oversight… On Mr. Collier’s
amendment, this does… oh… okay… Mr. Sanders… I thought you were saving yourself
for parking, too.
Sanders: You stole my joke.
MM: Oh, sorry!
Sanders: I’m actually speaking in favor of this amendment. Simply because… this…
article… involves eleven lots… but this neighborhood is a lot bigger than eleven lots, and
I was at the first public hearing when this came forward, and the Planning Board did
mention something important, and that was that this area does really deserve its own area
plan… so… I think this amendment does what the original sponsor of the article wanted
to do, and it doesn’t deal with eleven… it doesn’t just deal with eleven lots, it deals with
one lot… It solves the problem at hand. And then, if we could get back to an area plan,
here, I’d even be happy to sit on that area plan work group, because my lot is… just
below… below where the page ends. And I don’t want to see five thousand square foot
lots come to my neighborhood, and they seem to be creeping in my direction, so please
support the amendment. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. We’re first going to vote on Mr. Collier’s amendment. And the
amendment is to eliminate all of the lots except for the first lot…. which is that 55-99.1
12 First Way…A Yes vote… and this only requires a majority vote because it’s an
amendment. A Yes vote will adopt the amendment. A No vote will defeat the
amendment. All those in favor, say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (loud) No!
MM: Okay. Quick hand count. All those in favor of the amendment, please raise your
hands and keep your hands raised till the tellers have had a chance to count your vote.
(Pause.) And all those opposed to the amendment, please raise your hands and keep your
hands raised till the tellers have had a chance to count your vote. (Pause for count.)
Okay, on the amendment, Yes, 163. No, 114. The amendment carries. So… now we are
on Article Fifty-Seven, as amended by Mr. Collier, with just the one parcel included. Is
there anything further, or can we go right to a vote? Okay… This requires a two-thirds
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vote. A Yes vote will adopt the … motion as amended by Mr. Collier. A No vote will
defeat that motion. All those in favor, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent)
MM: That motion carries by a declared two-thirds vote… Mary… Mary Wahro… Mary,
could you come up here for a minute when you have a chance? We’re having technical
issues. Okay. Article Fifty-Eight. Article Fifty-Eight starts on page 56 of the Warrant.
It continues to page 57… There’s quite a chart… 58… 59…The Planning Board motion,
on the bottom of page 59, moved that the article be referred to the Planning Board for
further study. There is a Planning Board comment on page 60… and a Finance
Committee comment supporting the Planning Board motion. Mr. Rogeveen called this
article, and I’m going to recognize him for the purpose of making a positive motion,
which is as follows…
Rogeveen: I make the motion… that’s up on the screen. Which would be to…
MM: Okay. I’m going to… I’m just going to explain this motion a little bit.. This
motion I think is essentially the text of the article as printed in the Warrant. Is it not?
Rogeveen: That’s correct.
MM: Okay… Just with the little bit in the beginning changed to turn it from a article
into a motion.
Rogeveen: That’s correct.
MM: Okay. And I would ask for your consent in not reading it. Thank you. And, is that
your motion, Mr. Rogeveen?
Rogeveen: That’s my motion.
MM: Okay. Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Rogeveen.
Rogeveen: My immediate action at this point would be to move to amend Article Fifty-
Eight… by deleting paragraph three. And the and/or, as well as the rest of paragraph
three.
MM: Okay. So you’re moving to amend that motion…
Rogeveen: Correct. That’s the motion.
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MM: Okay. And that’s been seconded. SO on your amendment, go ahead.
Rogeveen: Thank you. With paragraph three deleted… this article… this Warrant article
would prohibit swimming pools in the residential Old Historic District and the Sconset
Old Historic District. I’m here tonight… I’m not speaking for the HDC, I’m not
speaking for the ConCom, I’m not speaking for the Town. I’m speaking as a resident
property owner in the Old Historic District. I live in town. I have been meeting with a
number of other people who live in town, all of whom are concerned with this issue. Last
year, the HDC submitted an article to increase the setback for pools… to… which would
have restricted the number of lots in the district on which pools could have been built.
The HDC had proposed the article, because it had been the one place the residents on the
old historic District could come to vent their frustrations with the newcomers who are
jamming pools into the density which is downtown. Downtown, by the way, the Old
Historic Districts are five thousand square foot lots. We’ve just heard people saying they
didn’t want… five thousand square foot lots…well, a good part of downtown is actually
under five thousand square foot lots… They’re nonconforming. The motion last year
received a majority of the votes… received positive votes, but it did not receive the two-
thirds necessary to pass the zoning article. The debate at Town Meeting, and the
comments of the Planning Board, focused on whether the HDC had accurately gauged the
feelings of the Old Historic District residents, or whether this was just an HDC… move.
Barry Rector, Chairman of the Planning Board, last year as well as this year, stated at
Town Meeting, quote… It is important when we are faced with these issues to develop a
relationship with our neighbors that will engender mutual respect. If you don’t want
pools, please just say, We do not want pools in our area…. still quoting… He stated, what
the Planning Board said to the HDC is that what we really want you to do is what we
have done with our zoning articles… to go into each and every neighborhood… talk with
your neighbors, give them notification of it, and begin to figure out how that works
within your particular neighborhood…. We’ve done that. And the Planning Board staff
did that. They conducted a survey last year of all the residents who live in the effected
districts. The respondents to those surveys were one-third year-round residents. Seventy
percent of the respondents, whether they were year round residents or summer residents,
did not rent their houses out to others. They were owner-occupied houses. Eighty-two
percent of the respondents wanted to regulate pools in some manner or other, and that’s
the same percentage who viewed pools as incompatible with the Old Historic Districts.
And seventy-two percent of the respondents said that their first choice would be to
prohibit pools. This survey was presented to the Planning Board, along with a draft
prohibition on pools, which ends up being what’s up there now, if you take out Article…
take out Paragraph Three… The article has a bunch of complicated charts in it… I find
complicated, but I’m sure the people who practice the zoning regularly understand it. But
essentially what it does is… there’s an addition of a residential swimming pool, and if
you look across the board, in the RH and ROH Districts, there’s an N, which means that
they’re not allowed. So the article would prohibit pools. The Planning Board did not
endorse this staff article. Unfortunately the Planning Board discussions got involved in
other things, such as, whether or not the pool industry liked the article, and members of
the pool industry came out and proposed ways to amend the article, make special permits,
make conditions, and a number of other things that would ensure that pools could still be
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available in the old district. Ultimately, that’s what created Paragraph Three, which is
some vague commitment… to a special permit process… People who live in town have
spoke unequivocally that pools don’t belong in our district. There’s a number of reasons
we’ve hashed through last year. The noise impact, as well as visual impact. The impact
that it has on … you know, everybody wants a pool in their yard, but nobody wants a
pool in their neighbor’s yard, typically, is the way it goes. But there were concerns raised
last year about he pool that was proposed to be behind Saint Paul’s Church. .. and
whether or not that would create an impact. And in fact I have spoken to a number of
people at St. Paul’s Church that indeed it had. Zoning ultimately is to provide for the
peaceful enjoyment of property by the residents who live there. Especially in tight
quarters, such as the two historic districts in Nantucket. It is not to secure business
opportunities for one preferred class of businessmen. I don’t mind pools. I think pools
are great. Just, maybe we can mandate them in another district, to counterbalance here.
But pools don’t belong in the core district, and the residents of the core district have
spoken that way, and I urge you to support the amendment to the motion, and then follow
that up with ultimately supporting the main motion, and that is to prohibit pools in SOH
and ROH Districts. Thank you.
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator, I appreciate that you recognize me, although I
know… there you go, back in the official status there. Mr. Rogeveen called me out, and
I’m going to tell you that as one member of the board, I emphatically stand behind what
he said from a year ago. No question about it. I will tell you, when we went before the
Planning Board, to use the word healthy debate… an interesting choice, but there was a
good debate on this thing, and it lasted long and hard. Realize though, that where I am
right now, I’m the Chairperson. And part of my function as the Chairperson is to
represent the majority of you on that board. That’s what I’m here to do. If you haven’t
turned to page 60, where it says Planning Board Comments, I would urge you to read
through that, because this is what the majority of the Planning Board said, and I think it
was right…with a whole bunch of potentials of what could happen in this area… and I
think even tonight, on Town Meeting floor, and I may be corrected in a few seconds, that
you will hear every side of the story that’s going to possibly come out. So, I’m kind of
torn somewhere in between… I’d ask you at this point to… if the time becomes
available.. to look at the Planning Board motion, and let’s get a work group together,
because this is what the majority of the Board wanted to do. Thank you for your time,
and if you have any questions for us, please feel free to ask.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Williams.
Williams: I’m not speaking with my HDC hat on. I had a divergent feeling, as a member
of the HDC, from my Planning Board hat. Jurisdictions are vastly different. I can bring a
certain sensibility from planning to the HDC, and from HDC to planning, but I can’t
cross jurisdictions. If I’m sitting as a Planning Board member, that’s what I’m going to
be making my decision on as far as a recommendation. When Mr. Rogeveen said that we
were concerned about the impact on pool builders… that’s an overstatement. When
you’re at a Planning Board hearing, you consider all sides. There was a representative
from the pool builders’ group, the landscapers’ group… and we heard that side. Are we
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only supposed to listen to one side? I don’t think so. The Planning Board has to listen to
all sides, no matter whether you agree with them or not, and then make a rational
decision. There was not three votes in favor of an outright ban. There were not three
votes in favor of another proposal. We had to come up with a compromise to get it on the
Warrant… because there was two in favor… two opposed… and there was a swing
vote… I went with those who wanted to put it on the Warrant. It didn’t have to be here at
all this year. I wanted to give the Town Meeting a chance to discuss this matter in a
rational manner… that means both sides… not just a select group. I’m still concerned,
and I was concerned before, about where this is going to end. A zoning bylaw doesn’t
generally deal with somebody’s noise in the backyard… if there’s somebody swimming
in the pool or having fun… it’s a slippery slope…I’m very concerned about that, and I’m
very concerned that there are no standards… for a pool or not a pool.. what a majority of
us felt, is that there should be special permit relief… the HDC seems maybe one or two
pools a year, and sometimes not any at all, in the ROH and the OH Sconset Old
Historic…It’s not an overriding issue… The pool behind Saint Paul’s brought this all
up… because there were some issues with that, and compliance, and it’s not in
compliance, apparently…I don’t know… but I think what needs to happen is it needs to
go back to the drawing board with a work group to both sides of the issue and get it
straightened out. There were a number of anomalies… which to me discounted the
veracity of the survey… there were door-to-door campaigns… there was all kinds of
stuff… there were ballots that were not built.. that were not mailed out, copied, and put
back in…there was all kinds of issues, I really don’t want to go into that… we can if you
want… but I’d ask you to vote down Mr. Rogeveen’s amendment. Let the Planning
Board put something together, like the fertilizer group, which came up with a great
article… that was subsequently passed after being rejected… and let’s get something in
place.. but I think to outright ban what’s gonna stop? Are you going to ban trampolines?
Are you going to ban play sets, because there’s too many kids out there playing, and you
don’t like the noise? This is where it’s going. If you cannot see a pool because it’s
screened… by fences… by the buildings… by….vegetation… then the jurisdiction falls
out of the HDC, and there are some properties that do that…
MM: Ms. Williams---
Williams: It’s not me to tell you you can’t have noise in your backyard. Or you.
MM: Thank you. Now just on the amendment only… Yes. Mr. Barnes. And then I’ll
go to you, Ms. Holland. And we’re just now talking… I know we’re just sort of talking
generally about the article… But let’s try to keep it just to the amendment.
Barnes: My name’s Curtis Barnes. I live next to the oldest house in the Old Historic
District. I am generally not in favor of pools in town in small lots. I became more
interested in the whole question on Thursday, when I received a notice from the HDC,
that my new neighbor wants to build a twenty-five by fifty foot swimming pool in the
house next to me. So, as you’ve heard before, you know, not in my neighbor’s
backyard… I’m just using that as an… I hope… interesting point that things are still
coming forward… the HDC will not even hear this application until next week, because
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they’re not meeting tonight, and I certainly will be going there to ask them.. to do
something I understand they can’t do… my concern, more than the fact that this new
person, who lives in London, is going to put a twenty-five by fifty foot pool, taking up all
the rest of their yard, with a thirty foot setback, so, it meets that requirement, my concern
is that at ten o’clock at night, when my grandchildren are here and are trying to go to
sleep, that there not be lights from lights around the pool, that there not be amplified
music, that there not be parties, and there not be a lot of noise. But I understand that’s
not an HDC concern, it’s a Planning Board concern. So, in due course, I will pursue that
agenda as well, but in the meantime, I am in support of Mr. Rogeveen’s amendment.
Thank you.
MM: Okay. I think all the discussion I’m hearing is really about the main motion, and
not so much about Mr. Rogeveen’s amendment to that main motion, which is just to
delete the special permit language… Am I wrong about that? (Inaudible) Okay, so you
want to talk about… so when I call on you, be talking about the special permit. Don’t be
talking about the rest of the article, which is whether or not you can have residential
swimming pools in the SOH and ROH zone, because that’s in the main motion itself.
The amendment is only dealing with the elimination of the Special Permit granting
authority. Okay. Up in the back, Mr. Jackson?
Jackson: Haziel Jackson, in town resident, taxpayer… I’m sorry I have to just talk about
this Special Permit thing, but to say very simply, that’s a loophole that breaks the camel’s
back or something, okay? For a metaphor. And I want to… I boil this down to three
issues… one is tourism dollars, one is history and preservation of history, which
Nantucket is usually trying to do… and the third one is the one percent solution, by
which I mean that remember, this is only less than one percent of the entire island…
pools, trampolines, everything can be do and done everywhere else, and we’re not even
outlawing trampolines in town. It’s one percent of the entire island… two historic
neighborhoods… and we all know how special that one percent is… that’s why we’re
here… and more important, that’s why our tourists come here. Now, I’m in the tourism
business, have been for two generations, my parents have…you know, sort of two
generations… my parents started a long time ago the bed and breakfast in downtown…
The Carriage House…you maybe… some of you know Bill and Jean McHue… I want to
honor my ancestors, my forbears, my parents, in preserving history in the town, and
protect this town for the future generations that might want to see what a historical place
once looked like. Nantucket is unique. As we all know, there is nothing like it in the rest
of the United States… I get tourists coming tome, who’ve been here before, years and
years ago, maybe they come as often as they can, maybe they came when they were
children. They’re always expressing the hope that it hasn’t changed too much. They’re
always delighting when they see that it hasn’t. A woman who wrote about it, a famous
travel—(tape ends)
(tape resumes)
Jackson: (cont’d) for Island Magazine, on commission… Jan Morris… She wrote that of
all the places she’d been in the past, whatever, twenty, thirty years, Nantucket had
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changed the least. We’ve got an obligation almost a sacred responsibility to save what is
historical about this island, and that is those two districts… Let’ see…
MM: Thank you. If you could wrap up.
Jackson: I will… I will… I was just out in California with my wife this winter. We went
to visit some Redwood forests. We drove through some others that weren’t even
sanctuaries. There are lots of Redwoods in California. There is only one Nantucket. If
we want to preserve these ancient trees, we should also preserve this ancient town. It’s
only here by accident, because the whaling industry died, that we have this historical
treasure… architectural treasure… and we should do everything we can to save it.
MM: Thank you.
Jackson: Bye.
MM: Mrs. Holland? (Applause) Yeah. Please don’t applaud. It just slows it down more
than it already is.
Holland: Linda Holland. I live in the Siasconset Old Historic District, and I want to
encourage you to support the amendment, and the article. We need to keep the old
history of the island in tact, and we are definitely losing it. People who need swimming
pools can go anywhere else on the island. The other thing is, we have the best beaches
that I know of, and people can swim, swim, on the beaches, and not necessarily in
swimming pools. They really are destructive to our very small, historic lots. I live on
one, I live near lots of them, and they are just too small for swimming pools, and
therefore I don’t want to trust to a special permit. I want to say no to swimming pools in
the Old Historic District. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Dutton… I don’t think we’ve had enough discussion yet. Let me
go to a couple more people, and then I’ll entertain that motion. Yes. Go ahead. Ms.
Goss.
Goss: Victoria Goss… According to these charts… I’m assuming that S.P. means
Special Permit?
MM: Yes.
Goss: Okay. So… Elder Housing Facilities get a special permit… day care centers get a
special… no… day care centers get to have a swimming pool if they want to… employer
dormitories get a special permit… There are all kinds of other special permits allowed in
this swimming pool article… I don’t see why we have to have—
MM: Oh. Ms. Goss… Can I explain something? The chart? That’s the entire chart of
permitted uses under the zoning bylaws… So where you’re seeing…
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Goss: The S.P.
MM: An S.P., that means that a day care center is allowed by a special permit in that
particular zone…
Goss: Right. That’s what I’m saying…But, but… So, what I’m saying… specifically on
the amendment…is to allow residential swimming pools by special permit is already in
the article. I don’t see why we need para… you know, the article… the number three
here… Um, so I’m voting… I’m urging to vote for… the amendment… and for the entire
article of course, we have an Old Historic Swimming Pool on this entire island, it’s for
everybody to use, we kind of… If you want to live in Connecticut, and you need a
swimming pool, or Arizona, and you need a swimming pool, but… you know, we kind of
have one already. Thank you..
MM: Okay. I just want to clarify that if you vote yes on this amendment, you’re
eliminating the ability for residential swimming pools in the ROH and SOH Zones to be
by Special Permit. So we’re just talking about the ROH and SOH Zones. If we adopt
this amendment, we’re saying that you cannot have a swimming pool by special permit or
otherwise. If you disapprove the amendment, then you’d be able to have a swimming
pool in the ROH and SOH Zone by Special Permit. We’re not effecting any other zone.
Mr. Dutra.
Dutra: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Jesse Dutra. I am a landscaper and a pool
builder, and I just wanted to make a… few comments. The Planning Board and Finance
Committee both asked that this article be moved for further study. Why? Because
prohibiting pools violates the rights of homeowners. And there are still too many
questions that may have… that have not been answered about… what it effects…. Um…
when we talk about… small lots, I respect all the concerns of the community… in the
Historic areas, and um… but they’re not all small lots. And if there’s a map… I don’t
know if there’s a map that we could show of the Old Historic Districts, but you can see
that there is a substantial amount of large lots—
MM: That’s the—that’s the Old Historic District in Town.
Dutra: And it is expansive. It’s not just in downtown. This goes a lot longer… and
there’s a lot of larger lots where it’s not gonna be… as destructive…as being in a five
thousand square foot or smaller lot.
MM: And that’s… that’s Sconset outlined in red there.
Dutra: Um, it is only a very few times that a pool is asked to be built in these areas…and
it… it’s therefore not a major concern. But I would also like to mention, furthermore…
this survey that Mr. Rogeveen was talking about, was wrongly influenced, and was
narrowly voted by the planning Board to become an article at all. What happened is…
was… a particular member of the HDC persuaded a group to create a survey after being
asked not to by the Planning Board and its staff. But that’s not all. This member took his
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own survey and duplicated it, and went door to door and had owners fill the survey twice.
But that’s not all. They took these surveys, they created their own Planning Board stack,
and mailed it back to the Planning Board. Therefore… stuffing the ballots on the survey.
Yes, the Planning Board did find this out, eventually, and the surveys were removed that
were tainted… but no one knows how these actions effected the survey and the people in
this area. I just want to mention that this is a real slippery slope. Soon they’ll be
prohibiting swing sets and basketball courts, and other things of that nature. People
should be able to have lights in their back yard and play music. I don’t think we need to
start prohibiting that either. You know, you may not want a swimming pool, or a swing
set, or a basketball court, but do you want your rights to be taken away? Uh…
MM: If you could wrap up, Mr. Dutra.
Dutra: Okay.. MY apologies. I just wanted to make sure that we understand that the
HDC certainly does make sure that swimming pools cannot be seen by the public eye.
SO, it’s not… historically disturbing… people walking down the sidewalks of downtown
historic Nantucket… It’s only… effecting the neighbors…And… that’s why a special
permit is… a suitable way to have a… a valuable discussion. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes the gentleman in the front row of the back section.
Speaker: Um… My name is Andy Shwartze. I live in Tom Nevers. I’m completely in
support of this amendment. I can’t think of anything more inappropriate in the historical
district than a swimming pool… except possibly a basketball court… and loud late night
p arties… That’s not why people by homes here… They buy them, hopefully, to preserve
this… this wonderful heritage that draws people to the island. If people want basketball
courts or swimming pools…. there’s a whole lot of places and a whole lot of land and
beautiful homes that they can buy outside of these districts to indulge these tastes… I’m
not aware of any sailing captains or mates that had swimming pools. You’re no more
than half a mile from any of the beaches there to go swimming as much as your heart
desires…I think the potential for late night parties and sound pollution is… very
offensive to the neighbors, and nobody has the right to do that. So, I strongly encourage
adopting this amendment.
MM: Thank you. Does anyone have anything new to add on the amendment? Yes. Mr.
McLaughlin, up in the back?
Mclaughlin: Hello. Thank you, Madame Moderator. To the voters, I just want to give
some information. This article I believe should go back to the Planning Board, for only
one reason… that the Planning Board, if the Town votes that they want no swimming
pools… without a special permit… and the special permit authority would be… probably
the Planning Board, and they would say… there are certain ways that you can meet…
that you can meet the requirements… right now… this… Historic District Commission
law is an act of legislature… It’s not a local law… It’s a special act of legislature in 1955
till today. In there it states by a judge that took the whole act and took it apart and put it
back together… he says, in his determination if it could not be seen from streets and the
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traveled public way, then the Commission has no control. That should be satisfied first,
because the Planning Board may set up regulations that say you got to do this this and
this, and they should get together before they do either one. That’s why I think they
should go back and get together on their ideas and have public meetings and work out
what is palatable for both commissions, because if you don’t, because otherwise if you
don’t and you go to the… get a special permit for a pool and the HDC says well…we…
we set regulations for no pools, then you’re going to have law suits like you wouldn’t
believe. Every time you want a swimming pool, you got to take ‘em to court. One or the
other. I think it should go back. Thank you.
MM: Thank you.. Ms. Stover…
Stover: Catherine Stover, Five Liberty Street…I live smack in the middle of
downtown… I have had swimming pools in the past. they’re great. I don’t go in ‘em
myself, but my kids… love ‘em… I don’t see the appropriateness for a swimming pool in
the downtown areas, and… the Siasconset downtown area as well… I’m wondering if a
special permit, as Mr. McLaughlin says, would be deemed appropriate through the
Planning Board as the special permitting authority. Are these the same planning board
people… maybe not exactly these ones… but are these the same sort of thing as like an
underground garage… on Easton Street? Is that inappropriate? I don’t know. I think
that we don’t need swimming pools downtown. I support the amendment.
MM: Thank you… Okay… Ms. Bartlett, and then we’re going to go to a vote on the
amendment. Oh, alright, well then let’s just go to a vote. So we’re going to vote on Mr.
Rogeveen’s amendment. Mr. Rogeveen’s amendment is to delete… Paragraph Three…
of the motion. It requires a majority vote. All those in favor say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (very quiet) No.
MM: That motion carries. Now back on the main motion by Mr. Rogeveen. Yes… Ms.
Wheatley…
Wheatley: Thank you… Madame Moderator… Nancy Wheatley… I was going to ask…
town Council if there was a chance that this was going to be illegal without that other
section, but having just passed it, I won’t do that anymore. I would encourage people to
pass this tonight, because it’s quite clear that we want to protect our historic districts…
and sending it back… there may be problems with it, but I think we are better protected
by having the prohibition and working out the problems afterwards, rather than having
the situation we have right now. So I urge people to support the motion.
MM: Thank you. Yes. Way up in the back.
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Speaker: Thank you, Madame Moderator, my name is Bob Lang. I’ve lived on
Nantucket for thirty-eight years, and I just have one or two questions here. And that is, if
the… motion as now amended prohibits pools in the downtown area, is it so restrictive…
having found nothing describing indoor pools in the text… Does it also prohibit indoor
pools in the downtown area… in the Old Historic District? And Siasconset? Can
somebody please answer that question for me? I’m concerned about this because ii think
that if it does, since it just describes swimming pools, you’re then meddling with
somebody’s rights to do what they want inside their own home. So could somebody
please answer that question for me?
MM: Mr. Vorce?
Vorce: Thank you, Madame Moderator… The… an indoor pool would not be covered
by this… this covers an exterior pool.
MM: Okay. Thank you… Ms. Dutton… Okay. Are you all ready to vote on this article?
Okay, then let’s just vote on it. We’re gonna vote on Article Fifty-Eight as moved by Mr.
Rogeveen and as amended by Mr. Rogeveen… A Yes vote will adopt the article… A No
vote will defeat it… It requires a two-thirds vote… All those in favor please say Aye…
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, no?
Audience: (quiet) No..,.
MM: That is adopted by a declared two-thirds vote… Okay… Article Fifty-
Nine…Article Fifty-Nine appears on page 60 of the Warrant… it continues to page 61…
The Planning Board motion was move not to adopt the article… Here’s the planning
Board comments, as well as the Finance Committee comments supporting the Planning
Board’s motion… Mr. Sanders has called this article, and he has given us a motion that
he would like to present… And I believe, Mr. Sanders, this is essentially the text of the
article as printed in the Warrant…
Sanders: with Section Two removed…
MM: So…
Sanders: We also changed slightly the definition of parking structure from what’s printed
in the Warrant…
MM: Okay… So I think I’m just gonna read it just really quickly… Moved that Chapter
139 Zoning of the Code of the Town of Nantucket be amended as follows… One… add
the following new definition to Section 139-2… Parking Structure… a building which is
designed primarily for automobile parking, and where there are multiple floors or levels
on which parking takes place… It does not include a garage accessory to a residential…
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I’m sorry… accessory to a single family residence… and Two… amend the use chart as
follows… A…replace under Commercial-Industrial the use… Motor Vehicle Parking
Lots or Structures with Motor Vehicle Parking Lot… B….add the following new use
under Commercial-Industrial…Parking Structures… with designation… shall be allowed
by special permit only in MIPOD and CI, which is Commercial Industrial… C… Use
Chart highlighted below… And then if you go down to the use chart… See Parking
Structure… no… in all of those zones… Oh, can you scroll up a little bit? In all of those
zones, the R-1, SR-1, ROH, SOH, R-5, R-10, SR-10, R-20, SR-20, and R-40…no
parking structures at all…Okay? Keep going… And then in the Commercial Zones…No
in all zones, except a Special Permit…In the CI Zone, and, Special Permit in the MIPOD
section of the RC Zone… and No in the other… in the other… districts. Is that the rest of
the chart? Okay. Go on. Okay. So now, in the VR-LUG-1, LUG-2, LUG-3, MMD V-
N and V-TECH Zones, it’s No across the board. And that’s it. Is that your motion, Mr.
Sanders?
Sanders: So moved.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Sanders.
Sanders: Thank you, Madame moderator. Grant Sanders. I am the sponsor of Article
Fifty-Nine, and there have been a number of misconceptions about this article, and I just
want to clear up a few things. First off, Article Fifty-Nine is not designed to be a ban on
parking structures in the downtown area forever. It… it’s intended purpose is to make
sure that we raise the bar… by bringing any parking proposal to Town Meeting for a
vote… As opposed to going through the public hearing process, which is what would
happen now. Another misconception is that Article Fifty-Nine is a referendum on
parking garages altogether… it’s not… it actually makes a referendum on parking
garages possible by bringing it to Town Meeting. The whole purpose of Article Fifty-
Nine is so that if someone wants to come to the… downtown area and build a parking
garage… be it the Town… or a private developer, we get to hear all the information right
here in this room…we get to discuss it…and most importantly, we get to vote on
it…How does Fifty-Nine accomplish this purpose? Well, it’s a pretty simple article. As
you can see. It defines what a parking structure is… it’s a multi-story structure designed
to park vehicles. The second part of the article eliminates parking garages from
everywhere on the island except for the MIPOD… the Mid-Island area, and the
Commercial-Industrial area around the airport… The result of this is that any proponent
who wants a parking garage downtown needs to stand down here in front of the
auditorium with charts and graphs and information and financial information…and data
on…all kinds of things that… doesn’t exist right now… to get our consent as a body. I
was heartened to hear Ms. Williams words on… Fifty-Eight when she talked about the
wisdom of bringing things to Town Meeting. And I hope those words are still echoing
around this room as I …continue. This article requires a two-thirds vote. If passed, any
proponent would have to come back here to get a two-thirds vote to change the zoning
bylaw back in order to put a parking garage downtown. What would happen without
Article Fifty-Nine? Well, as I said, we would have a public hearing process through the
Planning Board… through the HDC, but as we’ve seen in recent public hearings, a public
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hearing is no guarantee that the public will actually be heard. We’ve seen a number of
public hearings where the public has vehemently stated one thing, and the board or
committee in question
has voted in the opposite direction. This is… it’s a big deal. This idea of putting a
parking garage downtown. And I think it’s too big a deal for a three-person majority on
the Board of Selectmen or the Planning Board or any board to make on their own. This
should be a community wide decision. How big a deal is this? Well, if you look at the
Wilke’s Square Plan… the parking garage in that takes up an entire block. It’s over a
hundred thousand square feet. IT…it would be the equivalent of the Stop and Shop
building stacked four stories high… it would be the single largest structure ever built in
our historic downtown… right now the largest structure in the downtown is the Whaling
Museum. So I think it’s appropriate t5hat Town Meeting gets to decide whether the
largest thing we ever build downtown is a monument to our whaling history, or to the
automobile. Let’s pass Fifty-Nine. Let’s take back a little bit of control, a small amount
of control over the way the downtown changes and grows… There’s a beige booklet in
the hallway there… the Town Annual Report… and on the 4th page in, if you have one in
your hand, turn to it, there’s an ORGK chart there, and at the very top of the ORG
Chart… above the Board of Selectmen, above the Planning Board, above everyone is the
voters. This thing is too big to not let the voters weigh in on it. Please support Article
Fifty-Nine. Thanks.
MM: Thank you. Mr. rector?
Rector: Thank you Ladies and gentleman for listening to us tonight. Tonight you
received a so-called fact sheet on Article Fifty-Nine, which, I’d argue, is light on facts,
and heavy on opinion and argument. What is printed in this fact sheet is not
straightforward. I would contend it’s twisted and spun to reflect several biases. I
question whether this document is intentionally being misleading, or reflects no
understanding of planning and zoning. Although time is short, let me summarize the
seven reasons to defeat this article. One, this article is a prohibition on a parking garage
in the only zoning district where it’s really needed. Despite what is printed, it removes
the option everywhere except at the airport and around the Stop and Shop. Are these
really problem areas that rise to the same level as that of the core district in needing to be
addressed? Two, the article offers no solution to the deficit of parking spaces in the
downtown. Proponents have said there are no problems. However, sixty years worth of
study, many downtown visitors and merchants and data counts conducted over the past
three years say differently. Three, this article sends a negative message to a private
investor or property owner who may want to work with the Town to resolve parking
issues. Four, the fact sheet omits involvement by two local significant boards, the HDC
and Conservation Commission, not to mention other regulatory boards such as the
Department of Environmental Protection and the Coastal Zone Management, all of which
are obligated to listen to the public. If public funding is requested, a future Town
Meeting would have the opportunity to review terms and conditions before approving an
appropriation. Five, proponents rely on the outcome of a vague ballot question asking
whether a multilevel parking garage should be admit… permitted… where one-third said
yes, and two-thirds said no… with no information… with a specific proposal to review
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and consider, we think many of those no’s may just change their minds if they understand
the cost implications or see a design that is acceptable… a ramped, concrete, monolith is
only what is being imagined, or invented, I would argue as a scare tactic… Six,
proponents prematurely speculate about size and impacts that have yet to be determined.
The Wilke’s Square Study developed blocks that were similar in size and uses as those
found in the downtown. Here we go. A good example of such a block is bounded by
Main, Centre, Federal, India Streets. The block is boarded by buildings and shops similar
in height to the sidewalk edge. And there are similar impacts at this point to a parking
area on two streets. Seven… Parking structures do exist in historic areas, and they have
revitalized, reenergized, and reinvigorated traditional downtowns. There are national
examples, like Colonial Williamsburg and Savannah, Georgia. And even locally like
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Northampton, and Salem, Massachusetts. Finally, it’s
really worth commenting that the motivation for this article still remains unclear. Votes
involving changes to zoning bylaws should not be reactionary. It has been stated that this
article raises the bar when in fact, it prohibits. Mind you, Article Fifty-Eight was an
article that basically was saying no to things, period. I don’t have to point out all the
instances of personal and unprofessional comments that have been made on the
proponent’s website, but I will say that this fact sheet of truths is filled with nothing more
than opinions and conjecture. Sometimes the lines between opinion and truth do tend to
easily blur, when there is overinvestment in the outcome. I would urge you to support the
Planning Board motion by saying no on this alternative motion. I thank you for your
time and listening.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Barham…
Barham: David Barham. I’m a member of the HDC, but I’m not speaking for the
HDC… although I want to describe to you some of the things which I have done at the
HDC—
MM: If you could kind of hold the microphone up…
Barham: Do I need to start over? Did people hear? Three yeses, thank you. I was the
HDC representative to the downtown revitalization committee… I work very closely with
Andrew and Patty on the development of the plan that we’re presented for the Wilke’s
Square. I should also say that I—I’m not implacably opposed to parking garages… I was
even asked as a young man to design one, when I was working for another architect. I do
think that the Planning Board has done some careful work over the last eighteen months.
They brought to the island a consultant on parking garages that showed some wonderful
examples of parking garages in other places. I… am not… an absolutist in this. I’m an
agnostic. I worked in good faith to see the Wilke’s Square Plan develop a parking garage
and non-parking garage alternative. What concerns me is that parking garages are not
where the developer that’s gonna come in here and do this project is gonna make his
money. Parking garages will tend to be the stepchild of any development. I think that
it’s important that you preserve a say in this matter… You heard Mr. Rector say that…
passing this would send a detrimental message to a future developer. I think that’s not
right. I think it balances the message. The Town has gotten behind an extensive study,
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which shows a parking garage as part of the development. That indicates the town has
got an interest in considering it. The other piece of that ought to be that the Town is
actively interested in what it looks like. It recognizes that it is gonna produce a
fundamental change to the historic downtown, and it’s not something that’s allowed to
see proceed without close scrutiny before it goes ahead. I think that balanced message is
what we want. And I would urge you to preserve a say. The question here is, why
should you not have a say in this matter. It does not prohibit garages, it simply raises the
bar for any proposal that comes before you. And I urge you to pass this… this… Article
Fifty-Nine. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Vorce?
Vorce: Thank you, Madame Moderator, and Town Meeting members. I would ask that
you defeat this motion tonight. I certainly do agree with David Barham, and I thank him
for all the time that he spent… getting the Wilke’s Square Plan to where it is. That is not
the end, there is much more to do on that. And I hope that he will stay… no matter what
the outcome… that he will stay involved in that, and we can continue to work together to
look at this area. We don’t have a specific proposal. I would like to have a specific
proposal before you at Town Meeting, especially if there’s going to be zoning changes, or
any sort of public money…We’re trying to get away from that… that we wouldn’t
commit our public resources… But that’s… there’s still a role in the town in that, I think
that will be through other means… possibly zoning changes, possibly other things. I
don’t really… I hope you don’t really think that a parking garage can come together and
be built… within less than one year… that would really… break all records for such a
project to go… through the HDC, which I know would give this an incredible amount of
review. I would expect that and want that. Article Fifty-Eight, which was passed, is the
same as this. It changes the use chart, and it introduces, basically, and N… No…
prohibited… where… Mr. Sanders has proposed… a parking structure. So it is
prohibitive. There may have been other ways to deal with that, but that is what is before
you. It’s not raising the bar. It is a prohibition. And I would urge you to defeat this.
Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. The gentleman in the red vest.
Speaker: Jose Trillios…(sp?)… Tom Nevers… We all know that we do have a serious
problem with the parking. This problem requires positive, creative ideas, and not.. to
solve such a problem, and not road blocks. The idea of a multiple story garage in
Wilke’s Square is…unfounded and exaggerated… No one in their right minds could
come… would come up with such a plan… knowing quite well that the HDC would
not… would not approve it… If the negotiations with the property owners comes to the
point where we can start working… or definite plans…this article, if adopted, would get
in the way, creating a layer of confusion… that will require the town boards to waste
time… that should be used working on the solution of the problem. Please don’t adopt
this article.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Drake? And then I’ll go to Ms. McGrath, behind you.
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Drake: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Dan Drake. If the proponent of this
amendment, or this article, got up and said he’s against parking garages period, I would
respect that. But to say that this is to… raise the bar in terms of discussion, and so forth,
I find hard to accept, because, for the reasons that have already been pointed out, people
will view it as a bar, rather than as a… opportunity, if you will. I would be much more
comfortable with…I’m also not happy with the idea that this kind of thing would take a
two-thirds vote…by Town Meeting…I think most things are dealt with on a majority
basis… we have to deal with zoning issues by two-thirds, and some others, but I would
much rather see this done as some process whereby a decision of a town board could be
appealed at Town Meeting by people like it was any other Warrant article. I just think
it’s inappropriate and out of order to suggest that it should be a zoning article that takes a
two-thirds majority to overturn.
MM: Thank you. Ms. McGrath.
McGrath: Eileen McGrath from 69 Hummock Pond Road. I would like to speak for this
article. As you know, we’ve been fiddling around with what we’re going to do where the
old electric light plant was. And to put a big garage there… a parking garage… to me,
seems wrong. And we already have put this before the voters twice, and it was put down.
So I say, I’m tired of having the parking garage jammed down my throat. SO I
respectfully say, I’d like to see us approve of this thing tonight. Vote yes.
MM: Thank you. The gentleman right here. The back row, the first section…
Speaker: Greg Creedon. I want to speak in favor of parking garages… I approve of
parking garages. However, I want to vote for this article for one reason. I think that if
you don’t vote for this, you’re allowing the Town committees to take the lead in deciding
what’s important for our town, and not the voters. For some reason the Planning Board
and the HDC feel that what they have to do is lead on everything having to do with the
way the town is built, and I disagree. I think we should have… we have to have some
kind of say in it. And to say that, oh yeah, you can go to a public meeting. That doesn’t
make any difference. You’ve still got to get three people on the committee to vote for it.
So, I think you should vote for this. At least allow the opportunity to have the voters…
give it an up or down vote.
MM: Yes, Mr. La Farge.
La Farge: Bam La Farge. I went and attended a couple of presentations of the so called
Wilke’s Square Redevelopment Project, and I feel that that was a kind of proposal, and I
feel that… it’s very inappropriate where it is… it makes Nantucket look like Cambridge,
Maryland… I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but right there there might be a
couple of boat yards left, but it’s all high rises, condominiums, parking garages around
the water… And that’s what scared…me… That’s why this article is here… You know,
it may not really be about that… for the planning Board, they may say they don’t have
any kind of proposal in the works, but they do. We went and looked at it… under a
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tent… by the Town Building…and… furthermore, I’m on… I don’t speak as a member,
but I’m on the Harbor Plan Implementation Committee… we’re trying to keep open
space between the Town and the water. The kind of development that happened… that’s
why Route 95 was built through Connecticut… in my childhood, it was interrupting the
flow of people and things from the land to the water… and it happened in Philadelphia…
they cut it off from the water… and we don’t want to do that here. And that’s why I… I
urge you to support this article. I don’t want to tread badly on the Planning Board, but
they did propose something. I feel that they did. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Goodman.
Goodman: We’re all here tonight for a simple reason. We want our voice to be heard.
This will allow us to voice our opinion on whether we have a parking garage, wherever it
may be. I don’t trust the Planning Board or the Planning Commission… to…d o what we
want them to do. I don’t think they’ve ever met a truckload of cement they didn’t love.
(Laughter.) So…and I also don’t want the Selectmen to be able to make the decision as
well. It should be all of us here, or in a voting booth, taking charge of what we… what
happens to our island. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Kopko.
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Town Meeting is the highest authority in our
local government, and is charged with making those decisions that effect our community
in the biggest way. Every year we get together and you decide about the budget in our
town, which is tens of millions of dollars… You decide on every zoning article by a two-
thirds vote. They’re brought to your…you for your permission… because zoning… is
the way we decide how we want the character of our community to develop. And I’d..
I’d like to disagree with some of the comments that were made earlier by the planning
Board that zoning is dry. I disagree. Zoning is some of the most important decision
making that we make… in determining how our community is going to develop. That’s
why the bar is set at two-thirds. because when we make changes that are so big, and
effect our community character so much… those changes are required to come to you
here at this town meeting so that you can make the decision, you, the citizens of
Nantucket… The concept of building a multi-story parking garage downtown… is such a
proposal.. Whether you’re for it or against it, it will inalterably change the downtown
character of our town. And that decision belongs with you… the citizens of
Nantucket…This article merely…and we’ve… how many people have been to Town
Meeting before? How many have sat through how many zoning articles? We do zoning
every year. We change zoning all the time. We make plans and proposals prior to
changing the zoning needed for those plans and proposals all the time. We’ve done that
with the industrial area out by the airport. We’ve done that with our wind proposals.
This does not preclude anyone from discussing developing a parking garage… or
developing funding for a parking garage. And make no mistake. there are people in this
town working very, very hard right now to make this parking garage downtown a reality.
And they’re talking about plans, and they’re talking about designs, and they’re talking
about funding. And they’re talking to the owners of the property. This article merely
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requires that this community have a discussion and make a decision as a community on
whether or not we’ll allow our community character downtown to be altered in such a
way. Please vote yes on this article. And if you’re thinking, maybe, maybe not, please
don’t sit on your hands on this article. This article requires two-thirds, and I urge you
please to vote in its favor. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Stover.
Stover: Catherine Stover, 5 Liberty Street. There isn’t anybody on this island more in
favor of a parking garage than I am. I… have been panting for one for years. I wish that
they would be one right down the street from me so that I can park my car and unload my
groceries. Not happening. It’s been years. In fact, I was wondering how you all felt
about it, so I put a question on the ballot a few years ago, and it went down in flames.
Two to one. In fact, I think it might have even been three to one, but that’s how I got
seven kids. I can’t do math. However, I think that you should vote for this article,
because it gives you the right to say whether you want the garage, wherever it is. I would
love a garage. I would vote in favor of a garage nine days a week. But please, vote for
this first.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Lowell.
Lowell: Do I get four or two, Madame Moderator?
MM: How ‘bout… how ‘bout three?
Lowell: That’s… that’s good. Okay. Thank you, everyone. You thought poop and
zoning was boring. This will liven you up… this discussion. Okay…Nantucket is a very
historic place. I agree with everybody that says that, and nobody agrees with that more
than I do. A long time ago, when the whaling captains, as Mr. Shwartz brought up
earlier, were here, there was no cars. They had outhouses, and the houses were built
pretty big, ‘cause they didn’t have any cars to park, or septic systems to install. Then,
along came Town Sewer… Long before the first automobile showed up in 1918, by
Charles Folger, the picture shows. That is why our buildings look like they do. I didn’t
know a damn thing about planning and special permits until I got on as an alternate…a
few years back… and I sat there, and could not believe the public hearing process for The
Brotherhood. It was a very unfortunate incident, when that building caught fire, because
now, they have to have parking requirements. Where do you put the cars at all our
restaurants? On the street? Now I don’t think anyone in this room wants to see parking
lots at the downtown restaurants, because then you wouldn’t have a restaurant. There are
only three locations downtown that have on site parking…and I’ll bet you everyone in
this room knows two out of the three…So I’ll just tell you the first two… Denby Real
Estate, and the JC House. The third one is kind of sneaky, Annie and the Tees. And that
was a required permit for parking behind there which never should have really been put
there. Now you’d… now you see what a building would look like if you have to require
parking under a Special Permit process. That’s what you see on 4 Chestnut Street. We
don’t… we didn’t wanna… excuse me. Requiring parking at the Dreamland, what would
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have happened? I don’t think anybody in this room would want to have seen the
Dreamland not happen, because we couldn’t provide… I don’t know… seventy-five
spaces? A hundred? That’s a great idea, isn’t it? You guys would all be saying, what a
bunch of idiots on the Planning Board. Requiring all these parking spaces for the
Dreamland that everybody says they’re in favor of… The site in question… had belching
diesel generators on it up until 1996. It had a building in the back, that’s still there, that
made manufactured gas… up until 1968. Many of you may remember that. Sorry if I’m
showing you’re age. I was six, but I know all about it. (Laughter.) It’s pretty interesting
stuff, actually. That was quite a story… I’m gonna have to speak again at some point
from this… We have a… My father told me something… I just want to say one more
thing, Madame Moderator… then I’ll…
MM: Okay.
Lowell: Cause there’s gonna be a lot more people talking. My dad told me once that we
like to say No on Nantucket very fast. He told me a story about when he was on the
board in the late sixty’s… how he proposed, cause he lived at the end of Main Street
where the truck route used to go. And he came forth to his constituents and said… Can
we move Caton Circle three feet? Boy did he get his but handed to him. And I urge you
to think, as Nantucketers that we all are…what would we have said in 1991, if the
Steamship Authority and Hyline came to this body… and said, we would like your
permission to run fast ferry service from Hyannis to Nantucket… up to eleven trips a day
in the next twenty years…We would have said, are you kidding me? We don’t need one
of those. So we have to be very careful how we think about things that are very
emotional on both sides… before we make these rational decisions like this. Taking this
out of a zoning district before we can have a proactive discussion… and that’s all this is,
is a discussion right now. Yeah there was fancy pictures, and fancy models… But there
is nothing proposed as far as anything concrete at all. Thank you very much.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Hudson?
Hudson: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Wendy Hudson… I’m a downtown merchant.
I own Nantucket Bookworks on Broad Street. I’ve also been pretty involved, because I
really care about what’s going on. I don’t only come to Town Meeting… and I really feel
like we have a great structure in place for public hearings. Maybe the real plea is for
people to get involved a little more. There’s no way a really major… development of any
kind is going to happen… without a whole lot of… public everything. We see the pace
of change here, and we like that it’s slow… I would also say… I really want to know
where the…utilitarian solutions will come from, and I don’t think we should take
anything off the plate, because our downtown is struggling… I lose money pretty much
daily trying to keep Bookworks open this time of year. I just did a survey of all my
customers… I think I got about two hundred results so whatever… I guess that’s about
what’s in here maybe… and one of the main reasons people said they don’t shop with me
is… lack of parking. You can ask yourself… why do you not go downtown? Prices and
parking. It’s a hassle. How many people drove here? We all did. You know, it’s a fact
of life we might not like, we might not think it’s pretty, but parking solutions really need
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to be considered if we think we’re going to do anything to save downtown. ReMain’s
doing a fabulous job, doing a lot of studies. We’re lucky to have people caring. Every
person up here has spent tons of time. And, you know I’m friends with Grant, and I
signed the petition to get this thing here, because we need to discuss it… on every level
conversations need to take place, so… I do think it’s more of a prohibition than a raise
the bar… I totally agree with… thoughts that have been said, so I just… I just would urge
you to do exactly what Nat said, seriously consider emotional things, and leave the room
open for some realistic solutions, cause it’s very important to the merchants. I hope
there’s other restaurateurs and merchants here, but we’re not known for showing up at
Town Meeting… Maybe next time we’ll get them here. Thank you.
MM: Thank you… Yes… The Finance Committee…Mr. Unrue?
Speaker: Belching diesels…That was a good one… I hadn’t heard that one before… My
name is Doug Unrue… I’m a member of the Finance Committee, and I’m one of the
dissenting votes on this issue. I am in favor of a parking garage—
MM: Hold the—hold the mike u first—
Unrue: Oh, sorry.
MM: Sorry.
Unrue: I am in favor of a parking garage… I am a member also of the Nantucket Town
Association, and the Board of Directors of the association has unanimously voted…
against the parking garage… We have spent about a year on this issue already…We’ve
attended many of the meetings, not only that the Town has sponsored, but also that the
Urban Land Institute has sponsored. You might recall the Urban Land Institute was
commissioned to do a study of the downtown area… their recommendations on the
Wilke’s Square site… were not to have a parking garage… This was a group of probably
eight to ten individuals who were national developers and have a great deal of experience
in this regard. The parking garage, if it goes in, will probably cost, bare… bare
minimum… of nine million dollars… and that’s just an estimate that I did… and I think
it’s probably going to cost considerably more than that if it does go in. There’s nobody to
pay for it except all of us. So you might want to consider that a little bit. This site… the
Wilke’s Square site that the Town Association’s been studying, is one of the most
beautiful sites we still have remaining, even if there are some… belching diesels…
there… But it’s one that really requires special attention, and not with a structure that’s
bigger than this auditorium and taller than this auditorium. So, I would ask that you…
vote in favor of turning down the parking garage. Thank you.
MM: Ms. Gookin. And then I’ll come to you, Mr. Atherton… It has a… switch.. there
you go.
Gookin: Hi, I’m asking, if this is a zoning article, I’m wondering—
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MM: If you could identify yourself—
Gookin: Myself? My self is Barbara Gookin… and I’m wondering if there is a map that
indicates what effect this article would have… as far as where a parking garage would be
allowed, and even though it would require a two-thirds vote…from what I’m
understanding, most of the island will be excluded, even with a two-thirds vote, so…Is
there a map available?
MM: There is not a map. What areas, Mr. Vorce, are allowed to have parking garages
under this amendment… ah.. motion…
Vorce: Madame Moderator, Ms. Gookin… the areas are the Commercial-Industrial are,
which is… essentially around the airport….it includes the airport, it includes the area east
of the airport, which the Town zoned Industrial not too long ago… off of Bunker Road…
Thank you… And the… MIPOD… the RC portion of the MIPOD is basically around the
Stop and Shop, the commercial area that is fairly limited to… it does include Marine
Home Center… Cumberland Farms…and the area sort of directly around the Stop &
Shop…
MM: Okay… Thank you…. Mr. Atherton?
Atherton: My name is Rick Atherton, and I’d like to speak in favor of passing the article
tonight. And, just a couple of observations… One, I am sympathetic to the comment in
the back about… that it might be better if we could do this at a fifty percent majority
basis… I think we… your board members up front here have had ample time to have
considered that option…and they have not been receptive to that as an option. This is the
only option we have tonight, that would give the power back to the Town Meeting. By
any two-thirds majority, the article could be changed in the future, once we know what a
garage may or may not look like. I’m not for or against a garage. I’m speaking in favor
of making sure that Town Meeting will have a right to participate in this. When I had a
session with the CPT consultants, and talked to them about their economic analysis of the
Wilke’s Square issues, including a garage, it was clear they believe that any garage will
need public support. If that’s the case, we will have an opportunity to participate
anyway. What we’re really talking about tonight, in my view, is that right now a parking
structure is a matter of right to any private party…and I think you know when someone
comes before the Planning Board or the HDC, or the Conservation Commission, and
exert their rights, they get listened to. They have lawyers, they have ways to pursue their
design, and a public hearing process may or may not respond to the overwhelming public
sentiment about what they’re proposing. Three folks can approve that. And that includes
the Board of Selectmen. I don’t think we should have that power when there is something
of such substance that impacts the character of our downtown. As I said, I think if we
had another alternative, that would be great, but we don’t. This is a little bit like the
swimming pool one on steroids. Someone had a right to put a pool in back of the church.
They got it. We had to take action tonight to make sure that didn’t happen again… unless
there were enough checks and balances in place… so… I urge you to approve the article
tonight… and that’s all it does…it puts some checks and balances in place. Thank you.
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MM: Thank you. Yes. Yes… Kate Hamilton…
Hamilton: Hi. Kate Hamilton-Pardee. I’m the Director of Nantucket Visitor Services.
Please bear with me. This is my first time speaking at Town Meeting. I’m here today
because I’m hearing this discussion, but I have real concerns, because what I’m hearing
has the appearance of taking the parking garage out of downtown… and isn’t that where
we need parking help? I can certainly tell you, from my office, in the eighteen years I’ve
been there, it’s been a problem. In fact, I can tell you right now, tourism is extremely
important to my office, and certainly to many members of this community. I’ve heard
you all talk about it for the past two days, and I think every article had tourism in it. Over
the numerous years I have held this position, I have received many emails, and phone
calls from travelers looking for explicit information regarding parking. I’m talking, the
summer, we get three hundred and fifty to five hundred people a day in my office. The
frantic… the frantic walking traffic should also be included in this, too… These questions
are extremely specific. Visitors want to know where they can park downtown, long-term,
without impediment…so they can shop in our beautiful stores, eat in our fabulous
restaurants, and have an enjoyable time all the while supporting our local economy… I
mean that’s a lot of common sense to me. So I would say, defeat this article. Thank you
very much.
MM: Thank you… In the red sweater…
Speaker: Thank you, Madame Moderator. My name’s Ted Taylor. I’ve lived on the
island for a number of years, and been coming here since the 70’s… I think we have…
I’m kind of looking at things a little differently here tonight. I think something’s trying
to come in the back door and shut it. This is an article that says, no, you can’t have a
parking garage without coming to Town Meeting.
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(Night 2, Tape 1, side B)
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(Night 2, Tape 2, Side A)
Another Speaker: (cont’d) Would that require an amendment, and would anybody be
favorable to that?
MM: What… what you’d have to do is probably do something like a motion to refer this
to a committee for further study… I don’t know that I can… I mean, it’s a prohibition
article… there’s… the only other thing we could do is make it a Special Permit, but I
don’t think that would be accomplishing the goal of the article.
Speaker; I think everybody wants to vote on it now, so I hate to do that.
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MM: Right. So I think we should…We’re going to take a vote on the motion to move
the question….
Speaker: If you want to go right to a vote on Article Fifty-Nine with no further debate…
then you can vote Yes. If you want to continue discussing Article Fifty-Nine, you would
vote No…It does require a two-thirds vote. All those in favor of moving the question on
Article Fifty-Nine, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent)
MM: Okay… That carries unanimously. Now we’re going to take a vote on Article
Fifty-Nine, as moved by Mr. Sanders… read into the record at the beginning of this
discussion. It does require a two-thirds vote. A Yes vote will adopt the motion. A No
vote will defeat the motion. We’re gonna do a hand count… All those in favor…please
raise your hands and keep your hands raised until the tellers have had a chance to count
your vote. (Pause for count.) All those opposed, please raise your hands and you’re your
hands raised until the tellers have had an opportunity to count your vote. Okay… Here’s
another fun fact… the hospital as we know it today opened at 57 Prospect Street in 1957
with seventy-six rooms. In 1969 the hospital had fifty-one beds. Today, it has nineteen
beds… The hospital is also the second largest employer on the island, with almost two
hundred full and part time employees… Okay, the vote on Article Fifty-Nine… Yes, 196.
No, 165. Two-thirds was 239. The article is not adopted… Okay… Article Sixty was
withdrawn by Mr. Murphy,, so we are going to Article Sixty-Three, which was also
called by Mr. Murphy… what? We just voted… Ha! Don’t give me a heart attack…
Okay… Article Sixty-Three… starts on page 63… continues to page 64…and page 65…
The Planning Board motion is on page 65….continues to page 66 and 67. It is a positive
motion. I’d ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading of that motion. Thank
you. And I would recognize Mr. Rector for the purpose of making that motion.
Rector: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Shall I go right to Mr. Murphy?
Mr. Murphy… Mr. Goodman, can you give Mr. Murphy a… a microphone? Thank you.
Murphy: Good evening. I’m gonna try to make this brief. I called this and the next
article for a little clarification. Zoning sometimes can be a little tedious and a little…
drawn out… and a little… complicated and misunderstood at some times… Sometimes
things are put through for… technical corrections or… to… I think there’s a little bit of a
misconception that the Comprehensive Plan is a guideline… and then these articles come
before us…for the vote, for our approval…The Planning Board creates these articles, or
the zoning board creates these articles to… to try to go along as best as they can with the
comprehensive plan and then we… we think these articles come for approval… I kind of
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wish there was a little heading on the top of some of these zoning articles that actually
describe the impact that…these changes…as subtle as they may be may have on this
community. I say this because… earlier on… I can’t really remember when, maybe three
or four years ago, there was an article that had… multiple corrections… technical
corrections… but then made a very significant change of one dec… one tenth of a
percentage… It was an article on the zoning of duplexes, and it changed the parking
factor that you use… I think from point five to point six…And that article was never
called, and it was a parking factor that actually reduced the amount of bedrooms you
could put on certain size lots in certain size communities, and actually made the structure
smaller because you could… you then required additional parking spaces, and I say
that… that article was never called, and it significantly impacted homeowners, islanders,
year-rounders throughout the island….and I just wanted some clarification on this
particular article, particularly the striking of the five thousand square foot lots…that
appear in this article… it virtually eliminates the ability to have a sub lot on these
lots…Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Rector?
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator… I’ll try the simple version…I’ll turn it over to
Leslie for the technical version, the staff version of things. This article was put forward
to remove some of the rigid barriers that are now in effect. And by removing these
barriers, what it would do is allow the creation of covenant housing…The other thing this
is gonna do, too, is move it to fee simple ownership, as opposed to being condos… If
you’re not familiar with Fee Simple Ownership, you own the land. It’s that simple. And
that’ what we tried to do with this article. Let me turn it over to Leslie, and see if she
answer some of the more technical aspects, which I have not covered, here.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Woods…
Woods: Thank you, Madame Moderator… I’m Leslie Snell for the Planning Board. Mr.
Rector is correct. The intent of this article is to reduce the barriers to the creation of
affordable and moderate income housing for year round residents. There is currently a
program for the creation of secondary lots, that allows lots to be created which don’t
increase the density. Density remains the same, and those can be sold for a Fee Simple
Ownership, rather than… Condo Ownership through the Nantucket housing Needs
Covenant Program… Right now there is a… lending situation with condominiums, and
we feel that by lessening some of the restrictions associated with the secondary lot
program, that more of these lots could be created, again, for affordable and moderate
income housing for our year round residents. I’d like to address a couple of things that
Mr… Murphy pointed out… the Master Plan, which he referred to as the Comprehensive
Plan, was supposed to be a guideline for the Town. Specifically, the Master Plan purpose
is provide for the long term physical development of municipalities. Our Master Plan
was approved unanimously by a vote of Town Meeting in 2009… and all of the articles
that the Planning Board has put forward at this Town Meeting… is in compliance with
that Master Plan… The Zoning Districts that are shown in this chart as being removed
from the secondary lot program, were identified in the Master Plan to be fazed out. The
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zoning districts that are shown in this chart as being removed from the Secondary Lot
Program were identified in the master Plan to be fazed out. We have put forward zoning
articles at previous Town Meetings and at this Town Meeting to remove those districts,
and to place properties located in those districts in a different zoning district. And by
removing them… from this article… it would only provide an incentive to work with the
Town… to place their property in… one of the new districts. I would ask that you
support this article. Again, we are trying to reduce barriers to the creation of affordable
and moderate income housing.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Murphy?
Murphy: Maybe I’m just not understanding something you could answer the question,
Ms…these RC-2 lots, although they are scheduled to be fazed out, they still exist, and
this article would directly effect those existing lots, and it would… prohibit the…
prohibit uses to… what’s the language I’m looking for… create sub-lots out of those five
thousand foot lots.
MM: Ms. Snell?
Snell: Madame Moderator… He is correct… You would not be able to participate in the
secondary lot program in those districts. In the next article, Article Sixty-Four, we are
proposing to add in the new districts, which were inadvertently omitted, and…properties
that are currently in R-1, SR-1, RC, RC-2, LC would go into those new districts,
eventually. I’ve talked with the board really quickly, and you know, if the room is in
favor of keeping those districts in this chart for right now, the board would be willing to
amend their motion to leave those in… to remove the stikeouts.
MM: So we’d be removing the strikeouts for the… for which zones? R-1, RC, and RC-
2?
Snell: RC, RC-2 and LC.
MM: Okay. Let me get a… want me to take a vote and see what the sense of the
meeting is on that?
Snell: Yeah.
MM: Okay. Thank you. Let’s see… how should I do this? All those in favor of the
Planning Board amending its motion to remove the strikeouts in those districts, and leave
them in place for the time being for this article, please say Aye!
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: And those opposed, No…
Audience; (silent)
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MM: Okay, so. That’s… that’s a good sense of the meeting. So with your consent, I
would amend the motion, MR. Rector, to… put those zones back in.
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator.
MM: So now, on the motion on Article Sixty-Four, with that change, is there any further
discussion? (Pause.) Okay. This requires a two-thirds vote. A yes vote will adopt the
motion. A no vote will defeat the motion. All those in favor of it, please say Aye!
Audience: (Loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent)
MM: That is adopted unanimously. Article Sixty-Four… is quite long. It starts on page
67… goes to 68… 69, 70, 71, 72, 73… The Planning Board motion starts on page 73, and
continues from 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79… I would ask for your unanimous consent
to waive the reading of that motion. Thank you. And I want to remind you that the
motion as made would be with the technical amendments that were read into the record at
the beginning of the meeting, which were purely fixing issues that occurred in the…
copying and pasting, I think… on page 73… subsection C and D… should really be
subsections A and B… On page 77, the indented Number 1 should be out at the margin,
and be a number 6… On page 78, the first Number 11 should actually be a Number 10…
And I think that’s it… So, with those amendments, is that your motion, Mr. Rector?
Rector: Madame Moderator, just a bit of latitude for a second. In discussing this with
Leslie Woods-Snell, the previous article is going to effect what’s going to happen here,
so before I do agree to that, I just need to work this out with you very quickly about how
to…
MM: Okay. What needs to happen?
Snell: Madame Moderator, those strikeouts that were removed from the last article also
need to be removed in this article.
MM: Okay. So those appear… on page… the bottom of page 74, top of page 75? We’re
going to remove the strikeouts… How did that happen? You’ve already done it? She’s
so fast! Okay… Is that all that has to happen? Okay, so, with those additional changes
on page 74 and 75, is that your motion, Mr. Rector?
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator, for helping us not have another technical
amendment next year.
MM: Yes. So. Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Murphy?
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Murphy: Test. Yeah. Again, I called this article for a little clarification, but also… to
make sure that this body here got to decide on something that may effect you directly as
homeowners… and your neighbors in the future. There’s… under Number 1… the
shaded area that’s added… Dwelling unit shall not exceed a hundred and fifty percent
(150%) of the gross area… of the garage… So that means, in this article, without calling
it and being adopted… if you had, for instance, a ten by twenty foot garage, then your
dwelling unit, that garage apartment, could be no greater than… eight hundred… hundred
and fifty percent of the garage, or six hundred square feet. I believe. Garages can be
very specific, and… in their use, so if you had a shop next to it, that would be part of the
eight hundred square feet. If you had… the dwelling unit above, and your dwelling unit
might be four hundred square feet. So I just want you people to be aware this is not a
technical correction. This is something that’s going to effect you directly, and you should
have a chance to vote on it. And, again, it’d be nice if some of these things were
summarized in the beginning of the article, so that these things weren’t whisked through
without…some discussion. Thank you.
MM: Ms. Snell, do you want to explain, because I think Mr. Murphy is… is not quite
understanding how that garage situation works.
Snell: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Again, Leslie Snell for the Planning Board.
Town Meeting had previously approved a distinction between garage apartments and
secondary dwellings in the use charts… and there are some districts where both are
allowed, and some districts where only one or the other is allowed… And we recently
realized that there was really no distinction between the two in the definition. SO, this is
an amendment to the Garage Apartment definition to take away some of the standards
that apply to secondary dwellings… to make it… more in keeping with what I think most
people perceive as a garage apartment… and then leaving the secondary dwelling
standards as they currently exist. And the remainder of the article mainly deals with
incorrect bylaw references, where you know, we’ve moved things around in the bylaw,
and references were never picked up… and… eliminating unnecessary language that
doesn’t change the intent of the bylaw, and removing references from statutory
requirements that you can find in the Massachusetts General Laws. They don’t need to
be repeated in the zoning bylaw. So it is technical in nature, and not substantive.
MM: Thank you. Is there anything else on this article? Okay. This does require a two-
thirds vote. A Yes vote will adopt the Planning Board motion with the technical
amendments. A No vote will defeat the article. All those in favor, please say Aye.
Audience: (loud) Aye!
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: (silent)
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MM: That is adopted unanimously… Okay… Article Sixty-Eight…. Article Sixty-
Eight…begins on page eighty-three and continues to page eighty-four… The Finance
Committee motion appears on page eighty-four…It is a positive motion… and I would
recognize Mr. Kelly for the purpose of making that motion.
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded… Do you want…Mr. Kelly
should I go directly to Ms. Wharho?
Wharho: Madame Moderator, my name is Mary Warho… I am… currently the…
Chairman of the Counsel for Human Services, and of the Nantucket Contract review
Committee… I am also the author and proponent of Article Sixty-Nine… I want to…
thank the members of the Finance Commission for the attention that they have given to
the issue of the Counsel for Human Services and the delivery of human services on
Nantucket… they have spent considerable time looking at Article Sixty-Eight and on
Article Sixty-Nine… Initially I drafted and submitted Article Sixty-Nine at a time before
the Town had undertaken its consolidation… Article Sixty-Nine is a very comprehensive
treatment of how… Human Services might… how the Human Services Counsel might be
operated… During the time from November, when it was submitted, to the present, a
number of crises have taken place that have changed the situation. I had indicated I was
going to make some changes to Article Sixty-Nine, but in reviewing both Article Sixty-
Eight as submitted by the… FinCom, it appeared to me that the simplest way of
approaching the situation was to propose amendments to the FinCom article, and that is
what I have done, which I think you have available to you. Just by way of background,
the reason for these… for the concern on this issue is that the Town has… without any
legal duty nevertheless consistently provided essentially services to our most needy
residents.
MM: Ms. Wharho?
Warho: Yes?
MM: Before you go on, let me get your… get your amendment up, so we’re
understanding what we’re doing.
Warho: Okay…
MM: So in the first section… Section Twelve point One… you’re changing the
wording…C-2… all needed human services to… regarding the provision of human
services.
Warho: Correct. And that simply inserts the provision of…only because it seemed to
me that the language was a little bit smoother and more clear…
MM: Okay…
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Warho: That was the… the…gist of it…
MM: And in twelve point two, you’re bumping the membership up from seven to nine…
Warho: And that would return it to the number that currently exists, and I can address the
reason for that if you want to just go through the amendments…I can address the
reasons…
MM: Okay, and then we have changed it so the terms are staggered….
Warho: Correct.
MM: Properly, and then we provided that each member serving at the time of the
passage of this chapter shall remain in office till the end of his or her term, and the
appointment by the Board of Selectmen of the successor member… and you have to be in
compliance with Chapter Sixty-Eight-A…
Warho: And…
MM: And then, under the Duties, we’re putting in a section… a new section… the
Counsel shall A, Develop and adopt policies for its operation and for the operation of the
contract review subcommittee. Such policies may, from time to time, be amended by the
Counsel… and in developing and amending such policies, the Counsel shall work with
the director of the Department of Human Services. Such policies of the Counsel may
address the activities of the Counsel… which may include developing implementation of
the following….We have… conducting studies and making recommendations to Town
Administration…I’ll let you all read it, but… Conducting Public Hearings to assess
Human Service needs… Reviewing and Reporting on proposed Federal and State
Regulations…Encourage and Facilitate Voluntary participation of counsel members and
other community members in projects, etcetera… and undertake such other work as
requested by the Selectmen, Town Administration, and the Director of Human Services.
Let’s see, we have Administrative Support… the department shall provide…
administrative support for Counsel for Human Services in the contract review
subcommittee and may provide a representative designated by the Director of Human
Services to work with governmental and private groups concerned with Human Services
issues and provide reports from such agencies… Section Twelve deals with the contract
review subcommittee… membership terms and vacancies… Contract Review
Subcommittees shall consist of seven Nantucket residents… At the beginning of each
fiscal year, two members of the Contract Review Subcommittee shall be appointed by
and be… shall be members of the Counsel for Human Services… One member shall be
appointed by and be a member of the Finance Committee… One member shall be
appointed by and be a member of the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development
Commission… One member shall be appointed by and be a member of the Board of
Selectmen. Two members shall be members of the public at large, and shall be appointed
y the Board of Selectmen. Members of the Contract Review Subcommittee who are
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members of the public at large shall be appointed for a term of three years. Each member
of the existing Contract Review Committee serving at the time of the passage of this
chapter shall take office as a member of the contract review subcommittee… and shall
remain in office until the end of his or her term… and a … till the successor member is
duly appointed. Members of the Contract review Subcommittee shall be in full
compliance with the provisions of Mass general Laws Chapter [Two- Sixty-Eight A]…
And then we have their duties… The Contract Review Subcommittee shall work with the
director of the Department of Human Services on the solicitation and contracting process,
including contract monitoring for all human service grants… Grant contracts let by the
town of Nantucket for outsourced Human Services… B… Provide and independent
written report to the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee with
recommendations as to the award of any such grant for Human Services to be awarded by
the Town.
Wharho: That’s it.
MM: And that’s your amendment?
Wharho: Yes.
MM: Alright. Is there a second? [Off mike second] Motion is made and seconded.
Now, you may go ahead and address that, but let me just first say that… the Fire Chief
reports that there are lights on in a car in the back lot, license……. Ms. Wharho?
Wharho: Okay. thank you. Nantucket has consistently provided essential services to its
most needy residents. It has done so without the requirement or any legal duty to do so…
Since 6, the Counsel for Human Services has been the voice of the town and the voice of
its residents in speaking out in favor of these services. The status of the Counsel, and of
the Contract Review Committee, has been under some question… for the past two years.
There was an effort… in the last year to eliminate the Counsel… There is now a
consolidation going on which will effect and impact the services that are being
provided… and we don’t really know the outcome. The Town Manager has indicated
that it is the intent of the town to continue to provide essential services, in so far as
possible… But I think at a time like this when the finances of the Town are in a state of
flux, it’s important to have a well organized mechanism for allowing… public input into
this process… and that’s what the Counsel for Human Services has done. We need a
counsel with a strong, experienced voice. The people who serve on the Counsel currently
are… very… contributing members of the community. We have several of them here
today… Auggie Ramos… We have a number of people who are… have really
contributed and have worked… not only organizationally, but also the Counsel for
Human Services has provided… has been the source of volun… volunteer efforts to
actual get down and assist… in providing these services… in assisting these people to
apply for… for funding, and to engage in educational activities… for people who are in
need. My amendment will strengthen the Counsel as an advisory body, will actually
give it specific duties… It will… it will also codify the structure and existing purpose of
the Contract Review Committee. My amendment will do… essentially nothing more…
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in reality than the way the Counsel currently operates. It simply gives it a definition and
a structure…It… by codifying the structure and purpose of the Contract Review
Committee… it currently is.. has… was adopted as a policy… a policy of a combination
of the Board of Selectmen and of the FinCom. I believe that the FinCom relies heavily
on the recommendations on the analysis that’s offered annually by the Contract Review
Committee.. In this… amendment will allow that to continue and to be clear. I want also
to say a couple of things… The… there’s nothing drastic in any of these additions…
There’s nothing unusual… There were a number of objections to the information… the
requirements that I had placed in Article Sixty-Nine… They were too administratively
detailed, and unnecessary and inappropriate… and more… well suited to be dealt with by
way of policy, and that’s what I have tried to do by amending… by some of these
amendments…There is… if the Town truly wants to have an organization… a voice… in
the area of Human Services… it seems to me that this is an appropriate one, and this is
one that everyone in the Town… could and should support, and this is in fact the way…
the way this process has been undertaken… since at least [nineteen eighty-six], and for
the Contract review Committee, since approximately [nineteen ninety-three]…
MM: Okay. Thank you. If you could close…. Are you close?
Wharho: I’m very close. The other thing I want to say about this is that this is an
amendment that will cost the Town nothing. It’s not a financial issue for the Town. It’s a
structural issue for the Town, and it follows along with the Town’s… orientation that has
existed for many years… to assist… the Town’s neediest residents. And I hope you will
vote in favor of this amendment.
MM: Thank you. On Ms. Wharho’s amendment… Ms. Gibson.
Gibson: Thank you. Libby Gibson, Town Manager. The article as put forward by the
Town, and the Finance Committee motion supporting the article, simply updates outdated
language in the Town Code. It is consistent with centralizing administrative and
executive functions per the Charter, and the consolidated department that Town
Administration is currently establishing. It retains the value of a Counsel for Human
Services, and clarifies its role as an admini—as an advisory group. Please vote no on the
proposed amendment.
MM: Thank you. On the amendment… Okay… The amendment requires a majority
vote. A Yes vote will adopt the amendment, a No vote will defeat the amendment. All
those in favor please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: [loud] No.
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MM: Oy… okay.. I’m gonna have to do a hand count. All those in favor of the
amendment please raise your hands and keep your hands raised till the tellers have
counted your votes. We are for the moment out of the two-third vote requirement, and
will be until we get back into the real estate articles… with Article Ninety-Two… [Pause]
All those opposed, please raise your hands and keep your hands raised till the tellers have
counted your vote. [Pause.] [Eighteen-thirty-six], a hundred and seventy-five years ago,
at a legal Town Meeting in May of [ ] a report was given regarding a recent fire at
Washington House, and the ensuing discussion of an article in relation to the means of
extinguishing fires. It was reported expedient and highly necessary that we have more
engines and hose, and therefore recommended that the Town procure by purchase three
new engines of equal capacity with a torrent engine with four hundred feet of hose. All
articles recommended in the Town Meeting in regard to outfitting the fire wards were
accepted. .. Okay, on the amendment, the vote was… Yes… one-o-nine, No, eighty-eight.
The amendment is adopted. So now we’re on the Finance Committee motion as amended
by Ms. Wharho’s amendment… It does require a majority vote. Does anyone want to say
anything further about this? Mr. Kopko.
Kopko: Thank you Madame Moderator. What… what’s just occurred, essentially, is that
Article Sixty-Nine has been inserted into Article Sixty-Eight. Article Sixty-Eight is the
Board’s article that was put forward so that we could simplify and streamline and
empower the Counsel for Human Services… in a way that… meshed with the Board’s
goals and the Town Manager’s goals. Article Sixty-Nine did not do that. In fact, Article
Sixty-Nine contains language that’s such a level of detail for a single department that
exists for no other departments in the Town. There are much bigger much more complex
departments in the Town, the Department of Human… or the DPW… the Police
Department, the Fire Department, that have nowhere near this level of detail… requiring
specific types of management of their departments. It’s unprecedented in our bylaws.
We don’t make bylaws that tell the Town Manager how to manage her departments to
this level of detail. So what the meeting has done now, essentially, is taken Article Sixty-
Nine, which the Board and the Finance Committee did not support, and inserted it into
Article Sixty-Eight, which the Board and the Finance Committee does support, and
believes will create a better and more effective Counsel for Human Services. Having
said that, I would urge you, and having consulted with my fellow board members, most
of them at least, and the Town Manager, I would urge you to vote this article down. This
article, as amended, is essentially Article Sixty-Nine… which… it’s a pretty slick way to
get your article into somebody else’s article… but… I’m hoping it doesn’t work. We
need a streamlined, more efficient, more empowered and more effective Counsel for
Human Services, which is what Article Sixty-Eight was originally designed to provide. It
now does not do that. It makes it much more complicated, and unnecessarily so. So we
would urge you to vote this article down. Thank you. .. Having said that… if there is a
member of the meeting who voted in the affirmative on this amendment, who would like
to call for the reconsideration of the amendment, we would appreciate that very much…
If that’s in order, Madame Moderator.
MM: Mr. Kuster?... You are… And did you vote in favor? You are… and are you now
asking for reconsideration? Okay… No, no, I need to… I want to…I just want to make
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sure I have it all figured out. You know, we don’t do reconsideration all that much, so,
it’s one of those things I could easily… make a… make a hash of…Okay… Mr. Kuster
has made a motion to reconsider. Is there a second? Okay. That motion has been made
and seconded. And… requires a majority vote… Is that correct, Mr. Kopelman? that a
motion to reconsider is a majority…? Oh, no… Let’s see… Our bylaws… Section Forty-
four- One… No final vote shall be reconsidered unless the person moving the same shall
have made a declaration of his intention to do so at the time of its adoption, which Mr.
Kuster has done, and shall have been one of the majority acting thereon, which he was…
and no article of any warrant shall be again taken into consideration after it has been
disposed of unless ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the voters present… So our bylaw
requires something a little more stringent… Or am I wrong? Of an amendment? Is that
different…. okay… Alright, is there any discussion on the motion to reconsider. Okay.
Yes? Oh… Mr. Kopko… Go ahead…
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator, and thank you for the motion. I did get the
sense that a lot of folks weren’t really quite clear… what was going on here… And… if
you look forward in your program, you’ll see Article Sixty-Nine is substantially what has
just been adopted as an amendment. The Board feels very strongly that… the article as
we put forward provides for the best, most efficient and effective way to go forward,
which is why we presented the article in its… form. The Finance Committee has made a
positive motion on this article. The Board has been unanimous in its intent. The Town
Manager supports it. I would ask you to please vote the amendment out, so that we can
then go to Article Sixty-Eight and vote the article. Thank you…. And then… we’ll have
an opportunity, after that, to vote on this, which is… Article Sixty-Nine. Thank you.
MM: Okay… Yes. Ms. Goss. And what we’re talking about right now is whether or not
we want to reconsider a vote on the amendment, then we’ll have to… vote the
amendment again…
Goss: My understanding is that… I think there’s again a misunderstanding. I think that
Mr. Kopko is kind of jumping a little bit… I’m assuming that the amendment to Article
Sixty-Eight as put forward by Ms. Wharho says what Article Sixty-Nine does, and I
didn’t read it that way at all, and… you know, if people still want to vote to reconsider,
that’s cool, but… I didn’t read the amendment in that way.
MM: Okay. Thank you. Yes. Right up in the back. First row of the back section. Yep.
Speaker: Hi. Kat Robinson Grieder. I am the Executive Director of A Safe Place, but I
am speaking on my own behalf right now. I had looked at both of these articles in
preparation for coming here tonight, but didn’t realize that Ms. Wharho had submitted an
amendment, which I haven’t had a chance to really dele deeply into but, in the quick
going through it just now, I have to respectfully disagree with Mr. Kopko that she has
inserted Article Sixty-Nine into Article Sixty-Eight. Frankly, I was a little uncomfortable
with the level of detail—
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[Side B resumes]
Grieder: [continued] – Sixty-Nine as well, and I think that the amendment that we just
voted in… is a good compromise in that it doesn’t… it still goes along with the Town’s…
decision to basically eliminate the Department of Human Services while still… keeping
the Counsel as a advisory board… And I also disagree with Mr. Kopko’s assertion that…
Article Sixty-Eight as it was previously put forward… empowers the Counsel of Human
Services in any way. If you look at the article itself, it actually removes all the power of
the Counsel of Human Services, and… in my opinion, effectively eliminates its power to
do anything. So I would recommend that you do not… rescind the amendment that was
just voted in.
MM: Okay. So on the vote to reconsider… only… Ms. Brooks? Reverend Brooks?
Brooks: Thank you. Jennifer Brooks. I’m speaking in my personal capacity, but I’m
informed by my experience as Chair of the Food Pantry Board…one of the Human
Services organizations that is… reviewed and supervised by the Counsel for Human
Services…The amendment that was just made… it does have a lot of detail. One of the
important changes that it includes is a change to Article Sixty-Eight, in that it specifies…
the duties and authority of the Contract Review Committee. And I’m less interested in
the specification of … the duties of the Counsel for Human Services, and far more
interested in the clear directive which we just passed by passing the amendment, to retain
the counsel… the subcommittee… The Contract review Subcommittee…The Contract
Review Subcommittee isn’t just the subcommittee for the Counsel on Human Services.
It’s composed of representatives from the Financial Committee and other organizations
outside the Counsel for Human Services, and has traditionally been the way that the
Counsel for Human Services had developed an understanding of how well the various
agencies were doing in managing the funds that were provided by the Town. I think it’s
really important to continue keeping the contract review committee… in that role, and
keeping its…not just its… the availability of a committee, which obviously the counsel
for human services could form a subcommittee, if it wished, but keeping its structure
being broader than the Counsel, and also making it clear that it’s not just… something
that is… a subcommittee that Counsel could form, but is something… a subcommittee
that is authorized to do what the Contract Review Committee would do. So I recommend
against supporting the motion for reconsideration.
MM: Okay. Yes.
Speaker: Hi. Melissa Murphy, member of the School Committee, but speaking as a
citizen, and have to say that, frankly, I’m just confused, and I think it’s because we don’t
have Ms. Wharho’s amendment to read and digest in the words, so I can’t compare
what’s different to the… of the amendment, to what’s in Article Sixty-Nine… I don’t
know… I can’t… it’s not even on the screen for me to actually compare and contrast
between the two. Your amendment is in here? The one you’re proposing? Right… and
it’s a very comprehensive amendment, and that frightens me, for us to not have it to
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actually visually digest before we vote on making such a big amendment. I mean, copies
I think for the entire Town Meeting would be more appropriate than having us read it for
the first time on screen. So, that’s just my opinion.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Stodd?
Stodd: Thank you, Madame Moderator. My name is Charles Stodd. Um, I supported the
amendment to this article, and I strongly urge the body to reject the motion to reconsider.
And I particularly object to the characterization of… of what just happened as a slick
maneuver of some sort as if it’s disingenuous… some sneaky procedure that… you
know… nobody was aware that what this was happening. This was a perfectly legitimate
parliamentary procedure that was taken… and an article was legally amended as many
other articles at Town Meeting have been amended. There’s nothing slick about this at
all. I would urge you to oppose this… this effort to reconsider… this amendment to
Article Sixty-Eight.
MM: Thank you. I think we’ll just go to a vote on the motion to reconsider… Do you
have…. Okay… a question… yes… Ms. Wheatley…
Wheatley: Nancy Wheatley. My question is whether the amendment which we have in
front of us authorizes staff positions which would be salaried. That was my objection to
the next article.
MM: No it does not.
Wheatley: Okay.
MM: Have salaried positions in it.
Wheatley: Okay. Then it is not in fact a… taking the next article and putting it into this
article.
MM: No.
Wheatley: Thank you.
MM: Okay. So. On the motion to reconsider the vote on the amendment… Let me just
explain what we’ll be doing. If you vote Yes, you’ll be voting to go back and talk about
the amendment again and revote the amendment. If you vote no, the amendment will
remain in place as adopted. I have discussed with Town Counsel the quantum of vote
required, and he tells me it is a majority vote. So… Yes, Mr. Ramos? Excuse me? You
want a paper ballot? Okay, wait a minute. Paper ballot…Paper ballot… Paper ballot.
Okay. Fix the method of voting. It is… requires a second… It’s debatable, it’s
amendable, it requires a majority vote… Okay… is there a second on the request for a
paper ballot? [Laughter.] The motion has been made and seconded. Is there any debate
on the motion to have this vote for reconsideration done by a paper ballot? Okay. Any
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questions? Is everyone clear that we’re now voting whether or note to have a paper ballot
on the motion to reconsider the vote on the amendment… All those in favor of having a
paper ballot, please say Ay.
Audience: [silent]
MM: All those opposed…
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: Okay. So we’re not having a paper ballot. Now we’re back on the motion to
reconsider the… the vote on the… on the… whether or not we’re gonna reconsider the
vote on the amendment…All those in favor of reconsideration, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: All those opposed, no?
Audience: [very loud] Okay. That motion is not carried. Mr. Kopko. We are now back
on the main motion as amended by Ms. Wharho.
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator… I would ask you please to… vote this article
down… this article creates a much more complex, unwieldy… ineffective system than
what we already have. So, this would make the Town Manager’s job more difficult, and
certainly, I think the whole process less effective. So we would urge you to please vote
this article down. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. So we’re gonna take a vote on the main motion on Article
Sixty-Eight as amended by Ms. Wharho… A yes vote will adopt the motion, a no vote
will defeat the motion. All those in favor, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: All those opposed, no?
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: Okay. So. All those in favor please raise your hand and keep your hands raised till
the tellers have had a chance to count your vote. [Pause for count.] Okay. All those
opposed to the motion… Eighteen sixty-one, a hundred and fifty years ago, at a legal
Town Meeting… I guess they had legal and illegal tow meetings, back then, I don’t
know… but… at a legal town meeting on February Fifteen, Eighteen Sixty-One, a motion
was made that the Selectmen be instructed that when they want legal advice they shall
employ a member of the Bar. Isaac Austen moved to amend that when the Selectmen
want legal advice, they call on whom they please, and the amendment of the motion
prevailed. [Laughter.] [Pause.] Article Sixty-Eight as amended… Yes, one hundred and
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twenty nine… No… ninety-five… the motion is adopted. Ms. Wharho I assume you are
withdrawing your call of article Sixty-Nine? Thank you. And I’m assuming no one else
wants to discuss Sixty-Nine… Okay… Article Seventy… Okay, Article Seventy starts on
page eighty-eight, goes to page eighty-nine… The Finance Committee motion was move
to take no action on the article… We have a motion I believe from the Board of
Selectmen… Mr. Kopko… which is as follows… And I believe it is essentially what is
printed in the Warrant. Is that correct, Mr. Kopko?
Kopko: Yes, Madame Moderator, that’s my motion.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Kopko…
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator. And out of continuing effort to try and make
our boards and committees and commissions… A. more effective, and B. to comport with
accepted practices and State law, the Board of Selectmen drafted Article Seventy as… to
address two issues. One was a legal issue… which was that there was an ambiguity in
our bylaw about who serves on the Community Preservation Committee.. Our bylaw
allowed for… designees of committees to serve on that Community Preservation
Committee. The State statute establishing the CPA requires that members of those
committees be appointed to the CPC…So… so one issue that we wanted to address was
that legal issue, because we had members of the CPC… for example, from the
Conservation Commission, who were appointed to the CPC but were not members of the
Conservation Commission, and the State statute requires that that appointee be a member
of the Conservation Commission. So there was a legal issue there. That…that issue, I
believe, has essentially been resolved by act of the CPC… They… the committee itself
has gotten in compliance with them. But the main reason we wanted our bylaw
essentially to reflect the State statute, in establishing the CPC… which changes the… the
language to… instead of just designee… to… to one member of each of the statutory
bodies that appoint to the CPC, which are… ConCom, Planning Board, Park Rec,
Housing Authority, and the CPC Act, actually the CPA Act, requires an appointee of the
Historic Commission. Those are the five bodies that are required by State statute to make
an appointee who is a member of that body to the CPC… So that the language… the first
changes involve that…The two.. two required bodies to appoint to the CPC at the local
level in our bylaw are the Land Bank and the Board of Selectmen. When we established
our CPC we elected to have a member of the Land Bank and a member of the board also
on the CPC, and in order to reflect the requirement in the State statute, the Board is
proposing to require that a member of the land Bank and a member of the Board of
Selectmen be appointed to the CPC rather than just a designee. And that… that’s not a
legal requirement for those two bodies, but it reflects what is in the State statute. Another
change is that the CPA initially required a member of the Historical Commission… In ,
when we established the CPC, Nantucket had no Historical Commission … so we
inserted language appointing the HDC to make an appointee… Since then, we have
established that Historical Commission… and as the State statute requires than an
appointee be from the Historical Commission, we have changed the language from HDC
to Historical Commission. And we have two members who are elected at large. The
other… Mary, if you could just scroll up to… scroll down to where the other change
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is…down.. or do you have it in your program… if you’re following along in your
program… the other changes involve the mission of the… and duties of the Preservation
Committee… this language is taken directly from the State statute, essentially, and adds
existing municipal boards and agencies…which is language contained in the state statute.
And the rest of the language is essentially also from the statute, which just defines and
codifies in our bylaw the language that’s contained in the State statute. You will hear, I
expect, dark…political conspiracy theories about the motivation for the Board’s making
this motion. We’re simply trying to clean the bylaw up and have it comport with the
State statute. And that’s what we’re doing. SO I would encourage you to please… vote
this article in. Unlike the CPC, the Board of Selectmen has not spent fifteen hundred
dollars on newspaper advertising or five hundred dollars on printing, or any money on
private counsel to support our position on this article. We merely ask that you allow us to
streamline and make more effective our boards and commissions in Town. So please
vote yes on Seventy. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Brannigan.
Brannigan: Good evening. Richard Brannigan, Vice Chair, Community Preservation
Committee. I’ve been a member of this committee for ten years. This committee has
been involved with this community ten years, and I would venture to say everybody
that’s sitting here has been before our board, which has been primarily in tact for ten
years, including the Chair, including most of the members. Mr. Kopko, our Board of
Selectmen designee, has been with us probably two or three years, and I would say… that
everyone that’s sitting here has made an application to us, has benefited from the CPC,
and has enjoyed what the CPC has done for Nantucket. Now I won’t bore you with that,
but it’s been quite significant. And the adage is, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. And we’re
not broke, and if this bylaw is enacted, we lose two members who have been with this
committee for just about the full ten years… including the Chair. And the duties and the
responsibilities that we have comported to, our going to be changed and be more
cumbersome. There’s some history that I thin… that I think is important. Our
memberships, our policies, and our procedures , have never been questioned in ten years.
This issue has only come about when we filed our Warrant… on November first… So…
so the issues of our membership, our policies, and our procedures, only came about when
we filed our appropriations. SO you can make an… an argument that maybe… what our
appropriations were that we talked about last night on Article Twenty-Eight… maybe
there was some concern…I don’t know… if that was the genesis of this. I mean, I can
only speculate. This past weekend I had the opportunity to… to speak at the Community
Preservation Coalition, it was the tenth anniversary, and they had me as a panelist on…
on outreach…And I had the opportunity to speak to… Stewart Saganar… he is the
Executive Director of the Coalition, and I brought him up to date on this issue, and he has
never seen any Town, Board of Selectmen group try to usurp the local CPC that’s
happening here this evening. And he stated, and we will defend, that we are fully in
compliance with the state statute, the state act, where we need five, and we’re good, and
we are fully in compliance with our policies and our procedures. That’s all I’ve gotta say
right now. And maybe I’ll be back, and maybe I won’t… but I… I really want you to
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consider this… bylaw amendment that the Board of Selectmen have put forth… to
change the group that’s worked so hard for this community. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Beaugrand? He’s right behind you.
Beaugrand: Thank you. Thank you Madame Chairman. My name is Ken Beaugrand,
and I am the Chair of the CPC. I’ve been on the CPC, as Richard said, since the
beginning, and I’ve been the Chair for the last five years. I think it’s really important to
understand a few corrections to Mr. Kopko’s statements with respect to the State Act.
First of all, the State Act provided… provides for five positions defined in the act. Our
community had four of those positions, but we did not have a Historical Commission. At
the time that our bylaw was created in we checked with the Attorney General and got
approval from the Attorney General to put in place a representative of the Historic
District Commission, since the Town had no Historical Commission. There is absolutely
no requirement whatsoever in the act for us to change that designation. One, because the
Town now does have a Historical Commission. Secondly, with respect to the language
relating to the appointment of members to the Community Preservation Committee, the
bylaw provided, in compliance with the State Act, were the fact members of the four
commissions designated by the State Act were in fact members of those commissions.
The bylaw… excuse me… the State Act and our bylaw provided a greater level of
flexibility in allowing the community and those other four organizations to have a
designee represent them as opposed to only being a member… of that commission. Once
again, your CPC is in total compliance with the act and with the local bylaw. The… as
Rich said… the membership has been pretty much the same for the last ten years… The
Community Preservation Committee has allocated with approval of Town Meeting over
twenty two million dollars of moneys to benefit the community, and over forty-five
percent of those moneys have come from the State, which this community would not
have otherwise had without the work of the CPC. As Rich said, if it isn’t broke, don’t fix
it. I recommend that you vote no on the Board of Selectmen resolution, which would
replace an elected member with a member appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Thank
you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Williams.
Williams: Surprise, surprise. I’m talking about something not related to zoning… I
agree with what Ken and Rich have said. I too am a member of the CPC… I… did a lot
of the digging to prepare what you have in your hands, hopefully, the blue sheet… I’ve
spoke to just about everybody involved. We went back and looked at how the history of
the CPC was created and where it stands now. We are in compliance. There was an
issue that came up this year that started the argument at the CPC… About an award, or
the lack thereof… to a particular group… and that’s when all this started to hit the fan in
November. That’s when the Selectmen proposed their article. The Selectmen never
came to talk to the CPC. Town Counsel did not talk to the CPC. We’ve asked to have
access to Town Counsel. It was not granted. We’ve heard nothing. According to our
Chairman. Which is why we went and hired our own counsel to give us advice as to
what the legalities are, and what the act said, and how it relates to our local bylaw.
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We’ve been beyond reproach for the last ten years until now. There’s no requirement to
meet the state law, because if they were trying to track the state law then there would be
no Board of Selectmen. There would be no Land Bank. There would be no Members at
Large. those were granted to us under the flexibility of the act when it was introduced in
two thousand. September of two thousand, by the state legislature. I would ask you to
resist the attempts by the board of Selectmen to fool around with something that is not
broken and is in full compliance. The second part of their Warrant article talks about the
duties. Our CPC has been in the vanguard of CPCs in the state. We are one of the first
communities to actually adopt a CPC. We have led the charge on how to spend the
money, what the procedures are, and they have used us as a shining example of how
productive CPC funding can be for the community. For the twenty-two million plus that
we’re giving away… that we’re granting this year by your vote earlier tonight on
Twenty-Eight and Thirty. The duties that the CPC have performed have been done in
excellent fashion. We have actually gone above and beyond what the act requires, which
is why we have such a great reputation in the state. Please do not vote this through, and
maintain the sanctity of the CPC which was supposed to be above political pressure,
which is what this is.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Rector.
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m also a member of the CPC, and you
probably have now heard from the majority of us. There’s a very old Japanese proverb:
Nails that pop up must be hammered down. What does that mean? Yeah, thank you. It
seems as though we, at least in my humble opinion, we popped up not too long ago. And
I’ve got to admit, it’s beginning to feel like we’re being hammered down here. And let
me explain why… Mr. Kopko came out to say that this was an attempt to make this more
effective and efficient. I’m going to challenge this tonight to go back to… in this
committee…Where are the inefficiencies? And where has been the lack of effectiveness?
He’s absolutely right… we did spend money to hire our own Town Counsel…our own
counsel to deal with this tonight. Why on earth would we do that? I will tell you as one
member, from the very beginning, when this started, we constantly requested access to
Town Counsel to clarify the issue. Almost four solid months of requests. Basically
ignored. Is that how we wanna work together? I would challenge the fact that that was
an objective with the new town Counsel. To put us all together in the same place and
work out our differences so that we wouldn’t be here dealing with this tonight. I will
argue with you that the law is mutable. It is subject to change, and interpretation. I think
I would speak for every member of this committee, and correct me if I’m wrong, we all
want to do the right thing before this town. There is no question in my mind. We all
want to comply to what we have to do. But to not have access, to not be able to ask the
questions that are fundamental to what we’re dealing with? I have to challenge that. I
think whatever the end results are after our dialogue, I think we’re willing to comply,
once we’ve had the dialogue. Look at the FinCom recommendation tonight. They even
went as far as to say the same thing… I’m going to ask you to defeat this motion. Go
with the FinCom recommendation. Let us work this out… and let’s give us one year to
see how this all begins to play out. Thank you for your time.
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MM: Thank you. Yes. Ms. Gookin…
Gookin: Barbara Gookin. I’m sorry that I’m once again speaking on an article, but this
one’s closer to my heart. The CPC is a wonderful thing. We all voted it in
wholeheartedly. It’s great. It’s made up of great people, and they do wonderful things.
But I do think it can be better. I think it’s a mistake to say that this has never been
challenged, because actually I myself have challenged it. I went to CPC meetings in two
thousand and four not to propose anything, but to request that they do more for affordable
housing. At the time there was very little being spent on that, basically the minimum,
which is ten percent of the allowable funds… just, I think it was a little over ten percent
at the time… It’s been more since then, so I’ve backed off. But in [two thousand and
four and two thousand and five], I was very unhappy with that, so when I met with them I
really didn’t get any kind of answers. I asked to see… the duties that they’re charged
with is to study the needs of the community. And I asked to see those studies and there
were none. They claimed that these studies were just the reviews of proposals, and
figuring out which they thought were most of merit, and which they had funds for… and
making sure that they covered the ten percent allowable for housing, open space and…
historic preservation. So, I wasn’t really happy with the answers that I got there, so I
brought it to Town Meeting… in [two thousand and five] I believe was the year… and
even brought to Town Meeting that there were concerns… about housing, also. So… at
the time, when I brought that article to Town Meeting to increase the… spending for
housing, Mr. Beaugrand actually stood up and… I’m sorry, I shouldn’t name names…
someone from the CPC stood up and said that the article that I proposed was illegal, and
then it was voted on right after that. Well it wasn’t illegal… because the article was
brought to the Attorney General’s attention, and the Attorney General said it was fine…
We could adopt that if we chose to. But we didn’t. SO I just want to say that this has
been brought up before. It’s been questioned. I don’t know if there are studies done
now… but there were not studies being done then on the needs of the community. So I
think the CPC is wonderful, and I think there is room for improvement. And I do support
the Board of Selectmen’s changes. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. Mr. McIntyre…
McIntyre: Thank you. I’m Dual McIntyre, and I live on Green Hollow Lane. I’m not a
member of the CPC… but I have observed it for the past ten years… and I think the way
they’re constituted and what they have done has been wonderful. There may have been
some disagreements. Certainly this article appears to have its origin in some squabble, or
disagreement, but I do not think that changing the bylaw when there’s not a legal need for
it is the way to solve this. I think the way to solve it is to ask the parties involved to go
back and sit down and discuss it and work it out. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. The gentleman in the front row… the back section next to Mr.
Goodman…
Speaker: Is it on? I’m Bob Olson. I live out in Madaket. And I’m not going to talk
about mosquitoes. What I’ve heard about is the CPC members, and I’ve heard about the
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Board of Selectmen, and I’ve heard about a proponent who asked for money. I
represented an organization several years ago where we solicited some money from the
CPC… If anybody here doesn’t believe that the CPC puts you through the ringer in a
very positive sense, they’re mistaken. That board helped us to submit the proposal. They
guided us through the process. They also have limited resources to allocate amongst all
their endeavors. We had two successive years… two success… two approaches
separated by one year to help us fund some work that we had done. I have nothing but
admiration for the detail that they put us through in a very positive sense to get that… and
to allocate the money. I recommend voting this down. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Sealy.
Sealy: I’m Renee Sealy, Executive Director of the Nantucket Housing Authority. I’m
speaking as the director, but also as a private citizen. I want to highly commend the
activities and votes of the past from the CPC. I commend them completely. I find that
they’ve been very generous with a lot of our affordable housing… initiatives… and…
they do put you through making sure you have an extremely lengthy application that is…
you know… complete. The biggest problem I have with this article is that it’s not
making the CPC better. It’s limiting the talent pool of people that we can have serving on
boards. Now, if an elected board wants to designate a person to serve on their behave,
they’d scrutinize that person. They’re going to be speaking on behalf of that board, but
we’re getting an extra, fabu… I think our greatest natural resource here on Nantucket is
its people. And if we can have a larger diversity of people serving, and not always
members that are limited to these boards, is a disservice. So see that this is defeated.
Let’s keep the CPC in tact the way it is. They’re doing a fabulous job, and I commend
them again.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Atherton…
Atherton: Thank you… D. Anne Atherton… Listening to this discussion… I’ve never
been to the CPC… I’ve followed it… it’s funded so many excellent things… I’m… I’m
coming from a structural position… I have a question for.. like the Land Bank. When it
says a member of the Land Bank… should sit on the CPC… Why isn’t one of the five
members of the Land Bank sitting on the CPC?
MM: Mr… Mr. Reinhard?
Reinhard: Allan Reinhard…A member of the Nantucket Land Bank for the last eight
years. We have been participating in this for the last ten years the Land Bank has had a
member serving there. Three… I’m sorry, five years ago, the person that we had chosen
was not reelected. We as a commission voted to have that person continue… because of
the rigorous process that the CPC goes through… we felt that the person who was
representing us had the understanding of the process… and the knowledge to be an
effective representative for us… When she decided to… not continue in that position, we
discussed among ourselves, who would fill the position, and Mr. Beaugrand was
available. Let’s put it that way. We were excited to have him represent the Land Bank
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before the CPC…Mr. Beaugrand has been to the CPC… has been to our meetings… I
feel he keeps us very well informed. If we have an issue, if we have anything to present,
we communicate with Mr. Beaugrand. We have been very satisfied with Mr.
Beaugrand’s service. And I feel personally that this particular bylaw would prevent the
Land Bank from exercising the choice that we feel we would like to have on the CPC.
Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Wheatley?
Wheatley: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Nancy Wheatley. Mr. Kopko made a plea
to this body by saying that this was needed from a legal perspective to bring… that’s
what I heard you say, Michael. Well, that’s what I heard you say, and if there’s not a
legal need to do this, it’s clear that there’s a lot going on in the community, and I think
the Finance Committee was right in terms of saying we should not take any action
tonight… We should let the boards and commissions that are involved in this work it out,
and if they want to come back to Town Meeting next year with a recommendation, we
should hear it then, without all of these undercurrents.
MM: Thank you. Oh, yes. Okay… I did recognize Mr. McClusky, and he called the
question. Ms. Benz, did you have a comment you wanted to make, and then I think we’ll
just go to the…question.
Benz: Very quick comment. I agree with Ms. Wheatley, which is somewhat unusual…
in the past we have not always agreed on things. But the one thing that has always
interested me about the CPC… is they are able to determine where two point five million
dollars goes. That’s a lot of money. And… and… and how it’s structured and all of
that… you know, it’s somewhat significant in terms of where that money goes. But I
absolutely agree that this requires some more study… and… that the whole thing really
should be looked at, because of the amount of money that is involved. It’s very large,
and the only time we really look at it is when we see it in the book. Right here.
MM: Thank you. Alright. I think we’ll just go to a vote. I think we’ll just go to a vote
now on the motion on Article Seventy, which is made by Mr. Kopko… which is
essentially as printed in the article, with the beginning change to become a motion…
move that a Chapter Eleven… etcetera. A Yes vote will adopt that motion, a No vote
will defeat the motion. It requires a majority vote… Yes? Point of order?
Speaker: Is it turned on? Yes. There we are. I’m Ken Blackshaw… Are we voting…?
MM: We’re voting on the motion on the article…
Blackshaw: To follow the recommendation of the Finance Committee?
MM: No. No…What we’re voting… I’m glad you asked… What we’re voting is Mr.
Kopko’s motion… which is essentially the text of the article as it appears in the Warrant,
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and which is now projected on the screen. So, if you look on pages eighty-eight, eighty-
nine of the Warrant, we’d be adopting that language.
Blackshaw: The recommendation of the Finance Committee.
MM: The Finance Committee motion was move to take no action…and our policy is that
where possible we have a positive motion to vote on.. to begin with… So Mr. Kopko
made a positive motion to adopt the article as printed in the bylaw. If we vote Yes we
will adopt that motion. If we vote No…the motion is defeated, and we go to the next
article, and it has the same effect, really, as the move to take no action… It will have
defeated that article… So… a Yes vote will adopt Mr. Kopko’s motion, which is the
language as printed in the Warrant… pages eighty-eight to eighty-nine. A No vote will
defeat that motion… It requires a majority vote. All those in favor say Aye.
Audience: [medium] Aye.
MM: All those opposed, say No.
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: The motion is not adopted. I think… since we’re gonna have to come till
tomorrow night, we should probably stop at this point… Okay… Could we do one thing
before you go? There were two articles… that means we don’t want to forget them…
there were two articles that were thrown into the pot for the end… I just want to take a
vote on those… Article Sixty and Sixty-Nine… and the motion would be… move that the
following articles be voted as recommended and/or amended by the Finance Committee
and/or as recommended by the Planning Board and as printed in the Community Report.
With technical amendments brought forward during the course of the meeting. Article
Sixty, and Article Sixty-Nine. Is that your motion, Mr. Kelly? Thank you. Is there a
second? Motion made and seconded… All those in favor, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: All those opposed, No?
Audience: [silent]
MM: That carries unanimously. Thank you very much.
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[Resume tape]
MM: -- well I’m not, but the people who are doing all the work are… on the screen right
now… Article Ninety-Four… On page one hundred and nineteen… We are changing the
Finance Committee motion to move to take no action… And with that change, my
understanding is that the person who called that article is withdrawing the call…That was
Mr. Barreta… And is there anyone else who wishes to discuss Article Ninety-Four?
Okay. Great. So we’ll vote on that at the end… with a take no action recommendation…
the next is Article One-O-Six… We have an addition to the Finance Committee
recommendation… Which is to cross out all or any… and this is on page one-thirty-six of
the Warrant… and then to add in…reserving a six foot pedestrian easement connecting
Baxter Road land owned by the Town of Nantucket, and containing the Siasconset Bluff
Walk… Assessor’s Map Forty-Nine, Parcel Nine, or all of the way opposite of Anne’s
Lane, provided that a six foot pedestrian connecting Baxter Road and owned by the Town
of Nantucket and containing the Siasconset Bluff Walk… Assessor Map Forty-Nine,
Parcel Nine, be provided at an alternative location within Assessor’s Map Parcels One-
Eleven… sorry… Eleven… Twelve…Thirteen and Fourteen… Are you withdrawing
your call on One-O-Six, with that change, or are we still discussing it? We’ll still discuss
it… Okay… Then, on One-Eleven… we are… taking out Parcel Seventy-Eight-
Nineteen… Surfside… the first parcel at the top of page one-o-three… with Map
Seventy-Nine, Parcel Thirteen, Weweeder Avenue…we’re adding… provided that a
conservation restriction has been placed on the property protecting its open space
value…We’re eliminating parcel… Map Eighty-Eight, Parcel Thirty-Six
Boulevard…Yes?
Speaker: Thomas Barreta… Do we have the updated map for that article, so that we can
all see it?
MM: Yes. I will show you the map after I read this.
Barreta: Okay.
MM: Then Everet Street between the southern side line of Weweeder, we’re taking
out… to the Atlantic Ocean, not including any portion… And then we’re taking out
Boulevard from the western side line of Everet Street, the western side line of Russell
Street, and the reference to the map. Yes… and this is the new map… And it is my
understanding that Mr. Barreta you’re withdrawing your call on One-Eleven with those
changes? Okay, thank you. Is there anyone who wishes… Excuse me? Oh, to the text?
Certainly… Okay… Yes… Mr. Barreta…
Barreta: Thomas Barreta. There was another parcel of property that was in this article to
the left of the runway… That article is… on the original map… that article… that piece
of property has a conservation constriction on it now, is that correct? I just want to verify
that that was listed properly within the wording there, ‘cause I’m not exactly sure which
parcel…
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MM: Okay.. You know what? Let’s do this technical amendment, and then we’ll just
take a discussion on Article One-Eleven.
Barreta: Okay. I just wanted to verify that.
MM: Okay. Alright. Well there are the… those are the technical amendments and we’ll
leave that on the table… And then… on One-Fourteen… on page one-forty-four to page
one-forty-five… in the first line… move that the Board of Selectmen…we’re adding…
and/or the Airport Commission…and we’re crossing out and… and adding an s to the end
of easement…so that it says… be authorized to grant easements… And, Mr. Barreta, are
you withdrawing your call with that change? Okay… Is there anyone else who wishes to
discuss Article One-Fourteen…Okay… I also heard… that’s it under the technical
amendments… I heard today from Mr. Rogeveen that he is withdrawing his call of
Article Ninety-Two… Article Ninety-Two is on page one-eighteen of the Warrant… Real
Acquisition, Fifty Union Street… Is there anyone who wishes to step into Mr.
Rogeveen’s place? on Article Ninety-Two? Okay… So we’ll put… put that at the end as
well…So we now have at the end of the meeting… Ninety-Two, Ninety-Four, and One-
Fourteen… And we start… with Article Seventy-Two… Article Seventy-Two is on page
ninety… ninety-one of the Warrant. It has a positive Finance Committee motion, which
is as printed in the Warrant. I’d ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading.
Thank you. And I’d recognize Mr. Kelly for the purpose of making that motion.
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator…
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Collier…
Collier: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I imagine there isn’t a map of the Sewer…
there is?
MM: No.
Collier: Okay. Everybody’s probably familiar with the Comprehensive Wastewater
Management Plan which was created in Two Thousand and Four…It designated certain
needs areas that… are… appropriate for… what they deemed it appropriate for sewer
expansion… of Madaket… The current process is that any expansion in those needs areas
or even outside those needs areas to be incorporated in the Sewer District… comes to
Town Meeting. What this is actually giving the Sewer Commission or the Board of
Selectmen authority to…basically expand the Sewer District without Town Meeting
approval… That might be all well and good if the area seriously does need sewer…
sewering or the extension. I just feel the current process really generates a lot of public
discussion. That generates a lot of education. I’ve learned so much through the articles
that have come to Town Meeting, to determine if there’s the need for sewers. I think the
residents in the area, they learn a lot… they learn about the process… I really feel the
public process right now that is it goes through Town Meeting is the appropriate way.
One of my concerns is that if this does take place, the next meeting of the Sewer
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Commissioners is they essentially can make all of Madaket a sewer district. That might
be good. I will be the first person in line if all the studies say… that that area should be
sewered, but right now… the verdict is out and the ball is sort of rolling in that direction,
but there’s just a very large presentation by the Town’s consultants and partner
ESTMAST on the estuaries project that looked at Madaket, and a lot of options were on
the table, not just. So, I think that we maybe need to just pull this back a little bit… keep
the current process… Have Town Meeting invested… and educated… and participate in
the current process. Thanks.
MM: Thank you. On Article Seventy-Two…I can’t tell… are they talking about talking,
or should I just go on… Because nobody else seems to want to talk… so…
Speaker: My name is Rick Atherton. I think this article originated primarily for the
convenience of our citizens more than for the convenience of the Board. At times people
want to join the Sewer Districts, and the article was designed.. if you’re in certain needs
areas to make that process very easy. You don’t have to go through a petition to Town
Meeting and go through all that rigmarole. The board did not undertake this. In a sense
we felt we needed to accommodate our management of the Sewer Districts. We
appreciate Mr. Collier’s comment, and I think we’ve all heard similar comments from a
number of citizens. And since the… the reason for this was really the other way around,
I think we sense from this tone of Town Meeting that we not proceed with this, and the
Board would like to withdraw the article from consideration. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. So, on this article. I guess we’ll just go to a vote. It requires a
majority vote. A Yes vote will adopt the article, a No vote will defeat the article. All
those in favor please say, Aye.
Audience: [quiet] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, no?
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: the motion is not adopted. Okay we’re going to go to Article Seventy-Three.
[pause] Okay… Article Seventy-Three starts on page ninety-one and continues on page
ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-four, ninety-five… The Finance Committee Motion
starts on page ninety-five. It is a positive recommendation… It continues onto page
ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, and on to page ninety-nine… where it… where it
ends. I would ask for your consent to waive the reading of that motion. And I have…
Mr. Kelly has recues himself from this article, so Mr. Mulcahy, the Vice Chair, will be
making the motion. But before you do that, Mr. Mulcahy, I have one friendly
amendment I would like to suggest at the bottom of page ninety-eight… there are two
parcels… Parcel Fifty-Four… Map Fifty-Four, Parcel One Sixty-Nine point two…and
Fifty-four, One Sixty-Nine point three…those two parcels…you were going to do the
same thing?
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Atherton: [off mike] Well this article is the last article… Couldn’t we save a lot of time
here?
MM: Oh. Well let me do this one thing first. Those two parcels have already been
added to the Sewer District Map when we adopted Article Seventy-Four, so to prevent
any confusion, I’d like to delete those two parcels from this article. Fifty-nine, One
Sixty-Nine pint two and Fifty-nine, One Sixty-Nine point three… Otherwise if the…
action is different, we’ll have a problem. Is that alright?
Speaker: [Mulcahy] Yes it is. I’ll make the motion, then.
MM: Thank you. Is there a second? [off mike… I second it] Motion is made and
seconded. Now… this was called by Mr. Barry, but did you want to make a comment
first, Mr. Atherton?
Atherton: I think again, this article was drafted for the Board when we anticipated
moving ahead with the construction of the collection system into Monomoy. This that
article was withdrawn, and since we have discussed the article just before this on leaving
the power to bring lots into the Sewer District with Town Meeting, I think it’s appropriate
for the Board to withdraw this article as well. The citizens who happen to live in this
area had a private article… or, I should say, a citizen sponsored article, which, as Sarah
just mentioned was passed the other night… so… the citizens that want to be in the sewer
district will be allowed in by the vote you’ve already taken, so I don’t think there’s any
harm to anybody in passing this over tonight. Thank you.
MM: Mr. Barry, did you want to speak, or…? Okay…
Barry: Thank you, Madame Moderator. David Barry. I am a year round Monomoy
resident property owner, and although it appears as though perhaps there’s not much to
discuss about Article Seventy-Three, in regard to Mr. Atherton’s comments, I would like
it to be known to the Board of Selectmen that there are year round residents in Monomoy.
We have teachers, we have a nun, we have many carpenters, we have a bee keeper, that’s
myself, there are many retired persons, and there are electricians, that are year round
residents in Monomoy. It has been suggested that all Monomoy property owners live in
either Greenwich or Palm Beach, which… was a comment from one of our Board of
Selectmen, and I would just like to have the opportunity to… let everybody know…the
BOS and everybody else that in fact that’s not accurate. That having been said, I think
there’s not much to discuss on Article Seventy-Three at this point, obviously, and I
appreciate your time.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Kopko… Briefly.
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I just want to make one thing clear… that this
Palm Beach-Greenwich comment that’s been attributed to me, which I did make… The
comment that I made was that we shouldn’t make this decision without all of the
residents of the Monomoy area participating in the discussion… of what’s going to
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happen out there… and as some of them are in… the Palm Beach and Greenwich, they
will not be here for this discussion…so we shouldn’t have that discussion until everyone
who owns property out there… is here to be involved in the discussion. That was my
comment. This is about the fifth or sixth time this comment has been misquoted back to
me, so… my… the point I was trying to make was that all property owners in the area
should have a voice in the decision making process. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay… Yes… Mr. Blackshaw?
Blackshaw: There we are? There we are. Hi. I’m Ken Blackshaw. And I live at
Sandwich Road… in Monomoy… year round… well, since… as year round as I can.
We’ve been on the Sewer at that location since Nineteen Eighty-Four…The Sewer line
runs out Chatham Road… I believe it goes as far as Don Allen’s garage… The area…
that Article Seventy-Three addresses seems to cover a little bit of Monomoy, but really
an area that most of us would call Shimmo. In other years, I’ve seen homeowners
attempt to get on the sewer… system of Nantucket… and… be told that… they were not
considered as part of the scope of the effort when the current sewer system was designed
and laid out, which I guess was Two Thousand and Four.. So now I’m understanding if
those… and they were just two or three homes, I think in the Hummock Pond area…
either last year or the year before… were not allowed, I don’t understand why… what
must be close to a hundred homes are now being considered to be added. Now if you’re
going to tell me it’s because you’ve got to protect the harbor, I’ll say okay… But a lot of
these places are on very modern septic systems. They paid a large amount of money to
have installed. Would they be forced to connect to the sewer in that situation? I think the
real problem with the health of the harbor relates to fertilizer use… runoff from fertilizer
use… which I don’t think is effected by installation of a sewer at all. So… having said
that, I think I’m done. Thank you very much.
MM: Thank you. Um, yes.
Speaker: Thank you, Madame Moderator. I’m Steve Anderson. I’m a year round
resident of Shimmo. I agree with many of the comments that Ken Blackshaw just
made… I also applaud very much the selectmen deciding back about four or five weeks
ago to remove a fifteen million dollar appropriation from Article Twelve, realizing that
communication had not taken place with those that are effected by the expansion of
sewers. I was also told as a resident of Shimmo that there was two areas being discussed
for sewers this year. One was the Monomoy needs area. The second was the Shimmo
needs area. Then I was informed by the Capital Appropriation Committee that we’re
looking at Shimmo Needs Areas sometime in the future. Well, I thought I was exempt.
But I found out that Shimmo is actually in Monomoy, which was news to me. SO, there
is an extreme lack of communication. I understand if the selectmen are prepared to get a
committee formed and really look at many of the issues relating to sewers. Is there a
need…What would be the methodology… Would it be applied consistently to other
sewer needs areas throughout the island? And I applaud the selectmen also to take that
time and study this further. Thank you.
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MM: Thank you. Mr. Mulcahy…In light of Mr. Atherton’s comments, did the Finance
Committee wish to change its motion to take no action… or do we want to have an up or
down vote on the…?
Mulcahy: I think for time’s sake, why don’t we have an up or down vote?
MM: Okay. Alright. Mr. Collier…
Collier: Thank you Madame Moderator. Even though I am in support of this article, I’m
also in support of what I said about Seventy-Two… Some good things come across. My
main focus is the environment, water quality. Sewering this area, I am completely
confident that sewering this area is going to better water quality in the area. Numerous
studies have been done in this area looking at the main causes of nitrogen going into the
harbor, atmospheric deposition, septic number two, fertilizers and storm water. The
reason why I did put forth…wanted some discussion on Seventy-Two, and it to go down,
is because, although I am sometimes in a bit of a shell, when it comes to environment,
there are also numerous other issues involved, financial issues involved that I am aware
of. I just want the assurance from the Board, and from the community members, that do
live here, that we can all get together, come back to Town Meeting next year, continue
this momentum, find an equitable solution, financial solution, and also try and get this
area sewered. We’ve had a plan since Two Thousand and Four that was worked on for
about three years beforehand, so since Two Thousand and One we’ve been looking at this
area… We all know the problems with the harbor. We all know about the algae blooms.
They will just continue and continue and continue unless we do something about it. So I
really want everybody involved, here, to get together and come up with an equitable
solution and a positive environmental solution for this area for Town Meeting next year.
Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Rogeveen?
Rogeveen: Before we go too much further, I just want to give our reassurance to
Mr….uh, Cormack, that we would be… our question currently is about the financing, it’s
not about the yes or no. And I think you’ll see in the upcoming year that we’ll keep that
word. Thanks.
MM: Okay. So this article takes a majority vote. A Yes vote will adopt the article, a No
vote will defeat the article. The motion that you’re voting on is as printed in the Warrant
with the two parcels on page ninety-eight taken out. Yes. Ms. Gonella…
Gonella: Bea Gonella, resident of Shimmo. And I support what… Mr. Blackshaw said,
and I appreciate the fact that I believe it’s fertilizers that are doing far more damage to
our harbor than our septic tanks. Many of us in the Shimmo area spend a lot of money to
have our state of the art septic tanks. I’m not sure that anybody’s going to compensate us
for that. I also want to point out that, according to the Board of Health, we have to have a
hundred feet between our septic tank and our wells, which are our drinking water. Now,
we are well away from a hundred feet from the harbor. And if that water is safe for us to
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drink a hundred feet from our septic tanks, I question how much damage its doing in the
harbor which is many, many, many hundreds of feet away. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Beaugrand.
Beaugrand: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Just a point of information… through you
to Mr. Atherton… Mr. Atherton said…an earlier article was passed dealing with some of
the lots, but with respect to the sewer approp… being included in the sewer
appropriation… sewer district… and I was just wondering what article it was, ‘cause I
was just looking through and I just couldn’t find it, it was just a point of information.
MM: You were asking which articles put lots into the sewer district?
Beaugrand: That’s correct… that would be otherwise effected by this particular
amendment…
MM: Well, Seventy-Four, which we already adopted, put two parcels in… and… I think
Seventy-Five, which we adopted, put another two parcels in on Cato Lane… Seventy-
Six…which we adopted put in the Hummock Pond Road parcels… And I think
those…those are the articles… Seventy-Six, Seventy-Five and Seventy-Four…
Beaugrand: Okay, because I thought he said that those articles had dealt with some of the
properties that were in this article, and that was what I couldn’t find. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Yes. Mr. Blackshaw.
Blackshaw: This is Ken Blackshaw. Just one more question, please. I don’t see any
reference to any funding in this article, however, I read an article in the NARAB
newsletter that indicated that this article was gonna… start up a study that was gonna
cause us to spend over half a million dollars… and I just wanted to make sure there’s
nothing hidden in there that… if we… vote for this, are we gonna spend half a million
dollars on the study? Thank you.
MM: I’m not sure, given the comments that the Board of Selectmen has made that
anyone’s voting for this. There’s no money in this article. Which article had the money
in it, Mr. Kopko? That article was passed over… Anyway there’s no money in Article
Seventy-Three…
Atherton: Just to make sure that we understand it, there’s no money in this article.
There’s no money in any other article on this year’s Warrant… However, there was
money two or three years ago, and I don’t have the exact number, let’s say it’s rounded
off to about half a million dollars to provide for the design of a sewer system in… let’s
say… I can’t say Monomoy anymore… in a specified area… That money is still available
and essentially has not been spent yet, and it’s sitting there waiting for our next major
discussion of how we’re gonna pay for this. And, listening to the argument tonight, some
of you may not even believe it’s needed, so we have some real education to go through,
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folks. And I think most of the evidence makes quite clear that septic systems do provide
nitrogen into our harbor. So that’s what we’re going to have to deal with.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Kopko.
Kopko: Thank you, Madame Moderator, and I will be brief. I just… I want everyone to
be absolutely clear. The Board has stepped back from this whole process at this point.
the Board is not pursuing the construction of sewers in Monomoy at this time. We are
not even at this point pursuing this article, which is just putting those properties into the
Sewer District. The Board has committed to stepping back from this whole process. We
will undertake to update a seven, eight year old Comprehensive Wastewater Management
Program… that the Town is working from. Clearly there have been some changes.
There have been some areas that have become clear…. possibly should have been
included in the identified needs areas initially… and some that maybe should not have…
So we need to update that … CWMP so that we can identify with science and date, now
that we have the Estuaries Report for the Nantucket Harbor… and Madaket Harbor and
Pond, it’s a great pond… We have the data, we need to apply to updating the CWMP.
And once we have all of those things together we can, as a community, sit down and
discuss where the sewers are going to go, comprehensively, and how they’re going to be
paid for comprehensively. And when that time comes the entire community will be
involved in that discussion. And the point that we’re trying to make here is that we’re not
ready to have that discussion yet. So those of you who are afraid that a sewer’s coming
to you soon and you’re going to be charged a hundred thousand dollars and all this other
stuff…. None of that is on the table. I’m here to assure you. None of it. And we’re not
even gonna talk to you about it probably for another year. So, again, we’ve withdrawn
our support for this article. We ask and expect it to be voted down… so that we can
move on to the next article. Thank you.
MM: Okay. So, a Yes vote…Oh, is there someone who wishes to speak? Never…
never mind, right? Okay. A yes vote will adopt the motion on Article Seventy-Three…
Again, the motion is as printed in the Warrant with the elimination of the two parcels that
were dealt with in Article Seventy-Four… A No vote will defeat the motion. It requires a
majority vote. All those in favor say Aye.
Audience: [silence]
MM: All those opposed, No?
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: Can something be unanimously defeated? I guess so. Okay. Article Eighty-Two.
Article Eighty-Two starts on page one-o-six of the Warrant… It continues to page one-o-
seven. It has a positive Finance Committee motion. I’d ask for you unanimous consent
to waive the reading of that motion. I recognize Mr. Kelly for the purpose of making the
motion.
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Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Collier? Was this
something you were gonna speak to? No? Am I wrong? Mr. Barreta… Sorry Mr.
Collier, I can’t put you responsible for everything.
Barreta: Thomas Barreta. I had called this article just to verify that there is a
Conservation Restriction on the thirty-eight and a half acres. Land Bank verified that
there was, so I believe… Eric is here?
MM: Yep. There he is. Mr. Savetsky, do you want to confirm that there is a—
Conservation Restriction on this property?
Savetsky: Eric Savetsky, Director of the Land Bank. The property under consideration
currently is entirely permanently protected as Open Space by a Deed Restriction that will
be superseded by a Conservation Restriction, which we filed with the State, and once its
approved by the State office that reviews them, it will come back here, we’ll finish
signing it, and then it will be recorded long before we think about finalizing a swap for
that property.
MM: Okay. Thank you. Is there anything else on this article? This is a Home Rule
Petition. It requires a majority vote. A Yes vote will adopt the motion. A No vote will
defeat the motion. All those in favor, say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Any opposed, no?
Audience: [silent]
MM: That carries unanimously. Okay. Article Ninety-Two was withdrawn, so we’re
going to… Article Ninety-Three… Article Ninety-Three starts on page one-eighteen of
the Warrant. It continues to page one-nineteen. It has a positive Finance Committee
motion… I’d ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading. Thank you. And I’d
recognize Mr. Kelly for the purpose of making the Finance Committee’s motion, which is
as printed in the Warrant.
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Barreta?
Barreta: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Thomas Barreta. I just called this article to
find out exactly why we’re selling this property. I believe it’s to get money to fund for
the renovation of the main building for our administration buildings, but I just want to
verify the reasoning behind it. That’s all.
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MM: Okay. Ms. Gibson.
Barreta: Libby Gibson, Town Manager. We’ve been talking for some time now about
selling the Mooney building and use.. to use the proceeds to help renovate the old police
station, move the financial offices that are in the Mooney building now, into that. We’re
having some other discussions now, which are nowhere near concluded as to the
possibility of expanding the old police station more… to potentially, possibly, not written
in stone in any way, shape or form, move other offices in there from out of town…
maybe… But the purpose would be to use the proceeds for other capital projects… That
one in particular.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Barreta?
Barreta: Thank you. Can that be technically written into this article, that the funds would
be used for that purpose, instead of the funds being put into the General Fund? Just so
that we’d know that that is why we are selling this building, instead of just… getting the
money for the funds.
Atherton: Tom, you know I really don’t think we want to get that specific in this article.
When the Town has to deal with the question Libby just posed for you, about what to do
with the old police station, and other office configurations downtown, we’ll have ample
time to determine the type of funding that is most appropriate. At that time, the Mooney
building might not have been sold, so the money might have to come from another
source. We just don’t know that. I think we do know that the Mooney building as an
office building is not one that is well suited for Town offices. It was bought at a time
when the Town needed space, period. And all you have to do is look at the building and
determine what shape it’s in, and how much money it would take to bring it up to code,
and you know the Town’s interest is to be out of that building as soon as we can. Thank
you.
MM: Thank you. Mrs. Holland.
Holland: Thank you. Linda Holland. This has raised…a whole new issue… And I’m
truly interested, and I’m so glad the article was put before us for discussion… We have a
vote that says… no town offices will be moved out of town… without a Town Meeting
vote… and I have been concerned that … Town Offices… have been temporarily located
out of town at the old Electric Company building. Now, I think selling this building is
probably a very fine idea… But going way back in my memory, we have plans to change
the Visitor’s Services location, and to expand the Town Building, and connect it with the
old Fire Station/Police Building… and to do… a downtown expansion of Town Offices.
And we discussed last night the vitality of the downtown offices, keeping town offices in
the downtown really keeps business open. It keeps restaurants open. It keeps a whole
lot…people come downtown to do some work, and then they have a cup of coffee, and
then they maybe buy something. I think it’s fine to sell this building, but I would like to
propose an amendment I guess. I’m just quickly thinking on my feet. I would like to
suggest that if sold, the money be used for downtown office space. And keep it free…
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not tie it to any project… but not to… expand… moving our vital Town services out of
town, which I think takes a lot of life out of our core district. That’s just a thought,
because I think it’s truly important. So may I make that motion? For the funds to be
used for downtown office space?
MM: You want to add—
Holland: In the core district?
MM: You wanna add that the funds will be restricted to use for the expansion of
downtown Town office space…
Holland: Town offices in the Core District. Yes.
MM: In the Core District…Um, you know…
Holland: You don’t like that. Okay. [Laugh.]
MM: Oh, no, no. I’m just looking at Mr. Kopelman to see if he wants to quickly give me
some language to use… Okay.. Alright… So… Just bare with me here for a
second…Alright, so at the end we’re going to add a semi-colon… provided… Can you
hear me? Okay… provided… comma… however… comma… that…the… net… net…
proceeds… of… any… such… disposition… shall…be…used…for…Town… and/or
County…office…space…in the…Is there a definition of Core District? Do we have a
map?
Holland: I think that’s used more than downtown.
MM: Oh I think so… I think so too.
Holland: But I can’t answer that…Let’s go with Core District…
MM: Okay…
Holland: Or what Andrew… says…
MM: There is… I don’t know that there is a Core District…Wait… Is there a Core
District, Mr… Mr. Vorce is there a Core District on a map somewhere? That’s really all
I want to know, for the moment.
Holland: Yeah.
Vorce: I think you would use the map by the Historic District Commission to define the
Core… I don’t…
MM: Okay…
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Vorce: … know the exact title, but I believe that’s the one that…
MM: That is the one. Okay… The Core District… no…um… Sure… as shown… on…
the… Nantucket… Historic…District… Commission… map…Yes, Mr. Barnes? Sure…
If you can get it away from Mrs. Holland.
Barnes: With all due respect to Mrs. Holland… and to the sentiment of this… I submit
that this is totally outside the scope of the article… as first presented. Therefore we
cannot discuss it tonight.
MM: And I would disagree with you.
Barnes: Thank you, Madame Moderator.
MM: Thank you. Okay… Mrs. Holland, is that your motion?
Holland: That is, and I have one quick comment…We learn from…
MM: Wait… is there a second?
Holland: We learn…
MM: Okay, motion made and seconded. Now, go ahead.
Speaker:[off mike] Madame Moderator…
Holland: We learned last night that… you can come back next year and change this. My
hope is you remember, voters, that we are trying to keep the town business in the
downtown, and I repeat I’m sorry we have the temporary move out to the Electric
Company, and I’m hoping we will encourage the Town leaders to keep Town business
downtown. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Mulcahy?
Mulcahy: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Can I ask a question of Town Counsel
through you?
MM: Certainly.
Mulcahy: In the past, when the Town acquired money from real estate sales, it was my
understanding that it could not be specified for one specific project…I’ll give the
example of some of the Surfside conveyances… that were targeted for the Boulevard.
And we were told as a Finance Committee that we could not do that… Is this… would…
my thought is, listening to this, that we are facing the same issue… That we cannot target
a specific project.
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MM: Let me ask… Mr. Kopelman?
Kopelman: Through you, Madame Moderator, to the previous speaker… You can do it,
although, as a practical matter, you have to come back before this Town Meeting
anyway… to be able to purchase or to use the money, so it really makes it irrelevant.
MM: Okay… You… Did you… Could you hear that? Okay. Great.
Mulcahy: Thank you.
MM: Okay… Anyone else on Mrs. Holland’s amendment…? Ms… Dutton…
Dutton: Hello, Carol Dutton. I wonder if we should include the words… should be used
for… improvement or expansion… so that we don’t end up buying filing cabinets..
MM: Okay…Well we didn’t specify… so… let’s see… so you’re suggestion…we didn’t
specify whether it was creation, expansion, or otherwise… but I guess we could… Shall
be used… Do you mind, Mrs. Holland? Okay. So, right in there…right between used for
and Town… let’s say.. for the… creation… comma… improvement… comma… or
renovation of… and then… let’s add an s at the end of spaces… thank you. Is that okay,
Mrs. Dutton? Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Holland. Ms. Rogeveen?
Rogeveen: You know, it’s important here, and I appreciate this, Linda, because I do
share your sentiment, but to recognize I think what Town Counsel just noted, which is
that…anytime we need to… spend…these dollars… it’s gotta come back here, anyway.
SO it’s really not relevant necessarily to put this in. And I think it does a little bit more to
tie our hands than I’m comfortable with, although I support the sentiment.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Young…
Young: Thank you, Madame Moderator. Harvey Young. I don’t think this amendment
is a good idea. I don’t think we need it. And I think we should go ahead and move
forward with selling the Mooney building and then putting the money in whatever pie
we’ll put it in. The finance guys will know what to do with it. We’ll figure out what to
do with it… and now…I think it’s great to keep offices in town, but I don’t think we need
to do it with this amendment. I’d recommend…voting against the amendment.
MM: Thank you. Ms. Benz.
[End Side A]
[Resume Side B]
MM: [continued] I think Mr. Fronzuto’s coming up behind you…
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Benz: I just have a quick question for… Ms. Rogeveen… When you say it comes back
to Town Meeting for approval, would that be buries in Article Eight? Or would this be a
special appropriation?
MM: Ms. Rogeveen, do you want to answer that…?
Rogeveen: My understanding is no, it’s not buried in the operating budget. It would be
something distinct from that. It would be a Capitol Item… Yes, thank you very much.
And we’d have to buy the property, too. So it’d be very clear, it would be distinct, it
would be discussible here as an item all on it’s own.
MM: Yes. Mr. Kelly.
Kelly: The purpose of this article is to declare a piece of property as surplus, and to
dispose of it in the most… appropriate way for the Town… Any… as others have said…
any expenditure for other properties to renovate or expand would come through Article
Twelve as a Capitol Expenditure at some future Town Meeting.
MM: Thank you. So on Mrs. Holland’s amendment. Mr. Collier…
Collier: Yeah, I was gonna hold my voice, but I think Mr. Mulcahy brought up a… a
point that is… goes to a whole bunch of articles that we talked about. I have no problem
with the article. I have no problem with the amendment, either. I do have a question,
though, that, can this be now… if we do do these types of amendments, which in the
future might be good, is this a means for restricting the money… in the budget? I mean,
sure, it’s got to be appropriated, but that money, unless it’s appropriated for this cause,
it’s always going to be there, once we sell this… Am I making any sense?
MM: Yes. That’s the point. Yes.
Collier: Okay. Again, I don’t have any problem with the article or the amendment, I just
want to know that, if now this is the tool we’re gonna be using in the future.
MM: I guess that remains to be seen. Okay. On Mrs. Holland’s amendment only. It
requires a majority vote. A Yes vote will adopt the amendment. A No vote will defeat
the amendment. All those in favor, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: All those opposed, No?
Audience: [very loud] No.
MM: That amendment is not adopted. So, now we’re back on Article Ninety-Three, the
motion made by the Finance Committee as printed in the Warrant… this does require a
two-thirds vote… Is there any further discussion? Yes, Mr. Glowacki…
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Glowacki: Thank you, Madame Moderator. And… for the first time at a Town Meeting
that I can recall, I find myself wholeheartedly agreeing with the sentiment that was just
made by the amendment that we just voted down… And as I’m looking at this article the
way it is now, it seems to me that, if the property could be sold, the funds would now be
in the General Fund… and they could just sort of be frittered away in Article Eight, little
by little over time. And I’m wondering if, it’s the sentiment of Town Meeting, that we
want to try to be sure that we’re…we’re gonna use this in an ironclad way for keeping
offices in town, we could consider putting this in the… putting the proceeds into the
Stabilization Fund, I believe, and that would take a two-thirds vote of Town Meeting to
get the money out of the Stabilization Fund, and that would kind of save the money for
what we want to use it for. So, I guess I’m looking for a little bit of guidance because I
don’t know if it was the specific wording of the amendment that caused us to vote that
down, or if it’s the sentiment, and if we want to be sure and save this money…
MM: Okay, let me ask Ms. Gibson.
Gibson: Thank you. Sales… proceeds from sales like this would not go to the Operating
Budget… These are one time sources of funds … They might fall to Free Cash. Free
Cash would then be used for capitol projects. We have a pretty strict policy of not using
Free Cash for operating expenses, agreed to by the FinCom and the Board.
MM: Mr. Glowaki, or Mr. DeCosta….Or one of you. Go to Mr. Glowaki for a follow
up, and then we can go to Mr. DeCosta.
Glowaki: Oh okay. Yeah. And I really don’t want to belabor it, or waste any time here,
but I realize we have a strict policy for the use of Free Cash, having had a significant
hand in drafting that policy and I don’t believe we followed the policy… this year. I
think the Finance Committee has gone in sort of a different direction with the use of the
Free Cash this year, and…I guess I’m concerned, I mean listening I’m inclined to putting
an amendment on here to put the money in the Stabilization Fund.
MM: So you’re making a motion that provided however that the net proceeds of such
disposition shall be placed in the Stabilization Fund?
Glowaki: I am. Thank you.
MM: Is there a second? Okay. Let me call it… No, that’s good. Provided, however,
that the net proceeds of any such disposition shall be… shall be placed in the
Stabilization Fund. Yes… Yes… Yes… Thank you. Okay, on Mr. Glowaki’s
amendment. Mr. Kelly?
Kelly: We spend a lot of time looking at the stabilization fund, making sure there’s
enough emergency resources for the Town… in case there’s some sort of really huge
untoward event. We’ve faced a lot of financial challenges in the last couple years, and
oftentimes people say well let’s dip into the Stabilization Fund. But it’s been the position
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of the Finance Committee that the… the purpose of that fund is not just a rainy day fund,
but it is hopefully never to be used, and we try to build it up. So when we go out and
borrow money, the people that we get the money from say, Boy, this, this organization,
this community’s in great shape because they’ve been building up their stabilization fund
and they have very strict requirements on the use of Stabilization Fund money. So I
would recommend that you not support this amendment. Once… I defer to Town
Counsel, but there’s also some very strict requirements on how the money comes out of
the Stabilization Fund, and I’m not sure that there would be the ability to take the money
out, if you all decide you want to spend it on some… on some… building in the future.
So I’d recommend that you not support this amendment.
MM: Thank you. Mr. DeCosta.
DeCosta: I’m not sure if I support this amendment or if I don’t support this amendment,
but what I do support is that this money gets earmarked for improving or renovating or
purchasing office space, and my concern is that if it goes into the Capitol Expenditure
Fund, Capitol Expenditures are very broad… This money could eventually go to building
roads somewhere, instead of building office space. So if we could put it into the
Stabilization… excuse me Stabilization Fund and then it would… it would be there, and
we went back to get this money for… specifically renovating the old police station or
some other office space downtown… I think it would be a good amendment. I’m hearing
from Mr. Kelly that that isn’t necessarily the case, so… maybe there’s some other way to
do this, but, the Board’s… Boards change. The Board’s gonna change here in a week,
and every board has a different priority. But maybe this board’s priority may not be the
same priority a year from now. So I think the consensus here at Town Meeting is that, if
we’re gonna sell this building, fine, but we want this money to go to office space
downtown … for our Town offices, and somehow or another we should earmark this
money for that purpose.
MM: Ms. Benz, on the amendment.
Benz: -- suggested.
MM: I have no idea what you just said, if—
Benz: okay, may we—
MM: If you could stand up please, and identify yourself, and then say what you just said.
Benz: Charity Benz. May we ask… Town Counsel, through you, Madame Moderator,
how we can accomplish the goals that have just been stated, to earmark this money for
that purpose?
MM: Go ahead. Could you say that to them directly?
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Speaker: [Town Counsel…Kopelman] Madame Chair, wasn’t there a previous motion
to this to earmark the funds, and it failed—
MM: Yes, it got defeated.
Speaker: And it got defeated. So, the answer is, the next motion, which you now have
before you, tries to do it through a different method.
MM: I guess what they’re asking is, will this method succeed/ This method will not
succeed…
Speaker: No, that is correct.
MM: Is there another method, other than the method we already voted down that would
succeed?
Speaker: No, it’s the method you voted down.
MM: It was the method we already voted down.
Speaker: What this does is it requires a two-thirds vote to get it out, according to General
Laws. It’s two-thirds to put it in now, but you’re in a two-thirds article anyway. But if
you want to take the money out it takes a two-thirds vote.
MM: Yeah. In the Stabilization Fund… okay… Alright… So let me… Let me just
explain what we… what was just said…The… Mrs. Holland’s motion… amendment…
which was defeated… was the amendment that would have earmarked the funds in the
way that… Ms. Benz and Mr. DeCosta are suggesting. Mr. Glowaki’s amendment,
which is before us now, which is to put the money into the Stabilization Fund, doesn’t per
say earmark the funds for a specific use, but does make the use of the funds more… It
raises the bar, to use a popular term, to the use of the funds, in that it requires a two-thirds
vote to get it out. And a two-thirds vote to put it in. There is no other…method, other
than Mrs. Holland’s amendment, to achieve what we attempted to achieve with Mrs.
Holland’s amendment. Ms. Stover… Did you vote against Mrs. Holland’s amendment?
Okay, then you can’t… Mr. Barry?
Barry: David Barry… While I’m completely sympathetic to the effort that’s a… being
attempted with the amendment suggestions, it seems as though, in reality, it’s not
necessarily a… a practical effort. At some point, the… the voting population of
Nantucket has to put confidence in the boards and elected representatives that… represent
us, and it seems… despite my agreement with Mr. DeCosta’s concerns about the
changing nature of individuals representing the people of Nantucket, that we have to just
accept that we cannot control every detail, and we have to put some trust and faith in the
people that are representing, hopefully, our best interest. With that comment, I would
suggest we… move to motion the article, if that’s the correct terminology?
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MM: Oh, you want to move the question and go to vote on--?
Barry: Yes. Move the question to vote on the original form of Article Ninety-Three…
with no amendment present… Thank you…
MM: Alright. I’m gonna go to Mr. Goodman, we’re gonna go to a vote on Mr.
Glowaki’s amendment, and…
Goodman: I voted against… Ms. Holland’s… a… proposition there, but I’m happy to
pull that vote back, because—
MM: -- and move to reconsider?
Goodman: -- now, having seen what’s gone on here, it’s the better way to go…
MM: Okay. Why don’t we do this, then? If you want to make a motion to reconsider a
defeat of Mrs. Holland’s amendment—
Goodman: Correct…
MM: Let’s take a vote on Mr. Glowaki’s amendment first. Is there further discussion on
Mr. Glowaki’s amendment? Okay. Mrs. Howard…
Howard: My name… my name is Silvia Howard. My question is, if you put that money
into the stabilization fund, you wouldn’t be able to get it out till next year. Doesn’t that
building need to be renovated now to be occupied? I thought it was under such
conditions that the police department had to move out?
MM: I don’t think they can spend the money, no matter what, until next year anyway. Is
that correct? Yeah. Could you…? Could one of you… grab the microphone and explain
that?
Atherton: Just another sort of comment on the… practical aspects here… The Board,
really, I guess, the Town Manager, through the process of considering the capitol this
year, initially we had a project before us for about two and a half million dollars, and the
purpose of that was to renovate the old police station. The problem became clear that in
moving… the number of people back downtown that we’d like to do, that we just didn’t
have enough space. And so just to sort of share with you, there were two other proposals
developed to help sort of consider the options. One was to rebuild the old police station
and go halfway up Chestnut Street. That’s gonna cost about a total, let’s just use a
number, around five million dollars. Or another option, to go all the way up to Federal
Street, and that might cost eight and a half million dollars, or by the time we get there,
nine million dollars. I think the Mooney building… I’m not an appraiser… I don’t know
what it’s worth… but it’s not gonna cover… but a portion of any one of those projects,
and as a practical matter, we can’t move out of the Mooney building until we’ve finished
one or all of those projects. So, the money, by the time we actually dispose of the
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building, it might be after that fact that we borrow… a substantial amount of money, so
we can’t use it, literally, for construction… It could be dedicated to reducing the debt…
that we’re probably gonna ask you to take as an override… to have those downtown
offices renovated. So, in some ways, while all this is gonna make us feel better, I’m not
sure it makes a practical sense of a way to accomplish the end. It’s far down the road,
and, if you want to put it in, that’s fine… I don’t know if there’s any… real objection, but
it’s just not a practical way to go.
MM: Ms. Rogeveen?
Rogeveen: Sorry, Whitely. Basically, if you’re looking at the picture and you’re
committed to making sure that the office space stays downtown, to kind of add to what
Rick said, this first amendment, Ms. Holland’s amendment, is not legally binding. A
future Town Meeting can change it. Mr. Glowaki’s amendment raises the bar, and a
future Town Meeting has to have two-thirds to make a difference. So ultimately, I would
say Mr. Glowaki’s amendment is gonna get us… closer to the goal here. Thank you.
MM: Mr. Rector?
Rector: Thank you, Madame Moderator, I appreciate the…moment of time. I think Mr.
Barry may have said that this really is almost just kind of boiling down to basic trust
issues, of where everything’s going, and I think there’s a lot of sentiment that’s before us
tonight. Maybe a thought here might be to get a sense of the meeting, maybe even do it
as a nonbinding vote with what Mrs. Holland brought up… It at least sends a clear
message I think both to the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee… Kind of
what the Town really would like to see out of this. I see problems associated with just
blindly adopting… because, for example, if it’s a million dollars, and it’s only going to
cost seven hundred and fifty dollars… seven hundred and fifty thousand to renovate, now
you’re stuck with two hundred and fifty to do with whatever, but it’s locked into that
designated fund. So, just a thought that I’d like to throw out to you, just for
consideration, to see if we could maybe do this as nonbinding and maybe send a message
to people about what we really want to do here tonight.
MM: Okay. Mr. DeCosta, on Mr. Glowaki’s amendment? No. Okay. So let’s take a
vote on Mr. Glowaki’s amendment, before I lose track of it…And that amendment is
what is shown in yellow here at the end of the motion. Provided, however, that the net
proceeds of any such disposition shall be placed in the Stabilization Fund…A yes vote
will adopt that amendment. A no vote will defeat the amendment. All those in favor, say
Aye.
Audience: [soft] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, no?
Audience: [loud] No.
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MM: That amendment does not carry. Okay. Mr. Goodman, did you want to move your
motion to reconsider Mrs. Holland’s amendment? Okay. Is there a second? Okay.
Motion is made and seconded. On the motion to reconsider, Mr. DeCosta? Okay, do you
want to…
Mr. Goodman: I just want to say one thing.
MM: You need to hold that up just a little bit.
Goodman: Sorry. Uh, one thing that was said earlier was that we need to at some point
trust our boards, and to be honest, I know all the people on these boards, but I don’t
always trust them. And.. or, the way they’ll vote… I should put it that way. And, I do
trust… Libby… Libby’s assessment of what we need to do. And I agree with that to
begin with, that we need to keep the Town offices downtown, and if we can find a way to
do this, and it appears to pass muster with Town Counsel, this is the way to go.
MM: Thank you. Okay. So. Mr. Goodman has made a motion to reconsider the vote on
Mrs. Holland’s amendment… It requires a majority vote. A yes vote will adopt the
motion to reconsider, and then we’ll go back to discussing Mrs. Holland’s amendment.
A No vote will defeat the motion to reconsider, and we’ll be back on the Finance
Committee’s motion as printed in the Warrant. All those in favor of Mr. Goodman’s
amendment, please say Aye. I mean, motion. Sorry. Let’s so that again. All those in
favor of Mr. Goodman’s motion to reconsider the vote on Mrs. Holland’s amendment,
please say Aye.
Audience: [medium] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, no.
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: Okay. That does not carry. So now we are… You’re moving the question? On
the main.. on the motion. Alright. We’ll just go to a vote on the motion. We’ll just do
that. Okay. So now we’re gonna vote on the Finance Committee’s motion on Article
Ninety-Three, as printed in the Warrant, as made by Mr. Kelly. It does require a two-
thirds vote. A Yes vote will adopt the motion. A No vote defeats the motion. All those
in favor please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: [silent]
MM: That motion carries by a declared two-thirds vote. And I thought tonight was
going to be easy. Let’s see… Article Ninety-Four was withdrawn. So we’re going to
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Article Ninety-Seven. Article…Ninety-Seven… starts on page one-twenty-one. It has a
positive Finance Committee motion. It continues to page one-twenty-two… I ask for
your unanimous consent to waive the reading. Thank you. And recognize Mr. Kelly for
the purpose of making that motion. Is there a second? Mr. Barreta, you have an
amendment… that you wish to propose? Okay. And MR. Barreta’s amendment is… to
strike the following language… follows as Parcel One known as Myer’s Valley and as
shown on Assessor’s Map Fifty-Four, Parcels Forty-Five and Forty-Six and Parcel Two
known as… So that it reads… a portion of the Town owned property described as North
Pasture and as shown on Assessor’s Map Fifty-Four, Parcel Ninety-Four Point One…?
Baretta: That is correct.
MM: Okay. Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Barreta.
Barreta: The reason why I asked for this amendment is very simple. We’re asking to put
these solar rays directly on top of our well head, for our aquifer. There is really no plans
that have been discussed here as to how they’re gonna be built, if they’re gonna strip the
land over our wellheads… There’s a… I’m sorry. This is the first time ever speaking at
Town Meeting. There’s no discussion as to what the total size of disturbed area’s gonna
be… And the fact that we could risk contamination of our aquifer by construction
equipment being on the wellhead… or any accident that could happen in the future…
because this lease is twenty-five years. I don’t think it’s wise that we should be risking
our sole aquifer for a solar ray. I’m not against green energy. I just don’t believe this is
the location for it for the island. We’ve approved the water treatment plant, and we’ve
approved it for the airport. It’s not a fact of the green energy part. It’s just the location.
If you look at that map… where that brown… those brown… line is… those are the
driveways to the wellheads for our aquifer. That’s a very close proximity to our
wellheads. As I said, we don’t have any plans as to how they’re gonna do it. Are they
gonna strip the vegetation and bring it down to the sand? If they do that, they’re
removing the grass vegetation that kinda acts like a bio-filter for the recharge. Alan
Reinhard has said that we have one of the best water’s around. Everyone that comes here
says that we have the best water. All I’m askin’ is we reconsider putting this on top of
our wellheads and risking… some… accident or anything to our water supply. It’s our
only water supply that we have. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Chadwick?
Chadwick: These frames to the solar array are placed on the ground. The wires are
placed on the ground. There is no equipment used to get these frames to the property, I
mean, maybe a pick-up truck to bring it to the individual spots… On top of that, this is a
permitted project, so this will have to be passed by the state as far as permits is
concerned.
MM: Thank you. Mr. Gardner.
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Gardner: Thank you. First, let’s look at the most of the article itself, which gives the
right of the Nantucket Water Commission the right to enter into a long term lease for the
purpose of placing the solar panels. The Water Commission… has put together, along
with the consultant and the staff, have put together and RPF that will got out… It’s been
reviewed by Town Counsel… For this project. As Mr. Chadwick said, the only
excavation, if you’ll call it that, would be the trenching to lay electrical lines. Believe
me, there’s no one in this room that lives with water supply more than I do day in day
out. Water quality and the need to protect that. And if there was even an inkling that this
project would create an issue with water quality, we wouldn’t even be talking tonight.
But we’ve taken a lot of means, and a lot of time, and a lot of study, to look at this
particular project. And the financial benefits are… can be considerable… And… the
need to protect the water supply is addressed, as was pointed out on the map… Both of
those areas are within at least all or partially in, particularly the one around the pump
station, in an area that’s known as a Zone One… That’s two hundred and fifty feet
around that, eighty-eight tubular well field, whereas the parcel, in the hatch lines on the
right… most of that is in the Zone One… which is a four hundred foot radius around our
Deep Well Number Twelve… Before anything can happen in that, the staff of
Wannacomet Water Company and its consultants have to be satisfied there is not a risk to
the water supply. Then it goes to the DED. You can’t build anything in a Zone One
without a DEP write-off. And… I’ve never known ‘em to be real.. real lenient on water
supply. There is established drinking water policy that… will govern what happens
within that… Zone One… So if your concern is water supply, and protecting the quality,
believe me, there’s… we are taking care of that. I think our track record is pretty good in
that regard, and we’re gonna try to keep it that—we are gonna keep it that way, so… I
ask you to… defeat the amendment, and then vote positively for the main motion. Thank
you.
MM: Thank you. On the amendment. Ms. Benz…
Benz: Charity Benz. I wanted to ask about the distance between Milestone Road and
that proposed location… How far it is, and whether there will be a visual buffer with
Milestone Road… And I’d also like to point out that… Mr. Gardner, with all due respect,
I live on Milestone Crossing… I personally asked you if I would see the water tower
from my property, you said absolutely not. When I go up to my studio every morning, it
says, Good morning, Charity. It’s looking right at me, and its little red light is blinking at
me.
MM: Mr… Yes. Mr. Benchley… channeling through Mr. LaFarge, I think.
Speaker: Well we’re, we’re from the same town, I guess. Rob Benchley, and I’m
speaking as a commissioner of the Siasconset Water Commission Water Department, and
I just wanted to answer, if I may, through you, Madame Moderator, Mrs. Benz question
about visibility. If you look on your Warrant it says Wyers Valley, and that’s a pretty
significant depression off Milestone Road. And I’d like to reiterate Mr. Gardner’s
thoughts about environmental protection. They are really particular, and so anything that
would get proposed would have to get their.. not only stamp of approval, but golden seal,
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so… and nothing… I don’t believe anything in this proposal would generate anything
that would be harmful to the aquifer. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. So on…just on the amendment, which is to strike the Wyers
Valley piece from the main motion… it does require a majority vote. A Yes vote will
adopt the amendment. A No vote will defeat the amendment. All those in favor please
say Aye.
Audience: [very soft] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: [loud] No.
MM: The amendment does not carry. On the main motion… Okay. This is a long term
lease authorization, so it re quires a two-thirds vote. A Yes vote will defeat… a Yes vote
will adopt the motion. It will be as printed in the Warrant, as moved by Mr. Kelly. A No
vote will defeat that motion. All those in favor of the motion, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: That motion is adopted unanimously. … Okay… so… now we are going to…
One-O-Five was withdrawn, so we’re going to Article One-O-Six… Article One-O-Six
appears on page one-thirty-six…The Finance Committee’s motion is as printed in the
Warrant. I ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading. Thank you. Mr. Kelly,
is that your motion?
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded. I believe this was called by Mr.
Barreta….
Barreta: Tom—Thomas Barreta… I just called this article just to make sure that we—
MM: If you could hold the mike up.
Barreta: Sorry. I called this article just to make sure that we would have access to the
Bluff Walk. Anne’s Lane is a road. If we show the other map, that… the topographical
map I believe… That’s the red, the red outline there is the extension of Anne’s Lane…
That’s where the Bluff Walk access point is. I believe there’s discussion with the
Planning Board to try to move it down the street… south… as the map goes, south.
There’s discussion regarding that, to try to move it somewhere on those three lots. My
concern is that Anne’s Lane is a road, it’s an actual road, and it’s an actual right of way.
I would prefer to try to keep it in that location. I think it’s more appropriate because it’s
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Anne’s Lane. It’s been proposed that it would be somewhere within those three lots…
would be the access… My main concern is that there will be access in the Bluff Walk, to
get to the Bluff Walk. That was the original intent to call this article, was for access…
and from talking with Mr. Vorce, they’re talking about moving it somewhere. I just want
to make sure it’s done. I think the appropriate place would be where the red lines are,
because it is an intersection of the road, so therefore it would be easier for people to find.
MM: Thank you. Alright. I want to go back to the motion, because I think I misled you,
when we made the motion… I forgot about the technical amendment that we read into the
record at the beginning of the meeting. So, the motion of the Finance Committee is
what’s shown on the screen, which is what’s printed in the Warrant, with the changes in
yellow, which provides for the reservation of a six foot pedestrian easement connecting
Baxter Road to land owned by the Town of Nantucket, containing the Siasconset Bluff
Walk… or all of the way opposite of Anne’s Lane provided that a six foot pedestrian
easement connecting Baxter Road to land owned by the Town is provided an alternative
location within Assessor’s Map Forty-Nine, Parcels Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen and
Fourteen. Excuse me? Okay. Let’s go back to the map… I have no idea, so you’re
going to have to tell me. Am I there yet? So which one is that? Alright, so this is one,
this is one of the parcels. This is… one of the parcels, an d this is the other parcel, and
then this one. Okay. Here, here, here, or here… [pause] Yes, so with the amendment…
with the motion that the Finance Committee’s making… it either is…within Anne’s
Lane, or it’s six feet on either this parcel, this parcel, or this parcel… or this one… Okay.
Mr. Benchley…
Benchley: Rob Benchley. This time in the capacity as a member of a work group that
worked throughout the late summer, most of the fall and early winter on the Siasconset
Bluff Advisory Committee to the Roads and Rights of Way Committee in the Town of
Nantucket…and we were… formed to address this…very issue, which included the entire
Bluff path and all the paper roads existing or not from Baxter Road to the foot path. So a
lot of that work has been done, and this is really the first time I’ve heard about moving
that access from Anne’s Lane to the foot path, and I don’t… I don’t get it. That foot path
has been there, as we know, for a long time, and so has that particular access. And so
many of these issues have been addressed. We made a formal presentation to the Board
of Selectmen in the late fall which was accepted, and I would ask you to defeat this
amendment, because many of these issues have already been addressed, and a lot of
people have spent a lot of time working on it. Thank you.
MM: Okay. Wait.
Benchley: Yes.
MM: I think what you would like to do is you would like to strike the language in yellow
and put the article back to the way it was in the Warrant, because…
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Benchley: Well, I think so, because, as a committee member, this is the first time I’ve
heard of it, and I think some of these things have already been addressed. I mean that
way, yeah, see…
MM: Maybe I should go…
Benchley: Maybe we… maybe I’m just talking to the issue and maybe not suggesting we
strike…
MM: Okay. Why don’t I let somebody explain what the purpose of… the amended
motion is… and if you feel you want to amend it once I’ve done that, you can…and then
I’ll get some discussion on the motion. Mr. Vorce, do you want to explain the… the
purpose?
Vorce: Thank you, Madame Moderator. When Mr. Baretta came in to talk to me today,
his concern was that the article said that the… I’m trying to find the language… that the
selectmen may grant a path…may grant an access…and what he had asked for was that
there be a specific… that there will be an access…So the amendment… the language that
I gave was in response to what he was asking for… So if we read down… a six foot
easement connecting Baxter Road to land owned by the Town of Nantucket and
containing the Siasconset Bluff Walk… that would be the land within what is the Anne’s
Lane portion of it. The next section is that the Selectmen could convey the land that ‘s
within the Anne’s Lane if… an alternative location was proposed. So, the intent of this
language is to say that the Board of Selectmen can’t convey land unless it complies with
one of those conditions.
MM: Okay, So without the yellow language, the Board of Selectmen could potentially
convey all the land without any footpath or access at all, even though that isn’t the intent
of what they’re going to do.
Vorce: Correct. They… they could, and I have no reason to believe that they would do
that considering their votes on the other issues and certainly their track record…on this…
but this does make it tighter.
MM: So Mr. Baretta’s… the language that was put in at Mr. Barreta’s request in the
yellow… provides that they must make some provision for a foot path upon the
disposition of the land either within Anne’s Lane or something six feet wide on one of
those other four parcels.
Vorce: That’s correct.
MM: Okay… So if we did what Mr. Benchley was suggesting, which was to go back to
the original language, we’d have no guarantee… other than what the… the intent of the
Selectmen, that there would be a foot path. If we keep this language in, there’ll be a foot
path, but we just don’t know exactly where it will be.
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Vorce: Correct.
MM: Okay. Mr. Holland? And then I’ll go to you, Mr. Kuster.
Holland: Chris Holland, Madame Moderator. I’m getting just a little used to this, cause
it’s the first time I’ve seen it, anyway, and what it seems is that what the Study
Committee came up with and what’s happening are two different things. I’d like to
suggest that if… if you’re taking the talk that you had before as an amendment?
MM: No. This… this motion here with the yellow is the current motion that’s before us.
Holland: But that’s a motion that just appeared, as far as I know.
MM: Correct.
Holland: So I’m seeing it for the first time. I’d like to eliminate it. I’d like to…or better
yet, I’d like to simply specify that a six foot pedestrian easement connecting Baxter road
to land owned by the Town of Nantucket… and containing the Siasconset Bluff Walk…
be…everything else be eliminated. No option on different lots…
MM: Okay. So Mr. Holland’s making an amendment to the motion that would eliminate
everything in yellow after parcel nine… so that… yeah… so that it says… reserving a six
foot pedestrian easement connecting Baxter Road to land owned by the Town of
Nantucket and containing the Siasconet Bluff Walk. Is that correct? That’s what it does,
right, Mr. Vorce? Keep—that keeps it all within Anne’s Lane. Okay. And then.. you
have to go… I think…Do we have to put the all/or back in? No. Any portion. Is that
your motion, Mr. Holland? Okay, and is there a second? On Mr. Holland’s
amendment… Mr. Reade…
Reade: I’m attorney Arthur Reade, and I represent the owner of the properties on each
side of the way, which is sometimes referred to as… Anne’s Lane extension, although
there’s nothing on record that calls it that.
MM: So this parcel, and this parcel.
Reade: Yes. Both belong to the Sorrows Family Trust, which I represent.
MM: Okay. Alright.
Reade: Last year, the inclusion of Anne’s Lane in the list of roads…
MM: Okay. I can’t hear you. So you’re gonna have to hold the microphone up.
Reade: Okay. Last year Anne’s Lane was taken off the list of the paper streets running
between Baxter Road and the footpath… because of concerns that we had at that time.
And we had agreed to meet with the…Selectmen or representatives of the Town in order
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to discuss… a resolution to the situation… such meetings did take place. We’ve made
progress. We’re not there yet… We’ve come up with a number of ideas back and forth in
terms of how it would be handled. The reason that we specifically wanted it not to be
voted last year… And again, Article One-O-Five is effectively taken care of putting that
back into the… list of the ways that the Town is authorized to… take and eliminate…
was the fact that it is a way between two parcels in common ownership of the same
family… and in some other situations like that the Town did not proceed to… take the
paper streets.. because of the obvious… damage that it would have to the… adjacent
property owners… We want to work with the Town… we’re trying to find a way to do it.
We’ve had some discussions… We’ve had.., even this week… some further
conversations with several.. several people about it. I would ask you to…defeat this
amendment… leave the language in the…original amendment tonight… or amended
motion of the Finance Committee tonight. The full language in yellow with no and with
no strikeouts… which gives the Town, gives the Selectmen, gives the Planning…
Department… more flexibility in terms of… dealing with these issues…and working out
a resolution that will result in… minimal damage to my clients… and therefore, frankly,
minimal exposure to the Town… in terms of damage awards. Thank you.
MM: Thank you. On the amendment, Mr. Reinhard?
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Reinhard: -- on the ground where none currently exists. By putting this language back
into the amendment we’re making it much more difficult to negotiate with the owners…
as far as actually putting a path on the ground. I would urge you to defeat the amendment,
and then pass the… original Finance Committee motion here. Thank you. So, on the
amendment… Mr. Donato… If that is the intent, as Alan says, then I’m comfortable with
this, but it seems to me what we’re doing is we’re… putting this in so the Town can
dispose of it… and then I… the only people I see that would want to by that…is the
person that Mr. Reade’s representing, and if that works in our favor…okay, but it doesn’t
sound quite right to me.
MM: Mr. Atherton?
Atherton: Yeah… just to comment here… in a sense, to respond to that point, each of
these ways… excuse me… is… is likely to have a taking wider than we intend to end up
leasing the property back. So…in each case there’s likely to be a… what Andrew would
call a Yard Sale… of some amount of property back from our taking to the parties on
either side...and that’s no different in this case.. So that, I don’t think it’s a significant
difference here whether or not we allow the path from Baxter Road to the footpath to
exist on specifically in the Ann’s Lane way… or on one of those adjacent lots… We’re
gonna end up with a six foot… permanent lease from Baxter Road to the path, and that’s
what we want. And I think the flexibility to work that out in this case is important.
You’ll note another part of this article of disposition talks about the property between the
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current property line, and the path. It originally was giving the Board the authority to
transfer the fee of that land… The fee is no longer involved… The Board would have the
authority to lease that section of land… but the intent surely would be to get something in
return… like maintenance… and other… aspects that I think will benefit the Town in the
long run. The important thing to me in that discussion was, we are not talking about
transferring that property and fee.
MM: Thank you. So, on the amendment…Mr. Cohen? [inaudible off mike] Okay. I think
we can just go to a vote… on the amendment. So what we’re voting on is Mr. Holland’s
amendment… Mr. Holland’s amendment would strike the portion in yellow starting
with…or all of a way… and ending down with Parcels Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, and
Fourteen… Now sort of highlighted in green-ish. It does require a majority vote. All
those in favor of the amendment, please say, Aye.
Audience: [soft] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience:[loud] No.
MM: The amendment does not carry. Okay. So now we’re back on the Finance
Committee’s motion, which is what is here. It’s what’s printed in the Warrant, with the
addition of the language in yellow. Is there any further discussion on this motion? Mr.
Reade….
Reade: I originally intended to… question this article, and pose it, as well as the previous
article… at the time that I called it… I’m now satisfied…didn’t recall Article… One-o-
Five…and… now support this article. I think it’s an appropriate article, and my clients
are prepared to continue to work with the Town… and attempt to have an amicable
resolution to this situation… that’ll be in everyone’s best interest. thank you.
MM: Thank you. Okay. So… Mr. Collier?
Collier: Madame Mod… Thank you, Madame Moderator… Can you… pull up the map
for me, real quick? Um… Mr. Atherton touched on it very briefly, but we sort of have
skipped over the second half of One-o-Six… And I have a question… in regards to the
area in green. The area in green is… I guess we’re asking Town Meeting to… allow the
Board of Selectmen to…sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of interest, including the fee
interest, of that area in green… Clearly the three… lot… owners have encroached upon
Town owned land… with their backyard… And I’m just wondering… why we’re going
out of our way to give them the ability to … have their backyard there. I wasn’t part of
this discussion… If there’s an easy answer to it… And what exactly are the… if we’re
not giving up the fee interests, what exactly interests are we giving… up… are we giving
basically up an interest that will allow the… homeowner to continue to mow their lawn
back there…
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MM: I’ll tell you what was told to me, and then I’ll let someone speak on it… This piece
is a gap between the homeowner’s land and the bluff path…that would be either…
licensed… or leased…or in some way other than a fee interest…given to the abutting
landowners in exchange for whatever consideration the Town decides to … extract in its
negotiations. I don’t know if there’s a more full explanation… Brian, do you want to…
Chadwick: The main purpose of all these articles specific to the Sconset Bluff Walk is to
gain and maintain in perpetuity access to the bluff… walk… and do it in a fashion that
benefits not only the inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket and our visitors, but also the
property owners and their concerns. This was put in there in an attempt to… use a
negotiating tool…to benefit both the Town and the property owner… Yes, it does…
cross… the path does… I’m sorry… yes, it…the property does look like its encroached
upon, and that is something that we can use actually to our benefit in negotiating access
by either Ann’s Lane or one of the other options available.
MM: Thank you. Okay. Ms. Dutton…
Dutton: The subcommittee that was formed by the Roads and Right of Way
Committee…its sole intent was to provide access along paper roads, etcetera…to the
Bluff Walk… Were any of these property owners or their representatives who have
encroached on Town owned land, at any of these meetings to discuss a compromise?
MM: Mr. Chadwick?
Chadwick: One… once again, when negotiations are started with property owners that
abut either side of the ways that were authorized taken last year, that will be an issue that
will be raised, as well as the stairs to the beach and licensing of those stairs and ways…
Dutton: I don’t understand—
MM: Excuse me… We’re not gonna have a back-and-forth…Help me… Are you
finished, Mr. Chadwick?
Chadwick: I can explain.
MM: Okay. Go ahead… Mr. Chadwick…
Chadwick: Once again, when negotiations are started with those folks, it will be a two-
way street, and in order to get access without any liability to the Town, it will be agreed
upon, we’ll be discussing the encroachments, and the ways and how they will be either
sold to property owners or leased back tot the property owners. Very similar to what was
done up on Lincoln Circle…
MM: Thank you. Did you have a follow up?
Dutton: I’m not sure that that answers the question.
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MM: Okay.
Dutton: Which is…I believe the subcommittee, which was dealing with access to the
Bluff Walk, sat…for at least… a very faithful, hard working four or five months… So the
question is, during that period, did any of the property owners who have encroached on
town land already, or their representatives, go to the subcommittee?
MM: I think the issue…question is… the reason that it isn’t being answered is that it’s
confusing, but I think what you’re asking is, did property owners go to the subcommittee
to negotiate property rights? Or encroachments with the subcommittee? The
subcommittee wasn’t empowered to negotiate with the Town, that’s done through the
Selectmen…
Dutton: Right, I understand that. But it would have been informative for the
subcommittee… would it have been informative for the subcommittee… And then the
Roads and Right of Way, who presented their report to the Board of Selectmen to have
had input from these abutters and/or their representatives… It’s not.. It has nothing to do
with negotiation… of course… So that’s the question I need answered.
MM: Okay. So I think what she’s asking is, were the property owners called before the
subcommittee?
Chadwick: To answer that, in a word, No. There was no discussion that I’m aware of
between the property owners and the subcommittee about encroachments by either the
Town, on property owned by the abutters, or property owned by the Town that was
encroached upon by the property owners.
MM: Thank you.
Dutton: Madame Chair, one more question.
MM: And then I’m going to go to someone else because I want to hear from other people.
Thank you. Go ahead.
Dutton: Were the property owners that were encroaching, were they aware of… I don’t
think they needed to be called, but I was wondering if they were aware there was a
working subcommittee… I mean that they could have called…
MM: Would… would… Maybe Mr. Reinhard, would you explain what actions were
taken by the subcommittee with respect to abutters and their rights?
Reinhard: Thanks, Madame Moderator. I’d be happy to explain. This is a good Warrant
article that’s before us here. Yes, the abutters to the Sconset foot path were invited to
attend. There were several meetings that were held in Sconset during the summer, when
residents were there, residents along the bluff… There… in terms of discussion of
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encroachments, I… I’m not sure just how the nature of those discussions went…
However we were very clear about the public way…that exists as the foot path in
Sconset. It is a public way… there’s no question. The committee spent a great deal of
time dealing with access issues… Now this particular property is… or properties that are
in question here, have been one of the most difficult properties, because of maintenance
along the path, there’ve been other issues with encroachment. SO, this particular
negotiation with these property owners has been official. As I said before, it will put on
the ground a way to access the path from Baxter Road… and it will also deal with
maintenance issues… which have been a key part in this particular section…So, I
strongly urge you to support this…article… This is going to go a long way toward getting
access to the Bluff Path in Sconset.
MM: Thank you… Hang on… Mr. Benchley, did you want to follow up? Okay… Mr.
Vorce?
Vorce: I call the question.
MM: Okay. I think we’re probably ready for a vote. Was there anyone who had any new
information they wanted toad? Oh, Mr. Kuster, go ahead…You had your hand up for
quite a while…
Kuster: Kevin Kuster…This is probably over… This is probably over my pay grade, but,
on the red box…that’s in there… is that Town property? It’s not?
MM: No. It will be, if it’s taken under the authorization granted by article One-O-Five.
Kuster: Okay. That answers my question. Thank you.
MM: Okay. So. Let’s take a vote on the motion on Article One-O-Six…It does require a
two-thirds vote… The motion before you is as on the screen, including the language in
yellow… A Yes vote will adopt this motion. A No vote will defeat the motion. All those
in favor, say Aye.
Audience: [loud} Aye.
MM: Thos opposed, No?
Audience: [silent] That motion is adopted by a declared two-thirds vote…Okay, and
lastly… but not leastly, Article One-Eleven…which is on page one-forty-two, and
continues to one-forty-three… The Finance Committee’s motion was… the subject of a
technical amendment that I read into the record earlier… that deleted certain parcels…
Those now shown on the screen… I ask for your unanimous consent to waive the reading
of that motion, and recognize Mr. Kelly for the purpose of making the motion…
Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
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MM: Is there a second?.. Motion is made and seconded. Mr. Barretta?
Barretta: Thomas Barretta. I called this article. There’s another map for the left side of
Runway Six… That little… triangular shaped property. The amendment… does that
is…is that listed in the amendment with a conservation restriction? Because there’s no…
article number on that parcel, so that I… and I think the majority of us, can’t tell if it’s
listed there…
MM: Okay. Mr. Vorce?
Vorce: Madame Moderator, that parcel is Map Seventy-Nine, Parcel Thirteen…And the
amended language, if we could go back…
MM: Okay… Could you go back to that? It’s the one that has the… provided the
conservation restriction has been placed on the property protecting its Open Space
value…
Vorce: Right. Which is the exact same language in another article, One-Ten.
MM: Okay.
Vorce: So this is exactly what we talked about…
MM: Alright. Does that answer your question, Mr. Barretta? Okay. Is there anything
further on this…article? Okay. Well, before I take a vote, we have one final motion and
vote to make at the meeting to capture any of the remaining uncalled articles. It will
require a two-thirds vote. No. And we also… I think the Town Clerk has a door prize
drawing she wants to do for anyone who hangs in long enough to win… So… we will go
to a vote on the motion on Article One-Eleven. Motion is as printed in the Warrant with
the technical amendments read in and shown in yellow. A Yes vote will adopt that
motion. A No vote will defeat the motion. It does require a two-thirds vote. All those in
favor, please say Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Those opposed, No?
Audience: [silent]
MM: That motion is adopted… unanimously… Okay… So now I would recognize Mr.
Kelly for the purpose of making the following motion… Moved that the following
articles be voted as recommended and/or amended by the Finance Committee, or as
recommended and/or amended by the Planning Board, as printed in the Finance
Committee report… with technical amendments brought forward during the course of the
meeting… Ninety-two… Ninety-Four…One-O-Five…and One-Fourteen…Is that your
motion, Mr. Kelly?
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Kelly: So moved, Madame Moderator.
MM: Is there a second? Motion is made and seconded… All those in favor, please say
Aye.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: Any opposed?
Audience: [silent] That motion is adopted unanimously… Now, I’m going to let Ms.
Roggeveen make a final motion, and then I’ll let…Ms. Stover do her… drawing… and
then I’m going to go home…
Rogeveen: I’m going to ask Selectmen Chadwick to make this motion.
Chadwick: Motion to adjourn. [Laughter, applause.]
MM: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chadwick. We will… we will miss you. Is there a
second to Mr. Chadwick’s motion? Okay. All those in favor.
Audience: [loud] Aye.
MM: That’s unanimous. Thank you very much. Ms. Stover, you can… you can call out
some numbers if you want, before people escape…
Stover: There white tickets… So even though… even though Brian has one…I’m going
to let him draw anyway…
MM: And while we’re doing this I just want to mention that there’s an incredible list of
all the people who help in this meeting, and I can’t thank all of them enough for all of
their hard work. All of the tellers, and the check-in people, and… the constables… and
all the town Boards and officials that make this meeting…possible… there’s a whole lot
of work that goes into it, including what Mary and Al Nevisimo do behind the… behind
the curtain, which is really an amazing amount of work. [Applause…]
Stover: So if I can have the lovely Vanna White that’s over there… Could you go get one
of the prizes for me? Yea… The first one we’ll do is a candle…two-four-zero-six-two-
five…Six-two-five are the last numbers…Up…okay… Give it to Ms. Soverino…
Okay… The next prize is…
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TOWN OF NANTUCKET
2011 Annual Town Meeting
Monday, April 4, 2011
6:00 pm
Nantucket High School
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Town of Nantucket
16 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
(508) 228-7255
www.nantucket-ma.gov
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Patricia Roggeveen, Chairman
Whitey Willauer, Vice-Chairman
Rick Atherton
Brian Chadwick
Michael Kopko
FINANCE COMMITTEE
James R. Kelly, Chairman
Matthew T. Mulcahy, Vice-Chairman
Christopher J. Kickham
Stephen McCluskey
Peter Morrison
Timothy M. Soverino
John Tiffany
Clifford Williams
Doug Unruh
PLANNING BOARD
Barry G. Rector, Chairman
Sylvia Howard
Nathaniel Lowell
John McLaughlin
Linda Williams
MODERATOR
Sarah F. Alger
Cover photo courtesy of Christopher Kickham
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TOWN OF NANTUCKET
2011 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article Number
Page
Number
1 Receipt of Reports 1
2 Appropriation: Unpaid Bills 1
3 Appropriation: Prior Year Articles 2
4 Revolving Accounts: Annual Authorization 2
5 Appropriation: Reserve Fund 3
6 Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers 4
7 Personnel Compensation Plans for Fiscal Year 2012 4
8 Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2012 General Fund Operating Budget 7
9 Appropriation: Health and Human Services 10
10 Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures 11
11 Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Operations 13
12 Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures 14
13 Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers 15
14 Appropriation: Waterways Improvement Fund 16
15 Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund 16
16 Appropriation: County Assessment 17
17 Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2012 County Budget 17
18 Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority 18
19 Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee 18
20 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Our Island Home 19
21 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Fire 19
22 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Airport 20
23 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Wannacomet Water 20
24 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/DPW 21
25 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police - Superior Officers 21
26 Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police - Patrol Officers 22
27
Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee/
Beaugrand 22
28 Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee/Beaugrand 23
29 Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee 27
30 Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee 28
31
Home Rule Petition: Expansion of Room Occupancy Tax to Seasonal Vacation
Rentals 29
32 Appropriation: Septic System Repair Financing Program 32
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Town of Nantucket 2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant with Finance Committee Motions
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Article Number
Page
Number
33 Appropriation: Sewer Capital Debt Repayment/Soverino 33
34 Appropriation: Retroactive Military Payment/Wilson 33
35
Appropriation: Construction and Roadway Taking Costs for Surfside Area Roads/
Magee 34
36 Appropriation and Authorization for Road Layouts and Takings/Magee 35
37 Layout of Miller Lane/Bunting 35
38 Appropriation: Plan and Construction of Tom Nevers Bike Path/Bartlett 36
39 Appropriation: Mosquito Control/Stott 36
40 Appropriation: Municipal Grant Writer/Stover 37
41 Legal Costs Reimbursement/Stover 37
42
Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the Islands of Nantucket/Trust
of Henry Coffin: Trustees/Stover 38
43 Nantucket Memorial Airport Revenue/Williams 38
44 Real Estate: Expansion of Purpose on Landfill Site 38
45 Appropriation: Construction of Wind Turbine(s) on Landfill Site 39
46 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Wind Energy Overlay District 40
47
Sewer Map Change and Zoning Map Change: Island Lumber - RC-2 to VN and
VR 43
48 Zoning Map Change: Surfside Road - RC-2 to CN and R-5 45
49 Zoning Map Change: Miacomet Avenue 46
50 Zoning Map Change: Fairgrounds and Rugged Road 47
51
Zoning Map Change: Surfside - Nobadeer Avenue, Surfside Road, Weweeder
Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Masaquet Avenue 48
52 Zoning Map Change: Hummock Pond 49
53
Zoning Map Change: Split Zoning District Correction - Wauwinet/Squam/
McKechnie 51
54 Zoning Map Change: Bartlett Road/Walsh 52
55 Zoning Map Change: Howard, Gardner, Main Streets/Hanley 52
56 Zoning Change: Swift Rock Road – LUG-2 to LUG-1/Bamber 53
57
Zoning Change: First Way, Backus Lane, Allen's Way, Third, Fourth and Fifth
Way - R-10 to R-1/Valero 54
58 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pools 56
59 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Parking Structures/Sanders 60
60 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Lot Area/Collier 61
61 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Accessory Use - VTEC 62
62 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: VTEC/Johnson 63
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Article Number
Page
Number
63 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots 63
64 Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Corrections/Miscellaneous 67
65 Bylaw Amendment: Management of Coastal Properties Owned by Town/Reade 79
66 Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Capital Program Committee 79
67 Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Finance Committee 82
68 Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services/Board of Selectmen 83
69 Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services/Wawro 85
70 Bylaw Amendment: Community Preservation Committee 88
71 Bylaw Amendment: Adoption of Stretch Code 89
72 Bylaw Amendment: Sewer Commissioners, Board of 90
73 Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes 91
74 Bylaw Amendment: Town Sewer District Map Change/Nicholson 99
75 Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District/Canty 100
76
Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map
Changes/ McGowan 100
77 Bylaw Amendment: Car Rental Agencies, Registration of 101
78
Amendments to Town of Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust Fund - Declaration
of Trust 102
79 Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law Pertaining to Quarterly Tax Payments 103
80 Home Rule Petition: Amendment of Historic District Commission Act/Dutra 103
81 Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance 105
82 Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance 106
83 Home Rule Petition: Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board 107
84 Home Rule Petition: Planning Process 108
85 Home Rule Petition: Conveyance of Land from County to Town 111
86 Home Rule Petition: Nantucket Sewer Act Amendment 113
87
Home Rule Petition: Establishing a Cemetery Commission for the Town of
Nantucket 113
88 Home Rule Petition: Town Charter Amendment 116
89 Real Estate Disposition: Dreamland Theatre Easement/Liddle 116
90 Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance: Hulbert Avenue Extension/Lamb 117
91 Real Estate Acquisition: 77 Washington Street/Soverino 118
92 Real Estate Acquisition: 50 Union Street/Sarkisian 118
93 Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/22 Federal Street 118
94 Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/37 Washington Street 119
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Article Number
Page
Number
95 Long-term Lease Authorization: Airport 119
96 Long-term Lease Authorization: Surfside WWTF 120
97 Long-term Lease Authorization: Wannacomet 121
98 Real Estate Acquisition: "Paper" Streets in Surfside 122
99 Real Estate Conveyance: "Paper" Streets, Surfside 124
100 Real Estate Acquisition: "Paper" Streets in Surfside 127
101 Real Estate Conveyance: "Paper" Streets in Surfside 130
102 Real Estate Acquisition: Land and "Paper" Streets in Surfside 133
103 Real Estate Conveyance: Land and "Paper" Streets in Surfside 134
104 Real Estate Conveyance: 144 Surfside Road/Webster 135
105 Real Estate Acquisition: "Paper" Street (Opposite Ann's Lane) in Siasconset 135
106
Real Estate Conveyance: Land and "Paper" Street (Opposite Ann's Lane) in
Siasconset 136
107 Real Estate Acquisition: Various "Paper" Streets 136
108 Real Estate Conveyance: Various 'Paper" Streets 138
109 Real Estate Acquisition: Miscellaneous Land 140
110 Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land 141
111 Real Estate Conveyance: Transfer of Miscellaneous Town Land to Airport 142
112 Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land 143
113 Real Estate Conveyance: Industrial Land 144
114 Real Estate Conveyance: Easement - Madequecham Valley Road 144
115 Real Estate Conveyance: Grant of Easement - 143A Surfside Road 145
116 Appropriation: Stabilization Fund 145
117 Appropriation: Free Cash 145
NOTE: PETITION ARTICLES HAVE BEEN PRINTED AS
SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS AND MAY
CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER ERRORS
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ARTICLE 1
(Receipt of Reports)
To receive the reports of various departments and committees as printed in the
Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Town Report or as may come before this meeting.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the reports of various departments and
committees as are printed in the Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Town Report or as may come
before this meeting be accepted and filed with the permanent records of the Town.
ARTICLE 2
(Appropriation: Unpaid Bills)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds for the payment,
pursuant to Chapter 44 section 64 of the Massachusetts General Laws, of unpaid bills
from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Two Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-
five Dollars and Seventy-six Cents ($2,795.76) be appropriated from Free Cash to pay
the General Fund unpaid bills from prior fiscal years; that Three Hundred Sixty-eight
Dollars and Forty-four Cents ($368.44) be appropriated from Retained Earnings of the
Sewer Enterprise Fund to pay the sewer unpaid bills from prior fiscal years; that Sixty-
four Dollars and Seventy-six Cents ($64.76) be appropriated from Retained Earnings of
the Siasconset Water Enterprise Fund to pay the Siasconset water enterprise fund
unpaid bills from prior fiscal years; that Twenty-four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-one
Dollars and Eight Cents ($24,761.08) be appropriated from Retained Earnings of the
Solid Waste Enterprise Fund to pay the solid waste enterprise fund unpaid bills from
prior fiscal years; that Four Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Forty-nine Cents ($419.49)
be appropriated from Retained Earnings of the Wannacomet Water Enterprise Fund to
pay the Wannacomet water enterprise fund unpaid bills from prior fiscal years:
DEPARTMENT VENDOR AMOUNT
Finance Committee
Association of Town Finance
Committees $ 173.00
Conservation Commission
Dirk Roggeveen/Travel
Reimbursement $ 403.38
Conservation Commission
Dirk Roggeveen/Travel
Reimbursement $ 66.63
Legal Deutsch Williams $ 2,152.75
Subtotal General Fund Expense $ 2,795.76
Sewer Enterprise Fund Nantucket Cottage Hospital $ 368.44
Subtotal Sewer Enterprise Fund $ 368.44
Siasconset Water
Robert Gardner/AT&T
Reimbursement $ 64.76
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Subtotal Siasconset Water Enterprise Fund
$ 64.76
Solid Waste Enterprise
Fund Deutsch Williams $ 1,132.44
Solid Waste Enterprise
Fund Clean Harbors $ 13,128.64
Solid Waste Enterprise
Fund Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. $ 10,500.00
Subtotal Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Expense $ 24,761.08
Wannacomet Water
Robert Gardner/AT&T
Reimbursement $ 366.03
Wannacomet Water
Robert Gardner/Cape & Islands
Freight Reimbursement $ 11.00
Wannacomet Water
Robert Gardner/FedEx
Reimbursement $ 42.46
Subtotal Wannacomet Water Enterprise Fund Expense $ 419.49
ARTICLE 3
(Appropriation: Prior Year Articles)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from available
funds previously appropriated pursuant to Articles voted in prior years.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 4
(Revolving Accounts: Annual Authorization)
To see what revolving accounts the Town may vote to authorize or reauthorize
pursuant to Chapter 44, section 53E½ of the Massachusetts General Laws for Fiscal Year
2012.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the revolving funds listed below be
hereby authorized to continue during Fiscal Year 2011 as follows:
FUND
REVENUE
SOURCE
AUTHORITY TO
SPEND USE OF FUND
SPENDING
LIMIT
Beach
Improvement
Beach
Permit
Sticker
sales
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Selectmen
In accordance with c. 56, § 7A of Town Code,
and including endangered species monitor
program; beach patrols/monitors; beach use
education/information
$325,000
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FUND
REVENUE
SOURCE
AUTHORITY TO
SPEND USE OF FUND
SPENDING
LIMIT
Tennis
Court Tennis fees
Town Manager with
approval of Park &
Recreation
Commission
Operation, maintenance of tennis court facility
and housing for seasonal staff $ 60,000
Conservation
Fund
Conservation
Commission
application fees
Town Manager with
approval of
Conservation
Commission
Consulting services in connection with
professional review of applications $ 20,000
PEG Channel Cable
Franchise Fees
Town Manager with
the approval of
Board of Selectmen
Operation, maintenance, equipment, and
professional services with Public Access
Channel.
$ 80,000
Septic System
Inspections
Septic system
application fees
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Health
Contractor services in connection with septic
system inspections; costs associated septic
system inspection related training and portion
of salaries for staff in connection with septic
system duties and responsibilities, together
with the proportionate costs of fringe benefits
associated with the salaries so paid
$100,000
Seasonal Food
Service
Inspections
Food service
permit fees
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Health
Seasonal food service inspections; costs
associated with seasonal food service
inspection training and public awareness
materials.
$ 25,000
School Staff
Travel Program
Participant
payments
School
Superintendent with
approval of School
Committee
Defrayment of travel costs incurred by
employees of Nantucket Public Schools for
work purposes
$ 5,000
Lifeguard
Housing
Rental
payments
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Selectmen
Defrayment of maintenance/upkeep of
lifeguard housing facilities $ 10,000
Public Works
Housing
Rental
payments
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Selectmen
Defrayment of maintenance/upkeep of public
works housing facilities $ 20,000
Low Beach
Housing
Rental
payments
Town Manager with
approval of Board of
Selectmen
Defrayment of maintenance/upkeep of Low
Beach housing facilities $ 70,000
ARTICLE 5
(Appropriation: Reserve Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
establishing a Reserve Fund pursuant to Chapter 40 section 6 of the Massachusetts
General Laws, to provide for the extraordinary and unforeseen expenditures which may
arise during Fiscal Year 2012; said sum not to exceed five (5) percent of the Fiscal Year
2011 tax levy.
(Board of Selectmen)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Six Hundred Sixty-eight Thousand
Dollars ($668,000) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2012 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town to establish a Reserve Fund for Fiscal Year 2012
pursuant to chapter 40, s. 6 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 6
(Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers)
To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into various line items of the
Fiscal Year 2011 operating budget from other line items of said budget and from other
available funds.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the amounts listed below be transferred
between the various Fiscal Year 2011 accounts and expenditures as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Ambulance Reserve Fund,
Expense Fire Department, Expense $ 60,000
Contractual Allowances, Salaries Building Inspectors, Salaries $ 18,100
Contractual Allowances, Salaries Planning Department, Salaries $ 6,000
Contractual Allowances, Salaries Council on Aging, Salaries $ 2,000
Marine Department, Salaries Marine Department, Expense $ 10,000
Mosquito Control, Expense Debt Service, Principal $ 50,000
Police Department, Salaries Police Department, Expense $ 50,000
Retirement, Salaries Finance & Operations, Salaries $ 74,000
Retirement, Salaries Human & Social Services, Salaries $ 48,000
Retirement, Salaries Conservation Commission, Salaries $ 22,800
Retirement, Salaries Public Works, Expense $ 15,000
ARTICLE 7
(Personnel Compensation Plans for Fiscal Year 2012)
To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following Compensation Plans for Fiscal
Year 2012:
Schedule A -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule
Abatement Advisory Committee (yearly per member) $600.00
Americans with Disabilities Act Facilitator (hourly) 15.00
Building Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Certified Nurse’s Aide/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) 19.00
Dietician/Our Island Home (hourly) 33.00 38.00
Election Warden (hourly) 20.00
Election Worker (hourly) 15.00
EMT, Call (per hour) 15.00
Fire Captain, Call (yearly) 150.00
Fire Fighter, Call (per hour) 15.00
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Fire Lieutenant, Call (yearly) 125.00
Fire Chief, Second Deputy (yearly) 5,000.00
Fire Chief, Third Deputy (yearly) 5,000.00
Plumbing Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Registrar of Voters (yearly) 600.00
Registrar, Temporary Assistant (hourly) 10.00
Senior Adult Day Care Aide (Per Diem – hourly) 18.76
Seasonal Shellfish Warden(s) (yearly) 300.00
Teen Center Staff (hourly) 11.00
Teen Center Staff/Second Year (hourly) 12.00
Temporary Employee various rates
of pay
Wiring Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Veterans' Agent (hourly) 15.00
Schedule B -- Seasonal Employee Compensation Schedule
(Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter/Effective April 15, 2011- April 14, 2012)
Compensation Second Third Fourth
Level Start Season Season Season
A-Hourly* $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 $16.00
B-Hourly* $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50
C-Hourly* $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 $17.50
D-Hourly* $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 $18.00
E-Hourly* $17.00 $17.50 $18.00 $19.00
*An employee assigned supervisory responsibilities shall be placed in the next higher
category.
A: Dock Attendant, Information Aide, Matron
B: Swimming Instructor, Arts & Crafts Instructor, Seasonal Health Assistant,
Shellfish Warden, Endangered Species Monitor, Parking Control Officer,
Seasonal Laborer (Public Works)
C: Endangered Species Monitor Supervisor, Summer Recreation Coordinator,
Dock Worker
D: Seasonal Firefighter/EMT, Community Service Officer, Lifeguard, Tennis
Attendant (Park & Recreation), Laborer (Park & Recreation Public Works)
E. Lifeguard Supervisor, Madaket Seasonal Assistant Harbormaster, Seasonal
Maintenance Supervisor (Park & Recreation Public Works); Tennis Instructor
(Park & Recreation), Swimming Instructor (Park & Recreation)
Schedule C -- Scallop Season Compensation Schedule
$35.00/day to be paid to the full-time permanent shellfish warden(s) when scalloping
activity is taking place.
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Schedule D C -- Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials*
Moderator $150 per year
Selectman, Chair $5,000/per year
Selectmen $3,500/per year
Town Clerk $89,530
*Other than establishing the salary pursuant to MGL c. 41, s. 108, these positions are
excluded from the Personnel Bylaw of the Town.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following schedules be adopted:
Schedule A -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule
Abatement Advisory Committee (yearly per member) $600.00
Americans with Disabilities Act Facilitator (hourly) 15.00
Building Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Certified Nurse’s Aide/Our Island Home (Per Diem – hourly) 19.00
Dietician/Our Island Home (hourly) 33.00 38.00
Election Warden (hourly) 20.00
Election Worker (hourly) 15.00
EMT, Call (per hour) 15.00
Fire Captain, Call (yearly) 150.00
Fire Fighter, Call (per hour) 15.00
Fire Lieutenant, Call (yearly) 125.00
Fire Chief, Second Deputy (yearly) 5,000.00
Fire Chief, Third Deputy (yearly) 5,000.00
Plumbing Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Registrar of Voters (yearly) 600.00
Registrar, Temporary Assistant (hourly) 10.00
Senior Adult Day Care Aide (Per Diem – hourly) 18.76
Seasonal Shellfish Warden(s) (yearly) 300.00
Teen Center Staff (hourly) 11.00
Teen Center Staff/Second Year (hourly) 12.00
Temporary Employee various rates
of pay
Wiring Inspector, Assistant (hourly) 30.00
Veterans' Agent (hourly) 15.00
Schedule B -- Seasonal Employee Compensation Schedule
(Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter/Effective April 15, 2011- April 14, 2012)
Compensation Second Third Fourth
Level Start Season Season Season
A-Hourly* $13.00 $14.00 $15.00 $16.00
B-Hourly* $13.50 $14.50 $15.50 $16.50
C-Hourly* $14.50 $15.50 $16.50 $17.50
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D-Hourly* $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 $18.00
E-Hourly* $17.00 $17.50 $18.00 $19.00
*An employee assigned supervisory responsibilities shall be placed in the next higher
category.
A: Dock Attendant, Information Aide, Matron
B: Swimming Instructor, Arts & Crafts Instructor, Seasonal Health Assistant,
Shellfish Warden, Endangered Species Monitor, Parking Control Officer,
Seasonal Laborer (Public Works)
C: Endangered Species Monitor Supervisor, Summer Recreation Coordinator,
Dock Worker
D: Seasonal Firefighter/EMT, Community Service Officer, Lifeguard, Tennis
Attendant (Park & Recreation), Laborer (Park & Recreation Public Works)
E. Lifeguard Supervisor, Part-time Reserve Patrol Officer, Madaket Seasonal
Assistant Harbormaster, Seasonal Maintenance Supervisor (Park & Recreation
Public Works); Tennis Instructor (Park & Recreation), Swimming Instructor (Park
& Recreation)
Schedule C -- Scallop Season Compensation Schedule
$35.00/day to be paid to the full-time permanent shellfish warden(s) when scalloping
activity is taking place.
Schedule D C -- Compensation Schedule for Elected Officials*
Moderator $150 per year
Selectman, Chair $5,000/per year
Selectmen $3,500/per year
Town Clerk $89,530
*Other than establishing the salary pursuant to MGL c. 41, s. 108, these positions are
excluded from the Personnel Bylaw of the Town.
ARTICLE 8
(Appropriation: Fiscal Year 2012 General Fund Operating Budget)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
supporting the offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Nantucket
for Fiscal Year 2012.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following Fiscal Year 2012 operating
budget is established for the various offices, boards, and commissions of the Town as
follows:
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Fiscal Year 2012 FY 2011
DEPARTMENT PAYROLL OPERATING
TOTAL
BUDGET
ARTICLE 8
TOTAL
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Conservation Commission $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 148,170
Commission on Disability $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 12,890
Finance Committee $ 0 $ 19,900 $ 19,900 22,000
Finance & Operations $ 1,456,810 $ 409,790 $ 1,866,600 1,798,290
Historic District Commission $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 254,600
Human Resources $ 142,720 $ 55,800 $ 198,520 165,750
Information Systems / GIS $ 348,410 $ 238,000 $ 586,410 558,030
Legal $ 0 $ 335,000 $ 335,000 335,000
Moderator $ 175 $ 650 $ 825 475
Nantucket Planning Office $ 397,870 $ 69,600 $ 467,470 480,780
Town Administration $ 504,320 $ 193,400 $ 697,720 622,500
Town Clerk $ 201,060 $ 58,650 $ 259,710 271,010
Subtotal $ 3,051,365 $ 1,380,790 $ 4,432,155 4,669,495
SAFETY & PROTECTION
Code Enforcement & Regulatory $ 1,040,490 $ 90,160 $ 1,130,650 $ 0
Inspectors $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 651,430
Emergency Management $ 0 $ 9,000 $ 9,000 12,100
Fire Department $ 2,184,750 $ 196,600 $ 2,381,350 2,483,850
Health Department $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 296,020
Police Department &
Animal Control $ 4,021,940 $ 546,500 $ 4,568,440 4,317,210
Street Lighting $ 0 $ 77,000 $ 77,000 80,000
Subtotal $ 7,247,180 $ 919,260 $ 8,166,440 7,840,610
MARINE & COASTAL
RESOURCES
Marine Department $ 864,420 $ 85,000 $ 949,420 792,080
Subtotal $ 864,420 $ 85,000 $ 949,420 792,080
MAINTENANCE
Gas / Town Vehicles $ 0 $ 350,000 $ 350,000 350,000
Mosquito Control $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 50,000
Public Buildings $ 0 $ 747,000 $ 747,000 661,000
Public Works $ 1,831,500 $ 320,150 $ 2,151,650 1,880,560
Snow and Ice Removal $ 0 $ 64,000 $ 64,000 64,000
Subtotal $ 1,831,500 $ 1,481,150 $ 3,312,650 3,005,560
HUMAN SERVICES
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Human Services $ 459,240 $ 63,900 $ 523,140 $ 0
Council on Aging $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 249,490
Council for Human Services $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 138,000
Veteran's Services $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 14,715
Subtotal $ 459,240 $ 63,900 $ 523,140 402,205
CULTURE & RECREATION
Atheneum $ 0 $ 661,216 $ 661,216 650,720
Park & Recreation $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 474,290
Town Clock $ 0 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 2,700
Visitor Services $ 219,040 $ 95,350 $ 314,390 341,370
Subtotal $ 219,040 $ 759,066 $ 978,106 1,469,080
CONTRACTUALOBLIGATIONS $ 254,520 $ 0 $ 254,520 292,227
TOTAL OF DEPT OPERATING
BUDGETS $ 13,927,265 $ 4,689,166 $ 18,616,431 18,471,257
EDUCATION
Community School $ 219,300 $ 0 $ 219,300 235,000
School Department $ 17,188,594 $ 4,531,106 $ 21,719,700 21,499,213
Subtotal $ 17,407,894 $ 4,531,106 $ 21,939,000 21,734,213
GRAND TOTAL OF GEN GOV'T
OPER BUDGETS $ 31,335,159 $ 9,220,272 $ 40,555,431 40,205,470
DEBT SERVICE
Principal & Interest $ 0 $ 9,053,860 $ 9,053,860 9,311,920
Subtotal $ 0 $ 9,053,860 $ 9,053,860 9,311,920
INSURANCES
Auto Casualty $ 0 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 202,300
Blanket Liability $ 0 $ 1,100,000 $ 1,100,000 906,315
Claims Deductible $ 0 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 82,000
Insurance Consulting $ 0 $ 29,000 $ 29,000 28,600
Medical Insurance $ 6,760,000 $ 0 $ 6,760,000 6,687,755
Unemployment $ 300,000 $ 0 $ 300,000 328,520
Workers Compensation $ 197,000 $ 0 $ 197,000 197,300
Laborer's Union Pension $ 44,000 $ 0 $ 44,000 42,160
Subtotal $ 7,301,000 $ 1,329,000 $ 8,630,000 8,474,950
ASSESSMENTS
Barnstable Retirement $ 2,988,750 $ 0 $ 2,988,750 3,011,055
Subtotal $ 2,988,750 $ 0 $ 2,988,750 3,011,055
GRAND TOTAL OF OPERATING
BUDGET $41,624,909 $19,603,132 $61,228,041 61,003,395
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And to meet these appropriations, the sum of Sixty-one Million Two Hundred Twenty-
eight Thousand Forty-one Dollars ($61,228,041) be raised and appropriated from the
Fiscal Year 2012 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town.
The budget unanimously recommended by the Nantucket School Committee for the
School Department, including the Nantucket Community School, for Fiscal Year 2012 is
Twenty-One Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($21,939,000)
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: In prior years, the Fire Department expenses
relating to the ambulance service were contained in Article 8, and a transfer of funding
was shown in the Motion from the Ambulance Reserve Fund. For FY 2012, there is a
separate article for an appropriation directly from the Ambulance Reserve Fund for this
purpose.
ARTICLE 9
(Appropriation: Health and Human Services)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the Council for
Human Services to be used by the Council to contract with various health and human
services, not-for-profit corporations to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket; further, that all such sums be expended on the
condition that contracts be executed by and between the Board of Selectmen and the
respective private, not-for-profit agency for Fiscal Year 2012, which contracts shall
stipulate mutually agreed upon terms and conditions.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand
Eight Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($317,883) be raised and appropriated from the
Fiscal Year 2012 tax levy and other general revenues of the Town for the Town
Manager to expend to fund contracts for the following health and human services by
private not-for-profit agencies to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket, provided that the Town Manager with the approval
of the Board of Selectmen, execute contracts with the respective agencies for Fiscal
Year 2012, which contracts shall stipulate mutually agreed upon terms and conditions:
AGENCY AMOUNT
A Safe Place $ 50,000
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services $ 13,000
Elder Services of Cape Cod & Islands $ 8,000
Interfaith Council Food Pantry $ 20,000
Interfaith Council Rental Assistance $ 20,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services $ 3,900
Family & Children’s Services dba Nantucket Behavioral
Health Services
$ 152,100
Nantucket Aids Network $ 10,000
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Nantucket Cottage Hospital/Social Services $ 32,500
Nantucket Family Planning $ 8,383
TOTAL $ 317 ,883
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee understands the demands on
local human services providers. Although some have questioned the "roll over" of funds
from the Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations into Fiscal Year 2012, those recommendations
were vetted and recommended for their worthiness and that worthiness is still evident
and real. We hope that a process of financial review of these requests will be reinstated
next year so that the process remains fair for all providers.
ARTICLE 10
(Appropriation: General Fund Capital Expenditures)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
capital expenditures for Fiscal Year 2012 for the offices, departments, boards and
commissions of the Town of Nantucket.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following amounts be appropriated
for capital outlay expenditures for general fund departments for Fiscal Year 2012, with
all such expenditures to be made by the Town Manager with the approval of the Board
of Selectmen; except the School expenditures to be made by the School Superintendent
with the approval of the School Committee; and further that the Town Manager with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen or School Superintendent with the approval of the
School Committee as the case may be, is authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or
otherwise dispose of equipment being replaced as follows:
DEPARTMENT ITEM AMOUNT
Town
Administration
Professional services for design, permitting, construction, and
materials for road improvements at various locations $900,000.00
Town
Administration
Professional services for design, permitting, engineering, and
construction to improve drainage at Nobadeer Farm Road $230,000.00
Town
Administration
Professional services for space reconfiguration design, permitting,
and construction located at 37 Washington Street $100,000.00
Town
Administration
Costs associated with repairs for the Jetties Beach Concession
Building $120,000.00
Town
Administration
Costs associated with repairs, and renovations to various municipal
buildings and projects $404,645.86
Town
Administration
Professional services for space reconfiguration design, permitting,
and construction located at 20 South Water Street $ 65,000.00
Town
Administration
Professional services for design, permitting, and engineering for
Millie’s Bridge $ 50,000.00
Town
Administration Purchase Permit Tracking Software $ 50,000.00
Information
Systems Purchase Replacement Servers $ 50,000.00
Information
Systems Purchase Replacement Desktops and Printers $ 50,000.00
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Information
Systems Costs associated with updating GIS: Digital Orthophoto information $ 50,000.00
Public Works Purchase replacement vehicle(s) $ 45,530.00
School NES Flat Roof Repair $350,121.43
School
Nantucket High School Pool Water Filter & Boiler Upgrade &
Replacement $200,000.00
School Nantucket High School Large Group Instruction Room Upgrade $200,000.00
School
Costs associated with upgrading Nantucket High School Phone
System $ 50,000.00
School Replace Grounds Vehicles for Nantucket Public Schools $ 50,000.00
TOTAL $2,965,297.29
And to meet the appropriation for the above items that Two Million Two Hundred
Twenty-eight Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($2,228,360) be transferred from
Free Cash in the Treasury of the Town; that Three Hundred Seventy-one Thousand Six
Hundred Forty Dollars ($371,640) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2012
tax levy and other general revenues of the Town; that Two Hundred Fifty-four Thousand
Six Hundred Forty-five Dollars and Eighty-six Cents ($254,645.86) be transferred from
the following prior year Articles, the purposes of which have been completed, for the
repairs and renovations of various municipal buildings item:
a) and, to meet this appropriation Thirty-eight Thousand Four Hundred Twelve
Dollars and Eighty-six Cents ($38,412.86) be transferred from Article 10 of the
2007 Annual Town Meeting (Repairs to Employee Housing/38 West Chester St);
b) and, to meet this appropriation Seventy-seven Thousand One Hundred Six
Dollars ($77,106) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2009 Annual Town
Meeting (Fire Station);
c) and, to meet this appropriation One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) be
transferred from Article 10 of the 2006 Annual Town Meeting (Mosquito
Equipment);
d) and, to meet this appropriation Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) be transferred
from Article 10 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting (Replace Bathtubs/OIH);
e) and, to meet this appropriation Four Thousand Two Hundred Nineteen Dollars
($4,219) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting
(Window Sashes);
f) and, to meet this appropriation One Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars
($1,850) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2008 Annual Town Meeting
(Replace 1 Gas Furnace);
g) and, to meet this appropriation Five Hundred Dollars ($500) be transferred from
Article 10 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting (Siasconset Fire Repairs);
h) and, to meet this appropriation Eighty-six Dollars ($86) be transferred from
Article 10 of the 2003 Annual Town Meeting (Madaket Fire Repairs);
i) and, to meet this appropriation Twenty-two Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-
two Dollars ($22,472) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2003 Annual Town
Meeting (Visitor Services Building Repairs);
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further, that Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) be appropriated from the following
prior year Article, the purposes of which have been completed, for the 20 South Water
Street item:
a) Sixty-five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) be transferred from Article 10 of the 2007
Annual Town Meeting (Police Dormers);
further, that Forty-five Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Dollars ($45,530) be appropriated
from the following prior year Article, the purposes of which have been completed, for the
public works replacement vehicle(s) item:
a) Forty-five Thousand Five Hundred Thirty Dollars ($45,530) be transferred from
Article 10 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting (Street Sweeper Equipment);
further, that One Hundred Twenty-one Dollars and Forty-three Cents ($121.43) be
appropriated from the following prior year Article, the purposes of which have been
completed, for the flat roof repair item:
b) One Hundred Twenty-one Dollars and Forty-three Cents ($121.43) be
transferred from Article 10 of the 2007 Annual Town Meeting (Bus Lane and
Parking Lot).
ARTICLE 11
(Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Operations)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the operation of
the Enterprise Funds of the Town of Nantucket for Fiscal Year 2012, out of anticipated
revenues of the designated funds, for the purposes set forth above.
(Board of Selectmen for the Various Departments Indicated)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following Fiscal Year 2012 operating
budgets be approved for the Enterprise Funds, with the Siasconset Water appropriation
to be expended through the Siasconset Water Commission; the Wannacomet Water
appropriation to be expended through the Nantucket Water Commission; the Airport
appropriation to be expended through the Nantucket Airport Commission; the remaining
appropriations to be spent through the Board of Selectmen:
FY 2012 FY 2012 FY 2012 FY 2011
FUND PAYROLL EXPENSES
TOTAL
BUDGET
TOTAL
BUDGET
Airport $ 3,788,755 $ 8,179,390 $11,968,145 $ 11,255,640
Our Island Home $ 5,213,403 $ 1,212,517 $ 6,425,920 $ 6,578,041
Sewer ( includes
Wastewater Treatment;
Collection & Disposal; and
Siasconset plant) $ 1,011,087 $ 4,686,462 $ 5,697,549 $ 5,246,550
Siasconset Water $ 31,000 $ 938,350 $ 969,350 $ 902,250
Solid Waste $ 51,910 $ 7,606,590 $ 7,658,500 $ 6,724,191
Wannacomet Water $ 1,358,970 $ 2,673,070 $ 4,032,040 $ 4,074,305
TOTAL $11,455,125 $25,296,379 $36,751,504 $ 34,780,977
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Further, that the above appropriations be funded as follows:
FUND FUNDING SOURCES AMOUNTS
Airport FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $11,430,640
Airport Retained Earnings $ 537,505
Our Island Home FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $ 3,260,000
Our Island Home FY 12 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $ 3,165,920
Sewer FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $ 5,160,050
Sewer Retained Earnings $ 537,499
Solid Waste FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $ 2,830,000
Solid Waste FY 12 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $ 4,438,000
Solid Waste Retained Earnings $ 390,500
Siasconset Water FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $ 852,350
Siasconset Water Retained Earnings $ 117,000
Wannacomet Water FY 12 Anticipated Revenues $ 4,032,040
TOTAL FUNDING SOURCES $36,751,504
ARTICLE 12
(Appropriation: Enterprise Funds Capital Expenditures)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate from the sources indicated
below, for the purposes of capital expenditures in Fiscal Year 2012 for the Enterprise
Funds established under the jurisdiction of the Town of Nantucket.
(Board of Selectmen for the Various Departments Indicated)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following capital expenditures be
appropriated for the Enterprise Fund departments for Fiscal Year 2012 with the Airport
appropriations to be expended through the Airport Commission; the Our Island Home
Enterprise Fund appropriations to be expended by the Town Manager with the approval
of the Board of Selectmen; the Sewer Enterprise and Solid Waste Enterprise Fund
appropriations to be expended by the Town Manager with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen/Board of Public Works/Sewer Commissioners; the Siasconset Water
appropriations to be expended through the Siasconset Water Commission; the
Wannacomet Water appropriations to be expended through the Nantucket Water
Commission:
DEPARTMENT ITEM AMOUNT
Airport
Professional services for design, permitting, construction, and other
costs associated with renovating the administration building and
replacing furnishings. $ 3,000,000
Airport
Construction, permitting and other related costs associated with
resurfacing runway 6-24 $ 2,300,000
Airport Costs associated with ramp electrification $ 2,500,000
Airport
Construction, permitting and other costs associated with constructing a
parallel taxiway to runway 15-33 $ 2,000,000
Airport Purchase new airfield equipment $ 250,000
Subtotal Airport Enterprise $ 10,050,000
Sewer Purchase replacement sewer vehicle(s) $ 85,974
Subtotal Sewer Enterprise $ $85,974
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Solid Waste
Professional services for design, permitting, and other costs
associated with landfill mining. $ 653,085
Subtotal Solid Waste Enterprise $ 653,085
TOTAL $ 10,789,059
And, to meet the appropriations, that the following funding sources to be used:
FUNDING SOURCE AMOUNT
Airport, Borrowing $ 10,050,000
Sewer, Sewer Article Reappropriations $ 85,974
Solid Waste, FY12 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues $ 653,085
TOTAL $ 10,789,059
Further, that the Treasurer of the Town, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, is
authorized to borrow the sum of Ten Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($10,050,000) as a
general obligation of the Town with the intent that any and all repayments and debt
service (if applicable) are to come from airport revenues, state grants, and federal
grants; that Eighty-five Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-four Dollars ($85,974) be
transferred from the following prior year Articles, the purposes of which have been
completed, for the purchase of replacement sewer vehicle(s):
a) and, to meet this appropriation Forty-nine Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-
three Dollars ($49,783) be transferred from Article 13 of the 2005 Annual Town
Meeting (Stormwater Map);
b) and, to meet this appropriation Ten Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-eight Dollars
($10,958) be transferred from Article 13 of the 2005 Annual Town Meeting
(Replace Backhoe);
c) and, to meet this appropriation Five Thousand Sixty Dollars ($5,060) be
transferred from Article 13 of the 2008 Annual Town Meeting (Dump Truck);
d) and, to meet this appropriation Twenty Thousand One Hundred Seventy-three
Dollars ($20,173) be transferred from Article 12 of the 2007 Annual Town
Meeting (Replace Dump Truck);
and further, that Six Hundred Fifty-three Thousand Eighty-five Dollars ($653,085) be
transferred from the Fiscal Year 2012 Tax Levy and Other General Revenues of the
Town for the solid waste landfill mining item.
ARTICLE 13
(Enterprise Funds: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Transfers)
To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into various line items of Fiscal
Year 2011 Enterprise Fund operating budgets from other line items of said budgets
and/or from Enterprise Surplus Reserve Funds.
(Board of Selectmen)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the amounts listed below be transferred
between the various enterprise fund accounts and funding sources for Fiscal Year 2011
as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Wannacomet Water, Retained Earnings Wannacomet Water, Operating Expense
(Debt Service)
$211,500
Siasconset Water, Retained Earnings Siasconset Water, Operating Expense (Debt
Service)
$208,806
Siasconset Water, Retained Earnings Siasconset Water, Salaries $29,000
Sewer Enterprise, Retained Earnings Sewer, Operating Expense (CW 07 17
MWPAT $41,617.89 interest, $3,004.50
admin fees, and $26,639.90 loan origination)
$71,263
ARTICLE 14
(Appropriation: Waterways Improvement Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the revenue received
under Chapter 60B subsection (i) of section 2 and under Chapter 91section 10A of the
Massachusetts General Laws and sums received from the Commonwealth or Federal
Government for purposes established by Chapter 40 section 5G of the Massachusetts
General Laws including but not limited to (1) maintenance, dredging, cleaning and
improvement of harbors, inland waters and great ponds, (2) the public access thereto,
(3) the breakwaters, retaining walls, piers, wharves and moorings thereof, and (4) law
enforcement and fire prevention in the Town and County of Nantucket, and any other
purpose allowed by applicable law.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) be appropriated from the Waterways Improvement Fund for the purpose of
(1) maintenance, dredging, cleaning and improvement of harbors, inland waters and great
ponds, (2) the public access thereto, (3) the breakwaters, retaining walls, piers, wharves
and moorings thereof, and (4) law enforcement and fire prevention in the Town and County
of Nantucket, and any other purpose allowed by applicable law.
ARTICLE 15
(Appropriation: Ambulance Reserve Fund)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the Ambulance Reserve
Fund for the purchase of ambulance-related equipment, including but not limited to
extrication collars, backboards and other emergency equipment, oxygen tanks and
refills, blankets and other linens, bandages and other medical supplies, fuel, repairs and
maintenance for three (3) ambulances, and other such related costs to operate the
Town’s ambulance services, including up to four (4) full-time firefighter/EMT positions.
All expenditures to be made by the Fire Department, subject to the approval of the Town
Manager.
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(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Two Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars
($210,000) be appropriated from the Ambulance Reserve Fund for the purpose of
purchasing ambulance-related equipment, including but not limited to extrication collars,
backboards and other emergency equipment, oxygen tanks and refills, blankets and
other linens, bandages and other medical supplies, fuel, repairs and maintenance for
three (3) ambulances, and other such related costs to operate the Town’s ambulance
services, including up to four (4) full-time firefighter/EMT positions. All expenditures to
be made by the Fire Department, subject to the approval of the Town Manager.
ARTICLE 16
(Appropriation: County Assessment)
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow pursuant to
any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, to pay the County of Nantucket
such assessment as is required for Fiscal Year 2012, and to authorize the expenditure
of these funds for County purposes, all in accordance with the Massachusetts General
Laws and in accordance with the County Charter (Chapter 290 of the Acts of 1996), the
sum of One Hundred Sixty-two Thousand Dollars ($162,000).
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen/County Commissioners)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that One Hundred Sixty-two Thousand
Dollars ($162,000) be raised and appropriated from the Fiscal Year 2012 tax levy and
other general revenues of the Town to fund the Fiscal Year 2012 county assessment.
ARTICLE 17
(Appropriation: Finalizing Fiscal Year 2012 County Budget)
To see if the Town will vote to overturn any denial of approval by the Nantucket
County Review Committee, of any item of the County budget for Fiscal Year 2012 by
appropriating a sum of money for such County budget and authorizing the expenditure
of estimated County revenues, County reserve funds, County deed excise fees or other
available County funds including the Town assessment for County purposes; further, to
see if the Town will vote to overturn any denial by the Nantucket County Review
Committee of the establishment of a County Reserve Fund, from which transfers may be
made to meet extraordinary or unforeseen expenditures with the approval of the County
Commissioners acting as the County Advisory Board Executive Committee within the
meaning of Chapter 35 section 32 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
(Board of Selectmen/County Commissioners)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Finance Committee, acting as the Nantucket
County Review Committee in accordance with section 2.7 of the Nantucket County
Charter, endorsed the Fiscal Year 2012 Nantucket County budget as adopted by the
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Nantucket County Commissioners on January 26, 2011, at its meeting on March 10,
2011.
ARTICLE 18
(Rescind Unused Borrowing Authority)
To see what action the Town will vote to amend, appropriate or reappropriate,
transfer, modify, repeal or rescind unused borrowing authority authorized by previous
town meetings.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that:
a) One Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,100,000) is rescinded as unused
borrowing authority authorized by Article 10 of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting
(Expansion of the Fire Station) (43220 93053)
b) Twelve Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($12,520,000) is
rescinded as unused borrowing authority authorized by Article 13 of the 2008
Annual Town Meeting (Construction of and professional services for area N-3A
as per Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan) (30440 99237)
c) Twelve Million One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($12,140,000) is rescinded
as unused borrowing authority authorized by Article 13 of the 2008 Annual Town
Meeting (Construction of and professional services for area N-2 as per
Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan) (30440 99238)
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Town is in the process of strategically re-
prioritizing certain future capital projects. The projects identified here are either no
longer going to happen; or, will be put off indefinitely, therefore the authorization for
borrowing originally approved by Town Meeting is not necessary.
ARTICLE 19
(Appropriation: Ferry Embarkation Fee)
To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the proceeds of the ferry
embarkation fee established by Chapter 46, section 129 of the Acts of 2003 as
amended, for the purposes of mitigating the impacts of ferry service on the Town and
County of Nantucket, including but not limited to provision of harbor services, public
safety protection, emergency services, infrastructure improvements within and around
Nantucket Harbor, and professional services pertaining to the potential use or reuse of
land, buildings and infrastructure in the vicinity of Nantucket Harbor, and any other
purpose allowed by applicable law.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000) be appropriated from the Ferry Embarkation Fee Fund for the purpose of
public safety protection, emergency services, and any other purpose allowed by
applicable law.
ARTICLE 20
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Our Island Home)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2011 in a collective bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket
(represented by the Board of Selectmen) and Our Island Home union employees
(represented by the Service Employees International Union, Local 1199) in accordance
with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the Town’s
classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Seventy-nine Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($79,500) be hereby appropriated to fund the cost items for Fiscal Year 2011,
ending June 30, 2011, and Seventy-nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($79,500) be
appropriated to fund the cost items for Fiscal Year 2012 as described in a collective
bargaining agreement between the Town of Nantucket (represented by the Board of
Selectmen) and the Our Island Home union employees (represented by the Service
Employees International Union Local #1199) in accordance with Chapter 150E of the
General Laws of the Commonwealth; and to meet these appropriations that One
Hundred Fifty-nine Thousand Dollars ($159,000) be transferred from the General Fund
Contractual Obligations appropriation as voted pursuant to Article 8 of the 2010 Annual
Town Meeting to Our Island Home Enterprise Fund; and, further, to amend the Town’s
classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
ARTICLE 21
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Fire)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2009 in a collective bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket
(represented by the Board of Selectmen) and the Fire Department union employees
(represented by the Nantucket Professional Firefighters Local 2509) in accordance with
Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the Town’s
classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Thirty-six Thousand One Hundred
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Seventeen Dollars ($36,117) be hereby appropriated to fund the cost items for Fiscal
Year 2009, ending June 30, 2009, and Fifty-nine Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-seven
Dollars ($59,637) be appropriated to fund the cost items for Fiscal Year 2010 as
described in a collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Nantucket
(represented by the Board of Selectmen) and the Fire Department union employees
(represented by the Nantucket Professional Firefighters Local 2509) in accordance with
Chapter 150E of the General Laws of the Commonwealth; and to meet these
appropriations that Ninety-five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-four Dollars ($95,754) be
transferred from the General Fund Contractual Obligations appropriation as voted
pursuant to Article 8 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting; and, further, to amend the
Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
ARTICLE 22
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Airport)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2011 in a collective bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket
(represented by the Airport Commission) and Airport union employees (represented by
the Massachusetts Laborer’s District Council of the Nantucket Memorial Airport
Employees of the Laborer’s International Union of North America, Local 1060) in
accordance with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the
Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Airport Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Twelve Thousand Three Hundred Three
Dollars ($12,303.00) be hereby appropriated to fund the cost items for Fiscal Year 2011,
ending June 30, 2011, and as described in a collective bargaining agreement between
the Town of Nantucket (represented by the Airport Commission) and the Airport union
employees (represented by the Massachusetts Laborer’s District Council of the
Nantucket Memorial Airport Employees of the Laborer’s International Union of North
America, Local 1060) in accordance with Chapter 150E of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth; and to meet these appropriations that Twelve Thousand Three
Hundred Three Dollars ($12,303.00) be transferred from the Airport Payroll
appropriation as voted pursuant to Article 12 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting; and,
further, to amend the Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect
such contract.
ARTICLE 23
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Wannacomet Water)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2012 in a bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket (represented
by the Nantucket Water Commission) and Wannacomet Water union employees
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(represented by the Utility Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union 359) in
accordance with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the
Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Nantucket Water Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: Funding for this contract is contained within the
FY 2012 Wannacomet Water operating budget, in Article 11. Collective bargaining
agreements of one year or less do not require approval by Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 24
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/DPW)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2012 in a bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket (represented
by the Board of Selectmen) and Department of Public Works union employees
(represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees,
Local 2346) in accordance with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and
to amend the Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such
contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION WILL BE PROVIDED AT TOWN MEETING.
ARTICLE 25
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Superior Officers)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2012 in a bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket (represented
by the Board of Selectmen) and Police Department union employees (represented by
the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local Union 330A, IUPA, AFL-CIO) in
accordance with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the
Town’s classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION WILL BE PROVIDED AT TOWN MEETING.
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ARTICLE 26
(Appropriation: Collective Bargaining Agreement/Police – Patrol Officers)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money to fund the cost items for
Fiscal Year 2012 in a bargaining contract between the Town of Nantucket (represented
by the Board of Selectmen) and Police Department union employees (represented by
the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local Union 330, IUPA, AFL-CIO) in accordance
with Chapter 150E of the Massachusetts General Laws, and to amend the Town’s
classification and compensation plan accordingly to reflect such contract.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION WILL BE PROVIDED AT TOWN MEETING.
ARTICLE 27
(Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee)
To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer into the Community Preservation
Committee reserved and unreserved fund balances to turn back the unspent remainder
of projects approved in prior fiscal years so that it will be available for future
appropriations.
FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 21 ATM 2004
Nantucket Housing Office
Administrative costs
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$596.86
Article 26 ATM 2008
Nantucket Housing Office
New LEED certified
construction, 2 Clarendon
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$.08
Article 26 ATM 2008
Nantucket Housing Office
3 Norquarta Drive
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$21,080.03
Total transfers to Affordable Housing Reserved fund balance $21,676.97
(Kenneth Beaugrand, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the amounts listed below be transferred
from the various accounts as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 21 ATM 2004
Nantucket Housing Office
Administrative costs
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$ 596.86
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Article 26 ATM 2008
Nantucket Housing Office
New LEED certified
construction, 2 Clarendon
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$ .08
$ .04
Article 26 ATM 2008
Nantucket Housing Office
3 Norquarta Drive
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable Housing Reserved fund
balance
$ 21,080.03
Total transfers to Affordable Housing Reserved fund balance $ 21,676.97
$ 21,676.93
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The title to this Article should actually read “Fiscal
Year 2012 Budget Transfers”.
ARTICLE 28
(Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee)
To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation
Committee on the Fiscal Year 2012 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate
or reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual
revenues or available funds for the administrative and operating expenses of the
Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation
Projects and all other necessary and proper expenses for the year.
Purpose Amount
Historic Preservation
Town of Nantucket, Cemetery Commission Workgroup
Historic Newtown Cemetery Preservation
$40,000
Siasconset Union Chapel
Restoration of the Exterior and Interior, Phase 1
$175,000
Nantucket Atheneum
Preservation through digitization of all copies of the
Inquirer & Mirror newspaper from 1821 to present
$130,000
Nantucket Historical Association
Preservation of the interior and exterior Fire Hose-Cart
house
$20,260
Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Reuse and repurposing of historical elements
$255,000
Sub-total $620,260
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
surcharge and the State matching funds.
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Community Housing
Housing Nantucket
Scattered site house recycling program
$150,000
Interfaith Council
Housing and rental assistance program
$100,000
Habitat for Humanity Nantucket Inc.
Construct new Habitat for Humanity house
$200,000
Housing Assistance Corporation
Planning, design and permitting of 50 unit development
including infrastructure and the construction of 19
homes, Phase 1
$750,000
Sub-total $1,200,000
$200,000 of the funds utilized for this category are from the designated
reserve balance for affordable housing with the balance from the Community
Preservation surcharge and the State matching funds.
Open Space Conservation /Recreation
Town of Nantucket
Public Access to open space and acquisition fund
for properties, Phase 3
$150,000
Nantucket Land Council
Restoration of water quality in Head of Hummock Pond
for years 1 & 2
$75,561
Nantucket Park and Recreation Commission
Creation of entry and parking for multi use field complex
on Nobadeer Farm Road, phase 3
$300,068
Sub-total $525,629
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
surcharge and the State matching funds.
Administrative
Community Preservation Committee
Administrative and operating expenses
$93,211
Sub-total $93,211
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
surcharge and the State matching funds.
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TOTAL $2,439,000
And amounts to be appropriated from the following sources:
SOURCES AMOUNT
Raised and appropriated from FY 2012 Community
Preservation Surcharge
$1,738,000
From State matching funds for FY 2011, to be received in 2012 $501,000
From designated reserve fund balance for affordable housing $200,000
Total Revenues $2,439,000
For fiscal year 2012 Community Preservation Purposes with each item considered a
separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee.
Provided however, that the above expenditures are conditional on the recording of
appropriate historic preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space
restrictions for open space resources, recreational restrictions for recreational resources
and for affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an
entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures;
meeting the requirements of Chapter 184 of the General Laws pursuant to Section 12 of
the Community Preservation Act.
(Kenneth Beaugrand, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following sums be appropriated or
reserved for later appropriation from the Community Preservation Fund Fiscal Year
2012 revenues or other available funds as indicated herein, for the administrative and
operating expenses of the Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of
community preservation projects and all other necessary and proper expenses, for
Fiscal Year 2012 community preservation purposes as set forth herein, with each item
considered a separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation
Committee with the approval of the Board of Selectmen:
Purpose Amount
Historic Preservation
Town of Nantucket, Cemetery Commission Workgroup
Historic Newtown Cemetery Preservation $40,000
Siasconset Union Chapel
Restoration of the Exterior and Interior, Phase 1 $175,000
Nantucket Atheneum
Preservation through digitization of all copies of the
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Inquirer & Mirror newspaper from 1821 to present $130,000
Nantucket Historical Association
Preservation of the interior and exterior Fire Hose-Cart
house $20,260
Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Reuse and repurposing of historical elements $255,000
Sub-total $620,260
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
surcharge and the State matching funds.
Community Housing
Housing Nantucket
Scattered site house recycling program $150,000
Interfaith Council
Housing and rental assistance program $100,000
Habitat for Humanity Nantucket Inc.
Construct new Habitat for Humanity house $200,000
Housing Assistance Corporation
Planning, design and permitting of 50 unit development
including infrastructure and the construction of 19
homes, Phase 1 $750,000
Sub-total $1,200,000
$200,000 of the funds utilized for this category are from the designated
reserve balance for affordable housing with the balance from the Community
Preservation surcharge and the State matching funds.
Open Space Conservation /Recreation
Town of Nantucket
Public Access to open space and acquisition fund
for properties, Phase 3 $150,000
Nantucket Land Council
Restoration of water quality in Head of Hummock Pond
for years 1 & 2 $75,561
Nantucket Park and Recreation Commission
Creation of entry and parking for multi use field complex
on Nobadeer Farm Road, phase 3 $300,068
Sub-total $525,629
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
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surcharge and the State matching funds.
Administrative
Community Preservation Committee
Administrative and operating expenses $93,211
Sub-total $93,211
All funds to be used in this category are from the Community Preservation
surcharge and the State matching funds.
TOTAL $2,439,000
$2,439,100
And amounts to be appropriated from the following sources:
SOURCES AMOUNT
Raised and appropriated from FY 2012 Community
Preservation Surcharge $1,738,000
$1,738,100
From State matching funds for FY 2011, to be received in 2012 $501,000
From designated reserve fund balance for affordable housing $200,000
Total Revenues $2,439,000
$2,439,100
Provided, however, that the above expenditures are conditional upon the recording of
appropriate historic preservation restrictions for historic resources; open space
restrictions for open space resources; recreation restrictions for recreational resources,
and for affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an
entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures,
meeting the requirements of c. 184 of the General Laws pursuant to s. 12 of the
Community Preservation Act.
ARTICLE 29
(Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Transfers: Community Preservation Committee)
To see what sums the Town will vote to transfer to the Community Preservation
Committee reserved and unreserved fund balances to turn back the unspent remainder
of projects approved in prior fiscal years so that it is available for future appropriations.
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FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 22 ATM 2007
Town of Nantucket
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable housing reserved fund
balance
$ 75,000
Article 24 ATM 2009
Town of Nantucket
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable housing reserved fund
balance
$10,188.97
Total transfers to Affordable Housing Reserved fund balance $85,188.97
(Board of Selectmen for Community Preservation Committee)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the amounts listed below be transferred
from the various accounts as follows:
FROM TO AMOUNT
Article 22 ATM 2007
Town of Nantucket – 2
Fairgrounds Road
Appropriation
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable housing reserved fund
balance
$ 75,000
Article 24 ATM 2009
Town of Nantucket –
Housing Planner Year
2 Appropriation
Fiscal Year 2012
Community Preservation Committee
Affordable housing reserved fund
balance
$10,188.97
Total transfers to Affordable Housing Reserved fund balance $85,188.97
ARTICLE 30
(Appropriation: Community Preservation Committee)
To see if the Town will vote to act on the second report of the Community
Preservation Committee on the Fiscal Year 2012 Community Preservation Budget and
to appropriate or reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community
Preservation Fund designated reserve balance for affordable housing for the
undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other necessary and proper
expenses for the year.
Purpose Amount
Community Housing
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
To pay salaries in arrears for FY2009 and FY2010
$ 6,553.84
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
For the Surfside Road project but not for salaries
$78,635.13
All of the funds utilized for this category are from the designated reserve balance for
Affordable Housing.
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Provided however, that the above expenditures are conditional on the recording of
appropriate affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an
entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures;
meeting the requirements of Chapter 184 section 12 of the Community Preservation Act
of the Massachusetts General Laws.
(Board of Selectmen for Community Preservation Committee)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following sums be appropriated or
reserved for later appropriation from the Community Preservation Fund Fiscal Year
2012 revenues or other available funds as indicated herein, for the administrative and
operating expenses of the Community Preservation Committee, the undertaking of
community preservation projects and all other necessary and proper expenses, for
Fiscal Year 2012 community preservation purposes as set forth herein, with each item
considered a separate appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation
Committee with the approval of the Board of Selectmen:
Purpose Amount
Community Housing
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
To pay salaries in arrears for FY2009 and FY2010
$ 6,553.84
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
For the Surfside Road project but not for salaries
$78,635.13
Provided however, that the above expenditures are conditional on the recording of
appropriate affordable housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an
entity authorized by the Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures;
meeting the requirements of Chapter 184 section 12 of the Community Preservation Act
of the Massachusetts General Laws.
ARTICLE 31
(Home Rule Petition: Expansion of Room
Occupancy Tax to Seasonal Vacation Rentals)
To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for enactment of a
Home Rule special act and to request the Town’s representatives to the General Court
to introduce a Special Act as set forth below, and further to authorize the General Court,
with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to make constructive changes in language
as may be necessary or advisable towards perfecting the intent of this legislation in
order to secure passage, and to take any other action related thereto:
AN ACT APPROVING THE APPLICATION BY THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET
OF THE LOCAL OPTION ROOM OCCUPANCY EXCISE TO
SEASONAL RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET
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Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary,
in addition to the authority to impose a local excise tax upon any transfer of occupancy
of any room or rooms as may be set forth in and authorized by Chapter 64G section 3A
of the Massachusetts General Laws or other law, as the same may be amended from
time to time, the town of Nantucket shall, commencing on the first day of the fiscal year
that begins after the effective date of this Act, be authorized to impose a local excise tax
upon the transfer of occupancy of any room in a seasonal rental property or other
transient accommodations located within said town by any operator at the rate of up to
but not exceeding six (6) percent of the total amount of rent of each such occupancy.
Section 2. For the purposes of this chapter, all terms used herein shall, unless the
context requires otherwise, have the same meanings as set forth in Chapter 64G
section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws and as follows:
“Occupancy”, the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any
room or rooms in a bed and breakfast establishment, bed and breakfast home,
hotel, lodging house, motel, seasonal rental property or other transient
accommodation designed and normally used for sleeping and living purposes, or
the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or the services and
accommodations, including breakfast in a bed and breakfast establishment or
bed and breakfast home, accompanying the use and possession of such room or
rooms, for a period of ninety consecutive calendar days or less, regardless of
whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, guest or licensee.
“Seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations” shall mean any
bed and breakfast home, as defined by Chapter 64G section 1 of the
Massachusetts General Laws and any residential or commercial dwelling,
dwelling unit or part thereof, unit of a condominium as defined by Chapter 183A
of the Massachusetts General Laws or time-share as defined by Chapter 183B of
the Massachusetts General Laws, used for the lodging of guests or invitees in
exchange for rent.
Section 3. No excise shall be imposed upon for the transfer of occupancy of any room
in a seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations if the total amount of
rent is less than fifteen dollars per day or its equivalent or if the accommodation, other
than a bed and breakfast home, is exempt under the provisions of Chapter 64G section
2 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Section 4. All operators of seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations
shall be responsible for assessing, collecting reporting and paying such local excise tax
as set forth in Chapter 64G sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7A of the Massachusetts General
Laws and shall be liable in the same manners as operators in Chapter 64G section 7B
of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Board of Selectmen)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT APPROVING THE APPLICATION BY THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET
OF THE LOCAL OPTION ROOM OCCUPANCY EXCISE TO
SEASONAL RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE TOWN OF NANTUCKET
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary,
in addition to the authority to impose a local excise tax upon any transfer of occupancy
of any room or rooms as may be set forth in and authorized by Chapter 64G section 3A
of the Massachusetts General Laws or other law, as the same may be amended from
time to time, the town of Nantucket shall, commencing on the first day of the fiscal year
that begins after the effective date of this Act, be authorized to impose a local excise tax
upon the transfer of occupancy of any room in a seasonal rental property or other
transient accommodations located within said town by any operator at the rate of up to
but not exceeding six (6) percent of the total amount of rent of each such occupancy.
Section 2. For the purposes of this chapter, all terms used herein shall, unless the
context requires otherwise, have the same meanings as set forth in Chapter 64G
section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws and as follows:
“Occupancy”, the use or possession, or the right to the use or possession, of any
room or rooms in a bed and breakfast establishment, bed and breakfast home,
hotel, lodging house, motel, seasonal rental property or other transient
accommodation designed and normally used for sleeping and living purposes, or
the right to the use or possession of the furnishings or the services and
accommodations, including breakfast in a bed and breakfast establishment or
bed and breakfast home, accompanying the use and possession of such room or
rooms, for a period of sixty consecutive calendar days or less, regardless of
whether such use and possession is as a lessee, tenant, guest or licensee.
“Seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations” shall mean any
bed and breakfast home, as defined by Chapter 64G section 1 of the
Massachusetts General Laws and any residential or commercial dwelling,
dwelling unit or part thereof, unit of a condominium as defined by Chapter 183A
of the Massachusetts General Laws or time-share as defined by Chapter 183B of
the Massachusetts General Laws, used for the lodging of guests or invitees in
exchange for rent.
Section 3. No excise shall be imposed upon the transfer of occupancy of any room in a
seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations if the total amount of rent is
less than fifteen dollars per day or its equivalent or if the accommodation is exempt
under the provisions of Chapter 64G section 2 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
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Section 4. All operators of seasonal rental property or other transient accommodations
shall be responsible for assessing, collecting reporting and paying such local excise tax
as set forth in Chapter 64G sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7A of the Massachusetts General
Laws and shall be liable in the same manners as operators in Chapter 64G section 7B
of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 32
(Appropriation: Septic System Repair Financing Program)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust or otherwise
pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money for the purpose of financing the
following water pollution facility projects: repair, replacement and/or upgrade of septic
systems, pursuant to agreements with the Board of Health and residential property
owners, including without limitation any costs thereof as defined in Chapter 29C section
1 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) is
appropriated for the purpose of financing the following water pollution abatement facility
projects: repair, replacement and/or upgrade of septic systems, pursuant to agreements
with the Board of Health and residential property owners, including without limitation all
costs thereof as defined in Section 1 of Chapter 29C of the General Laws; that to meet
this appropriation the Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is
authorized to borrow Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and issue bonds or notes therefor
under M.G.L. c.111, s.127B 1⁄2 and/or Chapter 29C of the General Laws; that project
and financing costs shall be repaid by the property owners, in accordance with those
agreements, but such bonds or notes shall be general obligations of the Town; that the
Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen is authorized to borrow all or a
portion of such amount from the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust
established pursuant to Chapter 29C and in connection therewith to enter into a loan
agreement and/or security agreement with the Trust and otherwise contract with the
Trust and the Department of Environmental Protection with respect to such loan and for
any federal or state aid available for the projects or for the financing thereof; and that the
Board of Selectmen, or other appropriate local body or official is authorized to enter into
a project regulatory agreement with the Department of Environmental Protection, to
expend all funds available for the projects and to take any other action necessary to
carry out the projects.
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ARTICLE 33
(Appropriation: Sewer Capital Debt Repayment)
To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the tax levy or
other general revenues of the town to pay to the Sewer Enterprise Fund to cover the
complete debt service payments applicable to loans from the State Revolving Fund for
the construction of the Surfside and Siasconset Wastewater Treatment facilities, and
further to see if the town will vote to meet this appropriation by raising and appropriating
or transferring from available funds such sum of money, subject however, to a favorable
vote of the town for a debt exclusion ballot question to exempt this amount from the
limits upon taxes pursuant to Proposition 2 1/2 so-called (G. L. Ch. 59, s. 21C(k)), or
take any other action related thereto.
(Timothy M. Soverino, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that, commencing in the Fiscal Year
beginning on July 1, 2012, at least 34 percent of the debt service required to pay for the
bonds issued in order to design and construct the Surfside and Siasconset wastewater
treatment plants as authorized pursuant to the vote taken under Article 17 of the 2006
Special Town Meeting, Article 4 of the April 12, 2005 Special Town Meeting; Article 14
of the April 14, 1997 Annual Town Meeting; Article 13 of the April 13, 1998 Annual Town
Meeting; Article 1 of the January 8, 2001 Special Town Meeting; Article 13 of the April 9,
2001 Annual Town Meeting; and Article 15 of the April 8, 2002 Annual Town Meeting,
be paid from the Sewer Enterprise Fund and that the balance of payments towards
principal and interest (up to 66 percent) shall be covered by taxation and other general
receipts of the Town, such reduction in the contribution from the Sewer Enterprise Fund
being contingent upon the passage by ballot of a referendum question exempting this
portion of the debt from the limitations on taxation imposed by proposition two and one
half so called (G. L. c. 59, s. 21C); it being the intention of the Town that the debt service
payments for the Surfside and Siasconset wastewater treatment plants be paid, to the
maximum extent possible, from the Sewer Enterprise Fund and that such payments be
raised through betterments and other assessments imposed by the Nantucket Sewer
Commission on the users of the sewer system as authorized pursuant to Chapter 396 of
the Acts of 2008.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN COMMENT: The Board of Selectmen supports the Finance
Committee Motion.
ARTICLE 34
(Appropriation: Retroactive Military Payment)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any
applicable statute, or transfer the Contractual Obligations line item of the FY2011
operating budget voted pursuant to Article 8 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting, or from
any other available funds, to fund the Act Relative to William J. Higgins, an Employee of
the Town of Nantucket, for the regular base salary that William J. Higgins would have
received as a Town of Nantucket employee during his military leave reduced by the
amount he received from the United States as base pay for military service performed
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during the same period, as signed into law by the Governor of Massachusetts on July
29, 2010; or to take any other action related thereto.
(Michael Wilson, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Twenty-nine Thousand Five Hundred
Thirty Nine Dollars and Forty-one Cents ($29,539.41) be transferred from Free Cash in
the Treasury of the Town for the purpose to fund the “Act Relative to William J. Higgins,
an Employee of the Town of Nantucket”, for the regular base salary that William J.
Higgins would have received as a Town of Nantucket employee during his military leave
reduced by the amount he received from the United States as base pay for military
service performed during the same period, as signed into law by the Governor of
Massachusetts on July 29, 2010.
ARTICLE 35
(Appropriation: Construction and Roadway Taking Costs for Surfside Area Roads)
To see if the Town of Nantucket will vote to amend the appropriation voted in
Article 10 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as follows: to delete loans to be
repaid by betterments as the source of funds for the appropriation and to substitute
loans to be repaid from tax levy and other general revenues of the town, and further to
see if the town will vote to amend the purposes of the appropriation voted in Article 10 of
the 2004 Annual Town meeting so that the purpose of such appropriation shall be
engineering, drainage, and construction including the development of plans, engineering
services, title searches, damage awards, and administrative and construction costs,
associated with the town's undertaking the statutory process for the laying out of roads,
including funding the acquisition by purchase, gift, or take or acquire by eminent domain
a fee title or lesser title interest (easement), pursuant to Chapters 79 and 82 of Mass.
General Laws, of all or any portions of parcels of land related to certain private ways
shown on Planning Board File No. 2244, dated October 26, 1981, shown as "Plan and
Profile of Boulevard", "Plan and Profile of Lovers Lane", "Plan and Profile of Okorwaw
Avenue""Plan and Profile of Surfview Drive" (currently known as Monohansett Road),
prepared by John J. Shugrue, Inc., dated August 31, 1981, on file at the Nantucket
Planning Board, 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA, as follows:
Boulevarde - From its northwesterly intersection with Surfside Road to its
southeasterly intersection with Lovers Lane;
Lovers Lane - From its intersection with the Boulevarde running northerly to the
intersection with Okorwaw Avenue;
Okorwaw Avenue - From its intersection with Lovers Lane to its intersection with
Monohansett Road; and
Monohansett Road -From its intersection with Okorwaw Avenue to its intersection with
Airport Road (FKA Macys Lane);
Or take any other action thereto.
(Christopher Magee, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The appropriation authorized at the 2004 Annual
Town Meeting does not require a transfer to reappropriate for a Proposition 2½ debt
exclusion override; however, a ballot vote is required in order to secure financing for this
project.
ARTICLE 36
(Appropriation and Authorization for Road Layouts and Takings)
To see if the Town of Nantucket will vote to layout all or any portions of certain
private ways, streets and roads as public ways of the Town of Nantucket, that are shown
on Planning Board File No. 2244, dated October 26, 1981, shown on "Plan and Profile
of Boulevard", "Plan and Profile of Lovers Lane", "Plan and Profile of Okorwaw Avenue",
"Plan and Profile of Surfview Drive" (now known as Monohansett Road), prepared by
John J. Shugrue, Inc., dated August 31, 1981, on file at the Nantucket Planning Board, 2
Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA, as follows:
Boulevarde - From its northwesterly intersection with Surfside Road to its
southeasterly intersection with Lovers Lane;
Lovers Lane - From its intersection with the Boulevarde running northerly to the
intersection with Okorwaw Avenue;
Okorwaw Avenue - From its intersection with Lovers Lane to its intersection with
Monohansett Road; and
Monohansett Road -From its intersection with Okorwaw Avenue to its intersection with
Airport Road (FKA Macys Lane);
And further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent
domain a fee title or lesser title interest (easement), pursuant to Chapters 79 and 82 of
Mass. General Laws, of all or any portions of the land shown on as shown on said
Layout Plans.
And further to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available
funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, a sum of money, to be spent by the
Town Manager to carry out the foregoing, or to take any other action related thereto.
(Christopher Magee, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 37
(Layout of Miller Lane)
To see if the Town of Nantucket will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
layout and accept, pursuant to Chapter 82 of Mass. General Laws, an extension of a
public way known as Miller Lane approximately 458 feet westerly of its current terminus
as shown as Lot B-1 on the plan entitled "Review Plan to Show Proposed Redivision of
Lot B/Miller Ln." prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc. dated September 25, 2008,
subject to the following conditions as voted unanimously by the Planning Board at its
December 11, 2008 meeting:
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1. That the traveled surface of the proposed roadway be located to the greatest
extent possible along the north side of the roadway layout;
2. That the traveled surface of the proposed roadway shall be constructed of
Stabilized Gravel in accordance with the Planning Board requirements specified
in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land.
3. That the Petitioner and the Town establish an agreement which stipulates that
the Petitioner will pay for utility and roadway installation and inspection;
4. That the Petitioner shall restrict the following lots to no further division:
Tax Assessor’s Map 68, Parcel 124, Land Court Plan 16514-G, Lot 46
Tax Assessor’s Map 68, Parcel 125, Land Court Plan 16514-G, Lot 45
Tax Assessor’s Map 28, Parcel 126, Land Court Plan 16514-G, Lot 44
The above referenced lots shall be permitted minor adjustments to lot shapes or
configurations so long as the total number of buildable lots is not increased.
Or take any other action related thereto.
(Joan Bunting, et al)
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION WILL BE PROVIDED AT TOWN MEETING.
ARTICLE 38
(Appropriation: Plan and Construction of Tom Nevers Bike Lane)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate funds or borrow the funds,
pursuant to any applicable statutes, a sum of money for the Town Manager to expend
for a professional engineering feasibility evaluation to design and implement a Bike
Lane (on the east side) of Tom Nevers Road from the Milestone Bike Path to Tom
Nevers fields (the old Navy Base) and to take any action pursuant to this end.
(Pamela Bartlett, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: While this is a worthwhile project, it has yet to go
through the Town’s established capital project review process.
ARTICLE 39
(Appropriation: Mosquito Control)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow pursuant to any
applicable statute, or transfer from available funds the sum of $100,000 to be spent by
the Town Manager for the purpose of developing an island wide, comprehensive
mosquito control program for Fiscal Year 2013, or to take any other action related
thereto.
(Charles E. Stott, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee recommends that the issue of
mosquito control be referred to the Board of Health. Funding for a plan is simply not
available in the current budget.
ARTICLE 40
(Appropriation: Municipal Grant Writer)
To see if the Town will vote to:
Establish the position of Municipal Grant Writer who would be responsible for securing
funds to enhance municipal programs and services, and for seeking additional operating
monies to fund expenses associated with those municipal programs and services.
Position will be responsible for research, development, networking and tracking the
progress of each grant, sponsorship, and/or funds from beginning to end.
(Catherine Flanagan Stover, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: While this may be a worthwhile investment of
Town resources, not enough research or analysis has been conducted in order to make
such a determination.
ARTICLE 41
(Legal Costs Reimbursement)
To see if the Town will vote to:
To recoup monies expended in the legal defense of the Town and/or County of
Nantucket against suits brought by third parties when Judgement is in favor of the Town
and/or County of Nantucket, by requesting the County Commissioners, the Board of
Selectmen and Town and County Administration to instruct Town Counsel to require a
reimbursement-for-costs clause to be inserted into the legal filings answering all future
legal suits brought against the Town and/or County of Nantucket.
(Catherine Flanagan Stover, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The reimbursement of the expenses described in
the Article is generally already a component of the Town’s response to or initiation of
lawsuits, where appropriate.
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ARTICLE 42
(Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the
Islands of Nantucket/Trust of Henry Coffin: Trustees)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to call a
meeting of the Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the Islands of
Nantucket at the earliest practicable moment for the purposes of:
First, to elect Carl K. Borchert as a Trustee under the Trust of Henry Coffin for the
property gifted to the Inhabitants of the Town of Nantucket, to replace Trustee Carl F.
Borchert, late of Nantucket.
Second, to act on and transact all other business that may legally come before said
meeting pursuant to a duly noticed warrant.
Further, to authorize the Town Manager to attend this meeting with full power by proxy
to vote the shares owned by the Inhabitants of the Town in favor of the election of Carl
K. Borchert, and to vote the shares with respect to the transaction of any other business.
(Catherine Flanagan Stover, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 43
(Nantucket Memorial Airport Revenue)
To see whether the Town will vote to undertake to make such applications,
requests for releases of property of the Nantucket Memorial Airport, or other requests to
the Federal Aviation Administration and the Aeronautics Division of the Massachusetts
Department of Transportation or to take such other actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to permit non-aviation revenue currently received by the Nantucket
Memorial Airport to be used by the Town for non-airport purposes.
(Clifford Williams, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to defer action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: We encourage the Board of Selectmen and
Finance Committee to examine other sources of revenue sharing involving the Airport.
ARTICLE 44
(Real Estate: Expansion of Purpose on Landfill Site)
To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter 40 section 15A of the
Massachusetts General Laws to transfer the following land, from the care, custody,
management and control of the Board of Selectmen acting as the Board of Public Works
(pursuant to Chapter 169 of the Acts of 1965 as amended by Chapter 459 by the Acts of
1987) for the purposes of a dump, sanitary landfill, and borrow pit to the Board of Public
Works for the same purposes and the development of wind energy thereon:
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Map Lot Number Street
39 14 188 Madaket Road
58 1 Massasoit Bridge Road
58 38 Madaket Road
And subject to the provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 44” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that pursuant to Chapter 40 section 15A of
the Massachusetts General Laws the following land is transferred, from the care,
custody, management and control of the Board of Selectmen acting as the Board of
Public Works (pursuant to Chapter 169 of the Acts of 1965 as amended by Chapter 459
by the Acts of 1987) for the purposes of a dump, sanitary landfill, and borrow pit to the
Board of Public Works for the same purposes and the development of wind energy
thereon:
Map Lot Number Street
39 14 188 Madaket Road
58 1 Massasoit Bridge Road
58 38 Madaket Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 44” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 45
(Appropriation: Construction of Wind Turbine(s) on Landfill Site)
To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds
or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute a sum of money to be expended by the
Town Manager with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, for professional services in
connection with the design, permitting, construction, engineering, construction
supervision and other related professional services for the construction of up to three (3)
wind turbines on the following Town property:
Map Lot Number Street
39 14 188 Madaket Road
58 1 Massasoit Bridge Road
58 38 Madaket Road
Or to take any other action related thereto.
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(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: This project requires additional study and review.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN COMMENT: The Board of Selectmen supports the Finance
Committee Motion and recognizes that although much effort has already gone into this
project, it is still a work in progress with additional studies, anlaysis and community input
needed before bringing it to Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 46
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Wind Energy Overlay District)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-substantive changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. To amend section 12 as follows:
§ 139-12. Overlay Districts Flood Hazard FHD, Public Well Recharge PWR, Multifamily
(MF), Neighborhood Employee Housing (NEHOD), Country Overlay District (COD) and
Town Overlay District (TOD), Harbor Overlay District (HOD)., Multi-Family Overlay
District (MFOD), and Village Height Overlay District (VHOD), and Wind Energy Overlay
District (WEOD).
L. Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD). Notwithstanding the provisions of § 139-7,
wind energy facilities may proceed without the need for a special permit, variance,
amendment, waiver, or other discretionary approval.
A. This section applies to new land based wind energy facilities and to physical
modifications to existing land based facilities that materially alter the type,
configuration, or size of such facilities or related equipment.
B. General Requirements:
a. Minor site plan review by the Planning Board for wind energy facilities
only. No site plan review is required for meteorological towers. In addition
to the minor site plan review requirements of this chapter, the following
information shall also be included on the site plans:
i. Outline of all existing structures, including purpose (e.g. residence,
garage, commercial, etc.) for all structures located on the site and
on lots within 500 feet of the site. A note indicating the distance
from the wind energy facility to each structure shown shall also be
included.
ii. Any existing overhead utility lines.
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iii. Documentation of the wind energy facility’s manufacturer and
model, rotor diameter, tower height, and tower type (freestanding or
guyed).
iv. The name, address, and contact information of all applicants,
property owners, and agents representing the applicant and/or
owner.
b. Certification of height approval from the FAA.
c. An Operation and Management Plan for the facility, including maintenance
of access roads and stormwater controls, as well as general procedures
for operational maintenance of the wind facility.
C. The following setback requirements shall apply:
a. Wind energy facilities shall be set back from all property lines a distance
measured from the mean grade surrounding the support pad(s) to the tip
of a blade in vertical position measured along the vertical axis of the tower.
b. The Planning Board may, during minor site plan review, waive the above
setback requirements based on site specific considerations.
D. Wind energy facilities shall be sited in a manner that minimizes shadowing or
flicker impacts. The applicant must submit documentation that this effect does
not have a significant adverse impact on neighboring or adjacent uses.
E. The wind energy facility shall conform with the provisions of the Department of
Environmental Protection’s, Division of Air Quality Noise Regulations (310 CMR
7.10).
F. The Building Inspector may cause the owner to remove the wind energy facility,
including all appurtenances thereto, if the facility fails to generate electricity for
one year or more.
2. To amend section 2 as follows, by inserting new definitions in alphabetical order:
Wind Energy Facilities - All of the equipment, machinery, and structures together
utilized to convert wind to electricity within the Wind Energy Overlay District
(WEOD).
3. To amend section 4 as follows:
G. The Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD) includes the following parcels:
Map Lot Number Street
39 14 188 Madaket Road
58 1 Massasoit Bridge Road
58 38 Madaket Road
4. To amend section 17B as follows:
(7) Municipal wind energy facilities.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
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PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. To amend section 12 as follows:
§ 139-12. Overlay Districts Flood Hazard FHD, Public Well Recharge PWR, Multifamily
(MF), Neighborhood Employee Housing (NEHOD), Country Overlay District (COD) and
Town Overlay District (TOD), Harbor Overlay District (HOD)., Multi-Family Overlay
District (MFOD), and Village Height Overlay District (VHOD), and Wind Energy Overlay
District (WEOD).
L. Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD). Notwithstanding the provisions of § 139-7,
wind energy facilities may proceed without the need for a special permit, variance,
amendment, waiver, or other discretionary approval.
A. This section applies to new land based wind energy facilities and to physical
modifications to existing land based facilities that materially alter the type,
configuration, or size of such facilities or related equipment.
B. General Requirements:
a. Minor site plan review by the Planning Board for wind energy facilities
only. No site plan review is required for meteorological towers. In addition
to the minor site plan review requirements of this chapter, the following
information shall also be included on the site plans:
i. Outline of all existing structures, including purpose (e.g. residence,
garage, commercial, etc.) for all structures located on the site and
on lots within 500 feet of the site. A note indicating the distance
from the wind energy facility to each structure shown shall also be
included.
ii. Any existing overhead utility lines.
iii. Documentation of the wind energy facility’s manufacturer and
model, rotor diameter, tower height, and tower type (freestanding or
guyed).
iv. The name, address, and contact information of all applicants,
property owners, and agents representing the applicant and/or
owner.
b. Certification of height approval from the FAA.
c. An Operation and Management Plan for the facility, including maintenance
of access roads and stormwater controls, as well as general procedures
for operational maintenance of the wind facility.
C. The following setback requirements shall apply:
a. Wind energy facilities shall be set back from all property lines a distance
measured from the mean grade surrounding the support pad(s) to the tip
of a blade in vertical position measured along the vertical axis of the tower.
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b. The Planning Board may, during minor site plan review, waive the above
setback requirements based on site specific considerations.
D. Wind energy facilities shall be sited in a manner that minimizes shadowing or
flicker impacts. The applicant must submit documentation that this effect does
not have a significant adverse impact on neighboring or adjacent uses.
E. The wind energy facility shall conform with the provisions of the Department of
Environmental Protection’s, Division of Air Quality Noise Regulations (310 CMR
7.10).
F. The Building Inspector may cause the owner to remove the wind energy facility,
including all appurtenances thereto, if the facility fails to generate electricity for
one year or more.
2. To amend section 2 as follows, by inserting new definitions in alphabetical order:
Wind Energy Facilities - All of the equipment, machinery, and structures together
utilized to convert wind to electricity within the Wind Energy Overlay District
(WEOD).
3. To amend section 4 as follows:
G. The Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD) is shown on a map entitled “2011
Town Meeting Warrant Article 44, 45, 46 Revised” dated February 2011.
4. To amend section 17B as follows:
(7) Municipal wind energy facilities.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 47
(Sewer Map Change and Zoning Map Change: Island Lumber – RC-2 to VN and VR)
To see if the Town will vote to take the following actions:
1. To amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket by placing property at 1 Polpis
Road (Assessor Map 54 Parcel 121), currently located in the Residential Commercial 2
(RC-2) district in the following zoning districts:
Village Residential (VR): Lot 1 shown on the plan entitled “Land Use
Development Study Island Lumber” prepared by Site Design Engineering, LLC
dated July 28, 2010, containing 3.01± acres; and
Village Neighborhood (VN): Lot 2 shown on the plan entitled “Land Use
Development Study Island Lumber” prepared by Site Design Engineering, LLC
dated July 28, 2010, containing 5.46± acres.
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2. To amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer Commissioners), section 41-3A (Town Sewer
District) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket by adding property at 1 Polpis Road
(Assessor Map 54 Parcel 121) to the Town Sewer District, as shown on a map entitled
“2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 47” dated January 2011 and filed herewith
at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing property at 1 Polpis Road (Assessor Map 54 Parcel 121), currently
located in the Residential Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the following zoning districts:
Village Residential (VR): Lot 1 shown on the plan entitled “Land Use
Development Study Island Lumber” prepared by Site Design Engineering, LLC
dated July 28, 2010, containing 3.01± acres; and
Village Neighborhood (VN): Lot 2 shown on the plan entitled “Land Use
Development Study Island Lumber” prepared by Site Design Engineering, LLC
dated July 28, 2010, containing 5.46± acres.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town take the following actions:
1. To amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer Commissioners), section 3A (Town Sewer
District) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket as follows:
A. Town Sewer District is shown on a map entitled “Nantucket Sewer Districts Town
and Siasconset” prepared by the Town of Nantucket GIS Coordinator, dated April 20,
2010, as may be amended from time to time. The above referenced map
incorporates the original sewer district map dated March 2004 as approved through
Article 56 of the 2004 Annual Town Meeting and all amendments approved through
the 2010 Annual Town Meeting. The Town Sewer District, projected to have a
summer average daily flow capacity of 2,800,000 mgd, is serviced by the Surfside
Wastewater Treatment Facility. an area outlined in blue on a map entitled,
"Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, (Proposed) TOWN SEWER
DISTRICT," with a summer average daily flow capacity of 2,800,000 mgd, dated
March 2004, or as shown in an additional area outlined in blue on a supplemental
map entitled "Article 43, 2007 Annual Town Meeting Additions to the Town Sewer
District dated as of March 16, 2007, Nantucket, Massachusetts," which area is to be
hereafter included in the Town Sewer District; and as shown in the additional area
indicated on a map entitled "Article 38 - 2010 Annual Town Meeting Additions to the
Town Sewer District dated as of November 5, 2009, Nantucket, MA"; and as shown in
the additional area indicated on a map entitled "Article 40 - 2010 Annual Town
Meeting Additions to the Town Sewer District dated as of November 5, 2009,
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Nantucket, MA," which area is to be hereafter included in the Town Sewer District,
except the parcels outlined in magenta on Article 14 Supplemental Map 1 shall not be
included in this district (on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen), within which all
sewage shall be collected, transported to, treated by and disposed from the Surfside
Wastewater Treatment Facility;
2. To amend the map entitled “Nantucket Sewer Districts Town and Siasconset” by
adding property at 1 Polpis Road (Assessor Map 54 Parcel 121) to the Town Sewer
District, as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 47 Map
2 – Sewer Map Change and Zoning Map Change: Island Lumber RC-2 to VN and VR”
dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 48
(Zoning Map Change: Surfside Road – RC-2 to CN and R-5)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential Commercial 2
(RC-2) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and Residential 5 (R-5) district:
Map Lot Number Street
67 218 57 Surfside Road
67 219 59 Surfside Road
All as shown on a plan entitled “Plan to Accompany Warrant Article 48 ATM 2011”,
prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc. dated February 1, 2011 and filed herewith at
the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Commercial Neighborhood (CN) and Residential 5
(R-5) district:
Map Lot Number Street
67 218 57 Surfside Road
67 219 59 Surfside Road
All as shown on a plan entitled “Plan to Accompany Warrant Article 48 ATM 2011”,
prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc. dated February 1, 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
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ARTICLE 49
(Zoning Map Change: Miacomet Avenue)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 20 (R-20) district:
Map Lot Number Street
81 156 100 Miacomet Avenue
81 157 99 Miacomet Avenue
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) and the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district in the
Residential 20 (R-20) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 122 90 Miacomet Avenue
81 3 102 Miacomet Avenue
81 5 94 Miacomet Avenue
81 4.2 98 Miacomet Avenue
81 158 104 Miacomet Avenue
81 159 100 Miacomet Avenue
3. By placing the following property currently located partially in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) and partially in the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district
in the Limited Use General 3 (LUG-3) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 126 80 Miacomet Avenue
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 49
Miacomet Avenue” dated January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town
Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Residential 20 (R-20) district:
Map Lot Number Street
81 156 100 Miacomet Avenue
81 157 99 Miacomet Avenue
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2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) and the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district in the
Residential 20 (R-20) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 122 90 Miacomet Avenue
81 3 102 Miacomet Avenue
81 5 94 Miacomet Avenue
81 4.2 98 Miacomet Avenue
81 158 104 Miacomet Avenue
81 159 100 Miacomet Avenue
3. By placing the following property currently located partially in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) and partially in the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district
in the Limited Use General 3 (LUG-3) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 126 80 Miacomet Avenue
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 49
Miacomet Avenue” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 50
(Zoning Map Change: Fairgrounds and Rugged Road)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General-2 (LUG-
2) district in the Residential-40 (R-40) district:
Map Parcel Number Street
67 493 1 Rugged Road
67 492 64 Fairgrounds Road
67 491 66 Fairgrounds Road
67 490 68 Fairgrounds Road
67 171 70 Fairgrounds Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 50
Fairgrounds and Rugged Road” dated January 2011 on file at the Planning Office.
Or, to take any other action as may be related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
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PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use
General-2 (LUG-2) district in the Residential-40 (R-40) district:
Map Parcel Number Street
67 493 1 Rugged Road
67 492 64 Fairgrounds Road
67 491 66 Fairgrounds Road
67 490 68 Fairgrounds Road
67 171 70 Fairgrounds Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 50 – Zoning
Map Change: Fairgrounds and Rugged Road” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 51
(Zoning Map Change: Surfside – Nobadeer Avenue, Surfside Road,
Weweeder Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, and Masaquet Avenue)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20)
district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
80 35 9 Nobadeer Avenue
80 36 149 Surfside Road
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
80 37 4 Nobadeer Avenue
80 38 1 Weweeder Avenue
80 219.2 Atlantic Avenue
80 102 4 Weweeder Avenue
80 102.1 6 Weweeder Avenue
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 51 Surfside”
dated January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
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PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20)
district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
80 35 9 Nobadeer Avenue
80 36 149 Surfside Road
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
80 37 4 Nobadeer Avenue
80 38 1 Weweeder Avenue
80 219.2 Atlantic Avenue
80 102 4 Weweeder Avenue
80 102.1 6 Weweeder Avenue
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 51 Surfside”
dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 52
(Zoning Map Change: Hummock Pond)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 132 (a portion of) Bartlett Farm Road
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 36 167 Hummock Pond Road
65 38 165 Hummock Pond Road
65 13 166 Hummock Pond Road
65 13.1 164 Hummock Pond Road
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3. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Limited Use General 3 (LUG-3) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 28 159 Hummock Pond Road
65 1.1 171R Hummock Pond Road
4. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20)
district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 1 (a portion of) 171 Hummock Pond Road
5. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 3
(LUG-3) district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 1 (a portion of) 171 Hummock Pond Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 52
Hummock Pond” dated January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by taking the following actions:
1. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential
Commercial 2 (RC-2) district in the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-2) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 132 (a portion of) Bartlett Farm Road
2. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 36 167 Hummock Pond Road
65 38 165 Hummock Pond Road
65 13 166 Hummock Pond Road
65 13.1 164 Hummock Pond Road
3. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2
(LUG-2) district in the Limited Use General 3 (LUG-3) district:
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Map Lot Number Street
66 28 159 Hummock Pond Road
65 1.1 171R Hummock Pond Road
4. By placing the following properties currently located in the Residential 20 (R-20)
district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 1 (a portion of) 171 Hummock Pond Road
5. By placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 3
(LUG-3) district in the Village, Trade, Entrepreneurship and Craft (VTEC) district:
Map Lot Number Street
65 1 (a portion of) 171 Hummock Pond Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 52 –Zoning
Map Change: Hummock Pond” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 53
(Zoning Map Change: Split Zoning District Correction – Wauwinet/Squam)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing portions of the following properties currently located in the Limited Use
General 1 (LUG-1) district in the Residential 1 (R-1) district:
(Portion of) Assessor Map 12 Parcel 39 111 Squam Road
(Portion of) Assessor Map 12 Parcel 60.1 107 Squam Road
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Gregory McKechnie, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing portions of the following properties currently located in the Limited
Use General 1 (LUG-1) district in the Residential 1 (R-1) district:
(Portion of) Assessor Map 12 Parcel 39 111 Squam Road
(Portion of) Assessor Map 12 Parcel 60.1 107 Squam Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 53 – Zoning
Map Change: Split Zoning District Correction Wauwinet/Squam” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
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ARTICLE 54
(Zoning Map Change: Bartlett Road)
To see if the Town will vote to:
Rezone 39 Bartlett Rd, Parcell 66-16 from R-20 to R10, and to amend the
Zoning Map accordingly, or to take any other action related There To.
(Robert Walsh, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing an eastern portion of the following property containing
approximately 10,500 square feet, currently located in the Residential-20 (R-20) district
into the Residential-10 (R-10) district:
Map Lot Number Street
66 17 (a portion of) 39 Bartlett Road
As shown on the map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 54 Revised”
dated February 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 55
(Zoning Map Change: Howard, Gardner, Main Streets)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential-1 (R-1) district in
the Residential-Old Historic (ROH) district or take other action relative thereto:
Map Parcel Number Street
42.3.3 53 7 Howard Street
42.3.3 54 9 Howard Street
42.3.3 56 8 Gardner Street
42.3.3 55 4 Gardner Street
42.3.3 105 113 Main Street
42.3.3 106 1 Howard Street
42.3.3 107 3 Howard Street
42.3.3 108 5 Howard Street
42.3.3 148 111 Main Street
42.3.3 149 2 Gardner Street
42.3.3 150 109 Main Street
42.3.3 151.1 107A Main Street
42.3.3 151.2 107B Main Street
(Marianne Hanley, et al)
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PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential-1 (R-1)
district in the Residential-Old Historic (ROH) district or take other action relative thereto:
Map Parcel Number Street
42.3.3 53 7 Howard Street
42.3.3 54 9 Howard Street
42.3.3 56 8 Gardner Street
42.3.3 55 4 Gardner Street
42.3.3 105 113 Main Street
42.3.3 106 1 Howard Street
42.3.3 107 3 Howard Street
42.3.3 108 5 Howard Street
42.3.3 148 111 Main Street
42.3.3 149 2 Gardner Street
42.3.3 150 109 Main Street
42.3.3 151.1 107A Main Street
42.3.3 151.2 107B Main Street
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 55 – Zoning
Map Change: Howard, Gardner, and Main Streets” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 56
(Zoning Change: Swift Rock Road – LUG-2 to LUG-1)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use General 2 (LUG-
2) district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
40 34 6 Swift Road Road
40 35 8 Swift Road Road
40 36 10 Swift Road Road
40 37 12 Swift Road Road
40 38 14 Swift Road Road
40 39 16 Swift Road Road
40 67 5 Swift Road Road
40 68 7 Swift Road Road
40 69 9 Swift Road Road
40 70 11 Swift Road Road
40 71 13 Swift Road Road
40 72 15 Swift Road Road
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All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article Swift
Rock Road – LUG-2 to LUG-1” dated November 2010 and filed herewith at the Office of
the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Ronald K. Bamber, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Limited Use
General 2 (LUG-2) district in the Limited Use General 1 (LUG-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
40 34 6 Swift Rock Road
40 35 8 Swift Rock Road
40 36 10 Swift Rock Road
40 37 12 Swift Rock Road
40 38 14 Swift Rock Road
40 39 16 Swift Rock Road
40 67 5 Swift Rock Road
40 68 7 Swift Rock Road
40 69 9 Swift Rock Road
40 70 11 Swift Rock Road
40 71 13 Swift Rock Road
40 72 15 Swift Rock Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 56 – Zoning
Change: Swift Rock Road LUG-2 to LUG-1” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 57
(Zoning Change: First Way, Backus Lane, Allen's Way,
Third, Fourth and Fifth Way -- R-10 to R-1)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket
by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential-10 (R-10) district
into the Residential-1 (R-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
55 625 0 Backus Lane
55 628 17 Backus Lane
55 627 21 Backus Lane
55 626 23, 25 Backus Lane
55 99.1 12 First Way
55 99 14 First Way
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67 17 21 Allen’s Way
67 18 21 Allen’s Way
67 125 24 Allen’s Way
67 124 25 Allen’s Way
67 126 26 Allen’s Way
67 267 27 Allen’s Way
67 268 28 Allen’s Way
67 266 29 Allen’s Way
67 269 30 Allen’s Way
67 123 8 Fourth Way
67 269 3 Fifth Way
67 264 4 Fifth Way
67 122 7 Fifth Way
67 265 8 Fifth Way
67 783 10 Fifth Way
67 21, 22, 23 35 Hooper Farm Road
67 128 37 Hooper Farm Road
67 127 39 Hooper Farm Road
67 271 41 Hooper Farm Road
67 270 43 Hooper Farm Road
67 263 45 Hooper Farm Road
67 262 47 Hooper Farm Road
All as shown on a map entitled "2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article First Way,
Backus Lane, Allen's Way, Third, Fourth and Fifth Way – R-10 to R-1" dated November
23, 2010 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Megan B. Valero, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Zoning Map of the Town of Nantucket be
amended by placing the following properties currently located in the Residential-10 (R-
10) district into the Residential-1 (R-1) district:
Map Lot Number Street
55 625 0 Backus Lane
55 628 17 Backus Lane
55 627 21 Backus Lane
55 626 23, 25 Backus Lane
55 99.1 12 First Way
55 99 14 First Way
67 17 21 Allen’s Way
67 18 21 Allen’s Way
67 125 24 Allen’s Way
67 124 25 Allen’s Way
67 126 26 Allen’s Way
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67 267 27 Allen’s Way
67 268 28 Allen’s Way
67 266 29 Allen’s Way
67 269 30 Allen’s Way
67 123 8 Fourth Way
67 269 3 Fifth Way
67 264 4 Fifth Way
67 122 7 Fifth Way
67 265 8 Fifth Way
67 783 10 Fifth Way
67 21, 22, 23 35 Hooper Farm Road
67 128 37 Hooper Farm Road
67 127 39 Hooper Farm Road
67 271 41 Hooper Farm Road
67 270 43 Hooper Farm Road
67 263 45 Hooper Farm Road
67 262 47 Hooper Farm Road
All as shown on a map entitled "2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article First Way,
Allen's Way, Third, Fourth and Fifth Way – R-10 to R-1 Revised" dated February 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 58
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Swimming Pools)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as italicized text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-substantive changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. To amend section 2, as follows, with new definitions to be inserted alphabetically:
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a fixed
location on the ground. "Structure" shall be construed, where the context allows, as
though followed by the words "or part thereof" and shall include, but not be limited to,
buildings, retaining walls which support buildings, platforms, steps, antenna towers,
steel storage containers, lighthouses, docks, decks, chimneys, in or above ground
swimming pools containing 1,000 gallons or more, tents, and game courts. "Structure"
shall not include retaining walls not exceeding four feet in height for landscaping
purposes, fences, rubbish bins, and a maximum of two above ground propane tanks not
to exceed 120 gallons each.
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SWIMMING POOL – COMMERCIAL: A structure designed to be used for recreational
purposes, either above or below grade, containing water more than 24 inches in depth
and exceeding150 square feet of water surface area, or exceeding 1,000 gallons. This
shall not include ornamental ponds, decorative water features including, but not limited
to fountains, bird baths, and the like. The swimming pool may be a primary use or
accessory use to a club, recreational facility, transient residential facility, yacht/sailing
club, or other commercial use as identified in §139-7A.
SWIMMING POOL - RESIDENTIAL: A structure designed to be used for recreational
purposes, either above or below grade, containing water more than 24 inches in depth
and exceeding150 square feet of water surface area, or exceeding 1,000 gallons. This
shall not include ornamental ponds, decorative water features including, but not limited
to fountains, bird baths, and the like. The swimming pool must be located on the same
or contiguous lot as a residential dwelling or constructed for the benefit of a group of
residences, such as a multi-family development, subdivision, or in conjunction with a
neighborhood association.
2. To amend section 7A, by adding “Swimming Pool” as a use to the Residential and
“Other” sections of the Use Chart. All other uses contained in section 139-7A will not be
modified, therefore they are not shown in this article.
Town
Residential
Districts
Use
R-1
SR-1
ROH
SOH
R-
5
R-10
SR-10
R-20
SR-20
R-
40
Primary dwelling Y Y Y Y Y Y
Secondary dwelling Y Y Y Y Y Y
Accessory apartment Y Y Y Y Y Y
Apartment N N N N N N
Garage Apartment Y Y Y Y Y Y
Duplex Y R-1
N SR-1 N Y Y R-10
N SR-10 N N
Elder housing facilities SP SP SP SP SP SP
Studio A A A A A A
Swimming Pool - Residential A N A A A A
Home Occupations Y Y Y Y Y Y
Greenhouses for personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y
Keeping of pets and farm animals for
personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y
Preservation of a lot in its natural
condition Y Y Y Y Y Y
Orchards or nurseries Y Y Y Y Y Y
Farms Y Y Y Y Y Y
Truck gardens Y Y Y Y Y Y
Care and propagation of fish and
shellfish Y Y Y Y Y Y
All agricultural uses allowed by
Ch. 590 of the Acts of 1989,
effective 3-8-1990
Y Y Y Y Y Y Residential Other
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Cemeteries Y Y Y Y Y Y
Municipal Uses (Any) Y Y Y Y Y Y
Tents Y Y Y Y Y Y
Day-care center Y Y Y Y Y Y
Kennel SP SP SP SP SP SP
Public stable SP SP SP SP SP SP
Employer dormitory SP SP SP SP SP SP
Swimming Pool - Commercial N N N N N N
Recreational facilities SP SP SP SP SP SP
Club N N N SP SP SP
Town
Commercial
Districts
Use
CDT CMI CN CTEC CI RC RC-
2 LC
Primary dwelling A A A Y N Y Y Y
Secondary dwelling Y N N N N Y Y Y
Accessory apartment Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
Apartment Y Y Y N N N N N
Garage Apartment Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Duplex Y Y A Y N Y Y Y
Elder housing facilities N SP N N N SP SP SP
Studio Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
Swimming Pool - Residential A A A A N A A A
Home Occupations Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Greenhouses for personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Keeping of pets and farm animals for
personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Preservation of a lot in its natural
condition Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Orchards or nurseries Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Farms Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Truck gardens Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Care and propagation of fish and
shellfish Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
All agricultural uses allowed by
Ch. 590 of the Acts of 1989,
effective 3-8-1990
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cemeteries Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Municipal Uses (Any) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Tents Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Day-care center Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Kennel SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Public stable SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Employer dormitory SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Swimming Pool - Commercial N SP/A SP/A A N SP/A SP/A SP/A
Recreational facilities SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Club Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y
Residential Other
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Country
Residential
Districts
Country
Commercial
Districts
Use
V-
R LUG-1 LUG-2 LUG-3 MMD VN VTEC
Primary dwelling Y Y Y Y Y A A
Secondary dwelling Y Y Y Y Y N N
Accessory apartment Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Apartment N N N N N N N
Garage Apartment Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Duplex N N N N N N N
Elder housing facilities SP SP SP SP N N N
Studio A A A A A Y Y
Swimming Pool - Residential A A A A SP A A
Home Occupations Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Greenhouses for personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Keeping of pets and farm animals for
personal use Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Preservation of a lot in its natural condition Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Orchards or nurseries Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Farms Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Truck gardens Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Care and propagation of fish and shellfish Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
All agricultural uses allowed by
Ch. 590 of the Acts of 1989,
effective 3-8-1990
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cemeteries Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Municipal Uses (Any) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Tents Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Day-care center (add definition in 139-2) Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Kennel SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Public stable SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Employer dormitory SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Swimming Pool - Commercial A A A A N A A
Recreational facilities SP SP SP SP SP SP SP
Club N SP SP SP N SP SP
And/Or
3. To allow residential swimming pools by special permit notwithstanding the
prohibitions in 7A, provided that certain dimensional standards can be met and subject
to specific findings to be made by the special permit granting authority.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that the Article be referred to the Planning Board
for further study.
Residential Other
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PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The Planning Board feels that the changes proposed
in this article are controversial and deserve a more thorough review. Based on the
discussion regarding Article 55 at the 2010 Annual Town Meeting, the Planning Board
conducted a survey of the property owners in the ROH and SOH districts. The
responses indicate that property owners want significantly more restrictions/prohibitions
on swimming pools. The Board feels that a special permit allowance should be
developed with input from property owners, installation professionals, and public
officials and staff. We propose a work group modeled on the work group that considered
fertilizer use in relation to Article 68 at the 2010 Annual Town Meeting. This group would
develop appropriate standards and report to the Planning Board for an article at a future
Town Meeting.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 59
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Parking Structures)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket as follows, or take any other action related thereto:
1. by amending §139-2 by adding the following new definition
PARKING STRUCTURE- a building or part thereof which is designed specifically
for automobile parking and where there are one or more floors or levels on which
parking takes place; does not include a garage accessory to a single family residence.
and
2. by amending Chapter 139-11 (Major Commercial Developments) by adding the
following new §139-11.L.:
L. Limits on parking structures.
Parking structures shall be allowed only in the Mid-Island Planned Overlay District
(MIPOD) and the Commercial Industrial Zoning District (CI) only by grant of a special
permit by the Planning Board.
and
3. by amending the Use Chart as follows:
by deleting, under “Commercial Industrial” the use “Motor vehicle parking lots or
structures” and replacing with “Motor vehicle parking lots”
and
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by adding the following new use under “Commercial Industrial”
“Parking structures” [with designations showing allowed only by special permit only in
MIPOD and CI]
(Grant Sanders, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved not to adopt the Article.
PLANNING BOARD COMMENT: The intent of this Article is in direct conflict with Board
of Selectmen and Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission goals
of developing options for a downtown parking system, including the Wilkes Square
redevelopment project. The Board feels that this Article is premature as there are no
pending proposals including a parking garage with detailed information for review.
Furthermore, the Article forecloses on options that may be worthy of consideration and
public discussion.
In addition, the proposed bylaw changes are technically flawed and are in conflict with
other bylaw sections, zoning district references, and overall bylaw organization and
structure.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 60
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Lot Area)
To see if the Town of Nantucket will amend the Nantucket Zoning Bylaw Chapter
139 by inserting the highlighted text and deleting the text indicated by strikethrough as
following:
LOT AREA
The horizontal area of the lot exclusive of any area in a street or private way open
to the public use or land seaward of the mean high tide line of any harbor, sound, ocean
or estuary. In addition, for any lot which was in common ownership with any abutting
land on November 14, 1990, and is therefore conveyed into separate ownership 90% of
the minimum lot area required for the zoning district in which such lot is situated must be
exclusive of areas subject to the protection under the Wetlands Protection Act, MGL c.
131, § 40 and the Town of Nantucket Wetlands Bylaw Chapter 136, not including areas
defined as subject only to flooding land subject to coastal storm flowage, coastal
flooding or inundation or any area defined as a buffer zone under such statute. At the
time of endorsement of any plan endorsed under the Subdivision Control Law after
November 14, 1990, the Planning Board shall make a permanent and conclusive
determination as to each lot’s area pursuant to this definition for the purposes of
determining zoning of lots.
(Cormac Collier, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
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Town of Nantucket, section 2, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown
as italicized text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
LOT AREA
The horizontal area of the lot exclusive of any area in a street or private way open
to the public use or land seaward of the mean high tide line of any harbor, sound, ocean
or estuary. For any lot created after November 14, 1990, 90% of the minimum lot area
required for the zoning district in which such lot is situated must be exclusive of areas
subject to the protection under the Wetlands Protection Act, MGL c. 131, § 40, not
including areas defined as land subject to coastal storm flowage, coastal flooding or
inundation, or any area defined as a buffer zone under such statute. In addition, for any
lot created after April 5, 2011, the wetlands defined in the local wetlands Bylaw, Chapter
136 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, shall also apply, not including areas defined
as land subject to coastal storm flowage, coastal flooding or inundation, or any area
defined as a buffer zone under such statute. In addition, for any lot which was in
common ownership with any abutting land on November 14, 1990, and is thereafter
conveyed into separate ownership 90% of the minimum lot area required for the zoning
district in which such lot is situated must be exclusive of areas subject to the protection
under the Wetlands Protection Act, MGL c. 131, § 40, not including areas defined as
subject only to flooding or any area defined as a buffer zone under such statute. At the
time of endorsement of any plan endorsed under the Subdivision Control Law Editor's
Note: See MGL c. 41, § 81K et seq. after November 14, 1990, the Planning Board shall
make a permanent and conclusive determination as to each lot's area pursuant to this
definition for the purposes of determining zoning of lots.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 61
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Accessory Use - VTEC)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, section 7A, VTEC, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
1. To amend the use chart to allow the following prohibited uses as an accessory use in
the VTEC district: Convenience store and Bicycle rental or sale.
Or, to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, section 7A, VTEC, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is
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shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods
to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
1. To amend the use chart to allow the following prohibited uses as an accessory use in
the VTEC district: Convenience store and Bicycle rental or sale.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 62
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: VTEC)
To see if the Town will vote to:
Amend the zoning by-law 139-7A USE CHART by deleting (SP) –For (Club) under VTEC
Under the column of VTEC replace with (N)
Explanation: (this article would remove newly created private clubs in areas zoned
VTEC
VTEC applies to two areas: Madaket Marine property and property located at the end of
Appleton Road. Both these sights are surrounded by Residential neighborhoods. This is
considered country area, away from town limits. For areas zoned VTEC in the future,
existing Clubs will be grandfathered-but new ones will not be allowed to be established.)
(Leslie B. Johnson, et al)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 63
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Secondary Lots)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, section 8D, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
(2)…
(e) The minimum area for the original lot, the primary lot and the secondary lot
shall be as follows:
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Zoning
District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-1 40,000 15,000 25,000
LUG-2 80,000 25,000 55,000
LUG-3 120,000 35,000 85,000
R-10 10,000 4,000 6,000
R-20/SR-20 20,000 8,000 12,000
R-1/SR-1 5,000 2,000 3,000
ROH/SOH 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC-2 5,000 2,000 3,000
LC 5,000 2,000 3,000
(f) The primary lot and the secondary lot shall comply with the ground cover,
front setback, side setback and rear setback requirements of the underlying
zoning district, with the exception that the ground cover ratio solely for a
secondary lot in the R-1 Zoning District shall be 36%. The Planning Board may
waive the setback requirements only as they apply to the lot line(s) between the
primary and secondary lot.
(g) The primary lot and the secondary lot each must have a minimum of 20 feet of
frontage or an easement of sufficient width and grade to provide access.
(h) Neither tThe primary lot nor and the secondary lot shall have a separate
vehicular access driveway, but shall share a single access driveway access. to a
roadway. No more than one primary lot and one secondary lot shall share a
single access driveway with any other primary lot or secondary lot. The Planning
Board must be provided with an instrument, in recordable form, evidencing the
common access rights to said access in accordance with this subsection.
(i) Where a primary lot and a secondary lot derive from the same original lot, the
relationship of the dwelling situated on that primary lot and the dwelling situated
on that secondary lot shall be maintained in accordance with the intent of § 139-
2, in addition to the specific requirements of § 139-2 with regard to the use and
appearance of those respective dwellings.
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(j) A certificate of appropriateness required in § 139-26C(1) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket shall be an application requirement for a special permit under
this § 139-8D.
(3) This § 139-8D shall not apply to major commercial developments (§ 139-11);
cluster developments (§ 139-8A); major residential developments (§ 139-8B); and
are not permitted in the following zoning districts: Commercial Downtown (CDT);
Moorlands Management (MMD); Special Academy Hill (AHD); Special Our Island
Home (OIH); and Assisted/Independent Living Community District (ALC).
(4) The Planning Board may grant a special permit for the division of a duplex into
two attached single family dwellings provided that one of the dwellings is subject to
a NHNC covenant. Subsections (e) and (f) above shall not apply and the Planning
Board shall establish minimum lot size, ground cover ratio, and setbacks during the
special permit review. Ground cover ratios for the primary and secondary lot
combined shall not exceed the maximum allowed in the underlying zoning district.
(4) (5) § 139-16D, Regularity formula, shall not apply to this § 139-8D.
(5) No more than 12 secondary lots may be approved by the Planning Board within
each calendar year, of which no more than two shall be approved for a single
applicant.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, section 8D, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown
as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to
denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
(2)…
(e) The minimum area for the original lot, the primary lot and the secondary lot
shall be as follows:
Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-1 40,000 15,000 25,000
LUG-2 80,000 25,000 55,000
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Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-3 120,000 35,000 85,000
R-10 10,000 4,000 6,000
R-20/SR-20 20,000 8,000 12,000
R-1/SR-1 5,000 2,000 3,000
ROH/SOH 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC-2 5,000 2,000 3,000
LC 5,000 2,000 3,000
(f) The primary lot and the secondary lot shall comply with the ground cover,
front setback, side setback and rear setback requirements of the underlying
zoning district, with the exception that the ground cover ratio solely for a
secondary lot in the R-1 Zoning District shall be 36%. The Planning Board may
waive the setback requirements only as they apply to the lot line(s) between the
primary and secondary lot.
(g) The primary lot and the secondary lot each must have a minimum of 20 feet of
frontage or an easement of sufficient width and grade to provide access.
(h) Neither tThe primary lot nor and the secondary lot shall have a separate
vehicular access driveway, but shall share a single access driveway access. to a
roadway. No more than one primary lot and one secondary lot shall share a
single access driveway with any other primary lot or secondary lot. The Planning
Board must be provided with an instrument, in recordable form, evidencing the
common access rights to said access in accordance with this subsection.
(i) Where a primary lot and a secondary lot derive from the same original lot, the
relationship of the dwelling situated on that primary lot and the dwelling situated
on that secondary lot shall be maintained in accordance with the intent of § 139-
2, in addition to the specific requirements of § 139-2 with regard to the use and
appearance of those respective dwellings.
(j) A certificate of appropriateness required in § 139-26C(1) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket shall be an application requirement for a special permit under
this § 139-8D.
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(3) This § 139-8D shall not apply to major commercial developments (§ 139-11);
cluster developments (§ 139-8A); major residential developments (§ 139-8B); and
are not permitted in the following zoning districts: Commercial Downtown (CDT);
Moorlands Management (MMD); Special Academy Hill (AHD); Special Our Island
Home (OIH); and Assisted/Independent Living Community District (ALC).
(4) The Planning Board may grant a special permit for the division of a duplex into
two attached single family dwellings provided that one of the dwellings is subject to
a NHNC covenant. Subsections (e) and (f) above shall not apply and the Planning
Board shall establish minimum lot size, ground cover ratio, and setbacks during the
special permit review. Ground cover ratios for the primary and secondary lot
combined shall not exceed the maximum allowed in the underlying zoning district.
(4) (5) § 139-16D, Regularity formula, shall not apply to this § 139-8D.
(5) No more than 12 secondary lots may be approved by the Planning Board within
each calendar year, of which no more than two shall be approved for a single
applicant.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 64
(Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Technical Corrections/Miscellaneous)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-substantive changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. To amend section 2 as follows:
CONSTRUCTION – The act of constructing.
CPI – The index now known as the "Consumer Price Index" for all urban consumers as
established by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics or if
discontinued or modified, a comparable index established by said agency or its
successor.
GARAGE APARTMENT – A dwelling unit located within a detached residential or
commercial garage. The dwelling unit shall not exceed 150% of the gross floor area of
the garage. A garage apartment may be either a primary or secondary dwelling unit.
If located on the same lot as a primary dwelling unit, the following requirements shall be
applicable:
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(a) Both dwelling units shall be in the same ownership unless one of the
two dwelling units is subject to the NHNC. The ownership of a lot by a
condominium cooperative housing corporation, land trust, or other common
interest ownership entity in which there is a separate beneficial ownership of
the primary dwelling and garage apartment on the lot shall not be deemed to
constitute “the same legal and beneficial ownership.”
(b) The Planning Board shall make a determination regarding the adequacy of
access to the lot and structures prior to the issuance of a Building Permit.
Planning Board approvals granted after April 8, 1996 shall be valid for a
period of two years from the date of plan endorsement.
PRIMARY DWELLING – A detached single-family dwelling unit or the portion of a
structure that contains a single dwelling unit. A primary dwelling may contain an
attached garage.
SECONDARY DWELLING – A detached single family dwelling unit or garage apartment
located on the same lot as a primary dwelling unit. The ground cover of the secondary
dwelling shall be a minimum of 20% less or more than the primary dwelling. The
secondary dwelling may contain an attached garage. The primary and secondary
dwelling must be separated by a minimum distance of 10 feet, measured at grade at the
closest point between the dwellings; excluding retaining walls, window wells, platforms,
decks, and steps, chimneys, bulkheads, bay windows, bow windows, roof eaves and
overhangs, air conditioning units, a maximum of two above ground fuel tanks not to
exceed 120 gallons each, trash bins, and fences. Relief from the scalar separation
requirement may be granted by a special permit issued by the Planning Board subject to
a finding that the reduced separation is in harmony with the general purpose and intent
of this chapter. A secondary dwelling may only be attached to the primary dwelling by a
breezeway as defined in §139-2…
SIGN – Includes any structure, device, letter, word, model, banner, pennant, insignia,
trade flag or representation used as or which is in the nature of an advertisement,
announcement or direction.
2. To amend section 8D(2)(e) as follows:
The minimum area for the original lot, the primary lot and the secondary lot shall be as
follows:
Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-1 40,000 15,000 25,000
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Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-2 80,000 25,000 55,000
LUG-3 120,000 35,000 85,000
R-40 40,000 15,000 25,000
R-10 10,000 4,000 6,000
R-20/SR-20 20,000 8,000 12,000
VR 20,000 8,000 12,000
R-1/SR-1 5,000 2,000 3,000
ROH/SOH 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC-2 5,000 2,000 3,000
LC 5,000 2,000 3,000
R-5 5,000 2,000 3,000
3. To amend section 18A by striking the existing language in its entirety and replacing
with the following:
A. No land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or used
unless the off-street parking space requirements are met as specified in this § 139-18.
(1) For the purpose of this § 139-18, an enlargement of any building or a change in
use of a building, which increases the parking requirements beyond what currently
exists, shall require the provision of off-street parking for the existing building as if it
were newly constructed.
(2) Where the computation of required parking space results in a fractional number,
only the fraction of .50 or more shall be counted as one.
(3) Head-in, ninety-degree parking spaces and forty-five degree parking spaces
shall not be less than 9 feet in width and 20 feet in length. The required length for
parallel parking spaces shall not be less than 23 feet. For residential parking only,
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one required parking space may be reduced to a minimum dimension of 7 feet in
width and 17 feet in length.
(4) Stacked or tandem parking spaces are allowed for residential uses only,
provided that no more than four spaces are so arranged in this manner. Only one
tandem parking space or part thereof, per row, shall be allowed within the front
yard setback. Tandem spaces shall be subject to § 139-20.1B(2)(h) and shall not
extend for greater than two spaces in depth or width as illustrated in Plate 3.1
below.
(5) Aisle Width. For lots containing one or more commercial uses, aisle width shall
not be less than 24 feet for ninety-degree parking, 15 feet for forty-five-degree
parking (angle shall be measured between center line of parking space and center
line of aisle), and 12 feet for parallel parking. Aisle width requirements shall not
apply to residential uses except for lots containing multi-family or duplex dwelling
units, in which case a minimum aisle width of 12 feet shall apply for ninety-degree,
forty-five degree, and parallel parking.
(6) When one building is used for more than one use, parking requirements shall
be computed for each use.
(7) Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the
principal or accessory use they are required to serve.
4. To amend section 21E as follows:
(4) If electromagnetic interference is caused by the installation of a WECS, the
installation shall be deemed a public nuisance in violation of § 139-7F 139-7B of this
chapter. The violation shall be corrected within 90 days from the date of notification. If
Traveled Way
Plate 3.1 - Illustration of Tandem Space Standards
**NOT DRAWN TO SCALE**
Front Yard Setback
Dw elling
24' M aximum Width
Property Line
Curb
15' M aximum WidthApron
Note: Only two tandem parking spaces can
be located within the frontyard setback.
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the electromagnetic interference cannot be remedied, the WECS shall be removed or
relocated.
5. To amend section 29A(3) as follows:
The Chairman of the Board of Appeals may designate any associate member to sit on
the Board of Appeals in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part
of any member thereof or, in the event of a vacancy, until said vacancy is filled as
provided in this § 139-28A. 139-29A.
6. To amend section 30A as follows:
The special permit granting authority shall be the Board of Appeals for all special
permits, except those special permits for which the Planning Board is specifically
designated by any provision of this chapter as the special permit granting authority. In
instances where all or any portion of a project involves an special permit application to
the Planning Board for a as special permit granting authority for major residential
developments pursuant to § 139-7F8B, for cluster developments pursuant to § 139-
7B8A, for mixed-income residential developments pursuant to § 139-7I, for special
permitted developments certain uses in the Wellhead Recharge District pursuant to
§ 139-12B, for special permitted developments in the Moorlands Management District
pursuant to § 139-13, or WECS installations pursuant to § 139-21C, and for multifamily
dwellings pursuant to § 139-812J., and for assisted-living facilities pursuant to § 139-
14C and elder housing facilities in the Limited Commercial District, the Planning Board
shall serve as the special permit granting authority for all other special permits required
in connection with such project
7. To amend section 30D(1) as follows:
Applications for special permits, together with any supporting materials, may be referred
by the special permit granting authority to any of the following Nantucket boards,
commissions, departments, workgroups, and officers for their review, individually or
jointly, and comment., forthwith upon receipt of the application by the Board of Appeals:
Board of Health
Superintendent of Public Works
Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
Fire Chief
Conservation Commission
Historic District Commission
Traffic Safety Committee
Board of Selectmen
8. To amend section 32D(1) as follows:
Applications for variances, together with any supporting materials, may be referred by
the Board of Appeals to any of the following Nantucket boards, commissions,
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departments, workgroups, and officers for their review, individually or jointly, and
comment., forthwith upon receipt of the application by the Board of Appeals:
Board of Health
Superintendent of Public Works
Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
Fire Chief
Conservation Commission
Historic District Commission
Traffic Safety Committee
Board of Selectmen
9. To amend section 33A(3)(a) as follows:
Except where the Zoning Enforcement Officer or the permit granting authority
determines or finds that a special permit is issued finding that the alteration,
reconstruction, extension or structural change to a single- or two-family residential
structure does not increase the its nonconforming nature of said structure.
10. To delete section 33E(1) in its entirety and replace existing language in 33E with the
following:
In addition to the provisions of MGL c. 40A, § 6, as may be amended from time to time,
any increase in area, frontage, width, yard or depth requirements shall not prohibit an
unimproved lot from being built upon for single- and two-family residential purposes,
provided that: either at the time of recording or endorsement of such lot, whichever
occurred sooner, such lot was not held in common ownership with any adjoining land
and conformed to then-existing Zoning Bylaw requirements, and now has less than the
present requirements of area or frontage and has a frontage of not less than 20 feet or
the benefit of an appurtenant easement providing a means of access for vehicles and
utilities to and from a public street.
11. To amend section 33E(3) as follows:
For a lot within the provisions of this § 139-33E, the side yard and rear yard setbacks
shall be as required by § 139-16A above, except that for lots held in ownership separate
from adjoining land at all times since prior to July 27, 1992 for the following…
12. To delete section 33E(4) in its entirety.
13. To delete sections 33F-K in their entirety.
14. To amend section 34 as follows:
A. This chapter may, from time to time, be amended changed by amendment, such
amendment initiated by the submission of the change to the Board of Selectmen, by the
Board of Selectmen, by the Board of Appeals, by an individual owning land to be
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affected by the change, by request of registered voters of the Town pursuant to MGL c.
39, § 10, or by the Planning and Economic Development Commission. and MGL c. 40A,
§ 5.
B. Proposed amendments shall be submitted by the Board of Selectmen to the Planning
Board for review, public hearing, report to Town Meeting and ultimate vote by Town
Meeting pursuant to MGL c. 40A, § 5.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Planning Board)
PLANNING BOARD MOTION: Moved that Chapter 139 (Zoning) of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket, be amended as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
1. To amend section 2 as follows:
CONSTRUCTION – The act of constructing.
CPI – The index now known as the "Consumer Price Index" for all urban consumers as
established by the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics or if
discontinued or modified, a comparable index established by said agency or its
successor.
GARAGE APARTMENT – A dwelling unit located within a detached residential or
commercial garage. The dwelling unit shall not exceed 150% of the gross floor area of
the garage. A garage apartment may be either a primary or secondary dwelling unit.
If located on the same lot as a primary dwelling unit, the following requirements shall be
applicable:
(c) Both dwelling units shall be in the same ownership unless one of the
two dwelling units is subject to the NHNC. The ownership of a lot by a
condominium cooperative housing corporation, land trust, or other common
interest ownership entity in which there is a separate beneficial ownership of
the primary dwelling and garage apartment on the lot shall not be deemed to
constitute “the same legal and beneficial ownership.”
(d) The Planning Board shall make a determination regarding the adequacy of
access to the lot and structures prior to the issuance of a Building Permit.
Planning Board approvals granted after April 8, 1996 shall be valid for a
period of two years from the date of plan endorsement.
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PRIMARY DWELLING – A detached single-family dwelling unit or the portion of a
structure that contains a single dwelling unit. A primary dwelling may contain an
attached garage.
SECONDARY DWELLING – A detached single family dwelling unit or garage apartment
located on the same lot as a primary dwelling unit. The ground cover of the secondary
dwelling shall be a minimum of 20% less or more than the primary dwelling. The
secondary dwelling may contain an attached garage. The primary and secondary
dwelling must be separated by a minimum distance of 10 feet, measured at grade at the
closest point between the dwellings; excluding retaining walls, window wells, platforms,
decks, and steps, chimneys, bulkheads, bay windows, bow windows, roof eaves and
overhangs, air conditioning units, a maximum of two above ground fuel tanks not to
exceed 120 gallons each, trash bins, and fences. Relief from the scalar separation
requirement may be granted by a special permit issued by the Planning Board subject to
a finding that the reduced separation is in harmony with the general purpose and intent
of this chapter. A secondary dwelling may only be attached to the primary dwelling by a
breezeway as defined in §139-2…
SIGN – Includes any structure, device, letter, word, model, banner, pennant, insignia,
trade flag or representation used as or which is in the nature of an advertisement,
announcement or direction.
2. To amend section 8D(2)(e) as follows:
The minimum area for the original lot, the primary lot and the secondary lot shall be as
follows:
Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
LUG-1 40,000 15,000 25,000
LUG-2 80,000 25,000 55,000
LUG-3 120,000 35,000 85,000
R-40 40,000 15,000 25,000
R-10 10,000 4,000 6,000
R-20/SR-20 20,000 8,000 12,000
VR 20,000 8,000 12,000
R-1/SR-1 5,000 2,000 3,000
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Zoning District
Minimum
Original Lot
Size
(§ 139-16A)
Minimum
Secondary Lot
Size
Minimum
Primary Lot
Size
ROH/SOH 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC 5,000 2,000 3,000
RC-2 5,000 2,000 3,000
LC 5,000 2,000 3,000
R-5 5,000 2,000 3,000
3. To amend section 18A by striking the existing language in its entirety and replacing
with the following:
A. No land shall be used and no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or used
unless the off-street parking space requirements are met as specified in this § 139-18.
(1) For the purpose of this § 139-18, an enlargement of any building or a change in
use of a building, which increases the parking requirements beyond what currently
exists, shall require the provision of off-street parking for the existing building as if it
were newly constructed.
(2) Where the computation of required parking space results in a fractional number,
only the fraction of .50 or more shall be counted as one.
(3) Head-in, ninety-degree parking spaces and forty-five degree parking spaces
shall not be less than 9 feet in width and 20 feet in length. The required length for
parallel parking spaces shall not be less than 23 feet. For residential parking only,
one required parking space may be reduced to a minimum dimension of 7 feet in
width and 17 feet in length.
(4) Stacked or tandem parking spaces are allowed for residential uses only,
provided that no more than four spaces are so arranged in this manner. Only one
tandem parking space or part thereof, per row, shall be allowed within the front
yard setback. Tandem spaces shall be subject to § 139-20.1B(2)(h) and shall not
extend for greater than two spaces in depth or width as illustrated in Plate 3.1
below.
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(5) Aisle Width. For lots containing one or more commercial uses, aisle width shall
not be less than 24 feet for ninety-degree parking, 15 feet for forty-five-degree
parking (angle shall be measured between center line of parking space and center
line of aisle), and 12 feet for parallel parking. Aisle width requirements shall not
apply to residential uses except for lots containing multi-family or duplex dwelling
units, in which case a minimum aisle width of 12 feet shall apply for ninety-degree,
forty-five degree, and parallel parking.
(6) When one building is used for more than one use, parking requirements shall
be computed for each use.
(7) Required off-street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the
principal or accessory use they are required to serve.
4. To amend section 21E as follows:
(4) If electromagnetic interference is caused by the installation of a WECS, the
installation shall be deemed a public nuisance in violation of § 139-7F 139-7B of this
chapter. The violation shall be corrected within 90 days from the date of notification. If
the electromagnetic interference cannot be remedied, the WECS shall be removed or
relocated.
5. To amend section 29A(3) as follows:
The Chairman of the Board of Appeals may designate any associate member to sit on
the Board of Appeals in case of absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part
of any member thereof or, in the event of a vacancy, until said vacancy is filled as
provided in this § 139-28A. 139-29A.
Traveled Way
Plate 3.1 - Illustration of Tandem Space Standards
**NOT DRAWN TO SCALE**
Front Yard Setback
Dw elling
24' M aximum Width
Property Line
Curb
15' M aximum WidthApron
Note: Only two tandem parking spaces can
be located within the frontyard setback.
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1. To amend section 30A as follows:
The special permit granting authority shall be the Board of Appeals for all special
permits, except those special permits for which the Planning Board is specifically
designated by any provision of this chapter as the special permit granting authority. In
instances where all or any portion of a project involves an special permit application to
the Planning Board for a as special permit granting authority for major residential
developments pursuant to § 139-7F8B, for cluster developments pursuant to § 139-
7B8A, for mixed-income residential developments pursuant to § 139-7I, for special
permitted developments certain uses in the Wellhead Recharge District pursuant to
§ 139-12B, for special permitted developments in the Moorlands Management District
pursuant to § 139-13, or WECS installations pursuant to § 139-21C, and for multifamily
dwellings pursuant to § 139-812J., and for assisted-living facilities pursuant to § 139-
14C and elder housing facilities in the Limited Commercial District, the Planning Board
shall serve as the special permit granting authority for all other special permits required
in connection with such project
7. To amend section 30D(1) as follows:
Applications for special permits, together with any supporting materials, may be referred
by the special permit granting authority to any of the following Nantucket boards,
commissions, departments, workgroups, and officers for their review, individually or
jointly, and comment., forthwith upon receipt of the application by the Board of Appeals:
Board of Health
Superintendent of Public Works
Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
Fire Chief
Conservation Commission
Historic District Commission
Traffic Safety Committee
Board of Selectmen
8. To amend section 32D(1) as follows:
Applications for variances, together with any supporting materials, may be referred by
the Board of Appeals to any of the following Nantucket boards, commissions,
departments, workgroups, and officers for their review, individually or jointly, and
comment., forthwith upon receipt of the application by the Board of Appeals:
Board of Health
Superintendent of Public Works
Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
Fire Chief
Conservation Commission
Historic District Commission
Traffic Safety Committee
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9. To amend section 33A(3)(a) as follows:
Except where the Zoning Enforcement Officer or the permit granting authority
determines or finds that a special permit is issued finding that the alteration,
reconstruction, extension or structural change to a single- or two-family residential
structure does not increase the its nonconforming nature of said structure.
11. To delete section 33E(1) in its entirety and replace existing language in 33E with the
following:
In addition to the provisions of MGL c. 40A, § 6, as may be amended from time to time,
any increase in area, frontage, width, yard or depth requirements shall not prohibit an
unimproved lot from being built upon for single- and two-family residential purposes,
provided that: either at the time of recording or endorsement of such lot, whichever
occurred sooner, such lot was not held in common ownership with any adjoining land
and conformed to then-existing Zoning Bylaw requirements, and now has less than the
present requirements of area or frontage and has a frontage of not less than 20 feet or
the benefit of an appurtenant easement providing a means of access for vehicles and
utilities to and from a public street.
11. To amend section 33E(3) as follows:
For a lot within the provisions of this § 139-33E, the side yard and rear yard setbacks
shall be as required by § 139-16A above, except that for lots held in ownership separate
from adjoining land at all times since prior to July 27, 1992 for the following…
12. To delete section 33E(4) in its entirety.
13. To delete sections 33F-K in their entirety.
14. To amend section 34 as follows:
A. This chapter may, from time to time, be amended changed by amendment, such
amendment initiated by the submission of the change to the Board of Selectmen, by the
Board of Selectmen, by the Board of Appeals, by an individual owning land to be
affected by the change, by request of registered voters of the Town pursuant to MGL c.
39, § 10, or by the Planning and Economic Development Commission. and MGL c.
40A, § 5.
B. Proposed amendments shall be submitted by the Board of Selectmen to the Planning
Board for review, public hearing, report to Town Meeting and ultimate vote by Town
Meeting pursuant to MGL c. 40A, § 5.
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FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee supports the Planning Board
Motion.
ARTICLE 65
(Bylaw Amendment: Management of Coastal Properties Owned by Town)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 67 of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket, "Management of Coastal Properties Owned by Town", by striking the text of
the present Chapter 67 in its totality, and by inserting in its place the following new
Chapter 67; or take other action relative thereto:
Use of Town Real Property for Coastal Protection. The Board of Selectmen is
hereby empowered to authorize the use of Town-owned real property by public or
private individuals or entities for the construction and placement of coastal
engineering structures and erosion control measures to protect public and private
property, public ways, utilities and infrastructure from coastal erosion, under such
terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall deem appropriate for the
protection of the interests of the Town and the public, including the requirement
that all necessary licenses, permits and approvals shall be obtained in each
instance from all boards, commissions, agencies and other authorities having
jurisdiction.
(Arthur I. Reade, Jr., et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 66
(Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Capital Program Committee)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 11 (Committees), Article II (Capital
Program Committee) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket as follows (NOTE: new
language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout;
these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and,
further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in
order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket):
§ 11-6 Establishment; membership.
There shall be a Capital Program Committee consisting of seven voting members.
A. Four Five voting members will be appointed by the Board of Selectmen with terms
beginning and ending with the fiscal year, July 1 through June 30. With the exception of
the first appointments, each term will be three years. The first Board of Selectmen
appointments will be as follows: Committee members one and two initial appointments
will carry a one-year term; Committee member three initial appointment will carry a two-
year term; and Committee member four initial appointment will carry a three-year term.
After the initial terms, terms will follow the three-year rotation. For any first appointment
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made after an amendment to this paragraph A, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a
member to a two or three year term, so as to have no more than two terms expiring in
any year.
B. A fifth sixth voting member shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen;, and a
sixth seventh voting member shall be appointed b the Finance Committee; the seventh
voting member shall be appointed by the Nantucket Planning and Economic
Development Commission. Each of the fifth, sixth and seventh members must be
members of the appointing Board, Commission or Committee at the time of
appointment. Board, Commission or Committee appointments shall be for one fiscal
year and coterminous with the Town’s fiscal year or at cessation of the member’s term
of appointment, whichever occurs first.
C. Members may be reappointed for consecutive appointments terms.
§ 11-7 Meetings.
The Capital Program Committee shall meet at such times and in such places as it shall
determine necessary to investigate and evaluate any proposed public-funded capital
expenditure as defined in § 11-12.2. Such investigation and evaluation shall be done at
public hearings meetings held after due public notice.
§ 11-8 Compensation.
The members of the Capital Program Committee shall not be paid for their services but
may incur reasonable expenses in the performance of their duties.
§ 11-9 Issuance of reports.
The Capital Program Committee shall issue a report or reports on each proposed capital
expenditure, which report may include the findings of the Capital Program Committee
concerning the need for the project, the cost of the proposed project, the ability of the
Town of Nantucket to pay for the proposed project and other information deemed by the
Capital Program Committee to be relevant. Such reports shall be made to the Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee at least 10 30 days prior to the date of the Town
Meeting called to vote on any proposed capital expenditure.
§ 11-10 Ex officio member.
The Finance Director Town Manager of the Town or the Finance Director’s Town
Manager's designee shall be an ex officio member of the Capital Program Committee
but shall have no vote in the proceedings of the Committee.
§ 11-12.1 Projected funding.
The Town shall spend on capital projects a minimum of 1% of total Town local receipts
collected in the prior fiscal year plus 1% of the total real estate and personal property
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taxes collected in the prior fiscal year. If local receipts fall below the 1% minimum, the
Town may forego the funding requirement. Furthermore, funds designated for capital
expenditures not spent or encumbered within the fiscal year will be transferred to the
stabilization fund.
Or take any other action as related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 11 (Committees), Article II
(Capital Program Committee) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is amended as
follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is
shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of
the final text; and, further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw
be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of
the Town of Nantucket):
§ 11-6 Establishment; membership.
There shall be a Capital Program Committee consisting of seven voting members.
C. Members may be reappointed for consecutive appointments terms.
§ 11-7 Meetings.
The Capital Program Committee shall meet at such times and in such places as it shall
determine necessary to investigate and evaluate any proposed public-funded capital
expenditure as defined in § 11-12.2. Such investigation and evaluation shall be done at
public hearings meetings held after due public notice.
§ 11-8 Compensation.
The members of the Capital Program Committee shall not be paid for their services but
may incur reasonable expenses in the performance of their duties.
§ 11-9 Issuance of reports.
The Capital Program Committee shall issue a report or reports on each proposed capital
expenditure, which report may include the findings of the Capital Program Committee
concerning the need for the project, the cost of the proposed project, the ability of the
Town of Nantucket to pay for the proposed project and other information deemed by the
Capital Program Committee to be relevant. Such reports shall be made to the Board of
Selectmen and Finance Committee at least 10 30 days prior to the date of the Town
Meeting called to vote on any proposed capital expenditure.
§ 11-10 Ex officio member.
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The Finance Director Town Manager of the Town or the Finance Director’s Town
Manager's designee shall be an ex officio member of the Capital Program Committee
but shall have no vote in the proceedings of the Committee.
§ 11-12.1 Projected funding.
The Town shall spend on capital projects a minimum of 1% of total Town local receipts
collected in the prior fiscal year plus 1% of the total real estate and personal property
taxes collected in the prior fiscal year. If local receipts fall below the 1% minimum, the
Town may forego the funding requirement. Furthermore, funds designated for capital
expenditures not spent or encumbered within the fiscal year will be transferred to the
stabilization fund.
ARTICLE 67
(Bylaw Amendment: Committees/Finance Committee)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 11 (Committees), Article I (Finance
Committee) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket as follows (NOTE: new language is
shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods
to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
§ 11-1. Establishment; membership; vacancies.
There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of nine members; all of whom shall be
appointed by the Board of Selectmen at its first meeting, or some subsequent meeting,
after the Annual Town Meeting in the year 1925, A.D., three for terms of one year, three
for terms of two years and three for terms of three years, and, annually after the year
1925 A.D., the Board of Selectmen shall appoint at its first meeting, or some subsequent
meeting, after the Annual Town Meeting, three members of such Finance Committee for
terms of three years, and no member of the Finance Committee shall be a Town or
county officer or other municipal entity or directly interested in the expenditures of the
Town’s appropriations. In the event that a current member of the Finance Committee
shall obtain a position as a Town or County officer or otherwise obtain a direct interest in
the expenditures of the Town’s appropriations, said member shall be deemed to have
vacated his or her seat on the Finance Committee. In the event of any question
regarding the previous sentence as to whether a member is disqualified from continuing
to serve, the Board of Selectmen shall provide said member a hearing and shall
determine whether said member is removed from the Finance Committee. The Board of
Selectmen shall fill any vacancy which may occur in the Finance Committee for the
remainder of the term.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to amend Chapter 11 (Committees), Article I
(Finance Committee) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket as follows (NOTE: new
language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout;
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these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and,
further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in
order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket):
§ 11-1. Establishment; membership; vacancies.
There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of nine members; all of whom shall be
appointed by the Board of Selectmen at its first meeting, or some subsequent meeting,
after the Annual Town Meeting in the year 1925, A.D., three for terms of one year, three
for terms of two years and three for terms of three years, and, annually after the year
1925 A.D., the Board of Selectmen shall appoint at its first meeting, or some subsequent
meeting, after the Annual Town Meeting, three members of such Finance Committee for
terms of three years, and no member of the Finance Committee shall be an officer or
employee of the Town or County officer or any other municipal entity or directly
interested in the expenditures of the Town’s appropriations. The Board of Selectmen
shall fill any vacancy which may occur in the Finance Committee for the remainder of
the term.
ARTICLE 68
(Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 12 (Council for Human Services)
of the Code of the Town of Nantucket as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-
substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in
compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
§12.1. Establishment; purpose.
There is hereby established a Council for Human Services which shall make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and Town Administration regarding see to
the provision of all needed human services in a manner which can best serve the
residents of Nantucket, and the coordination of the efforts of existing service
organizations and the undertaking of efforts to obtain assistance and financial aid from
federal, state and local governments, as well as private state and local governments, as
well as private organizations, and the improvement of the provision of these services.
§12.2. Membership; terms; vacancies.
The Council shall consist of nine seven Nantucket residents who shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms.; provided, however, that three of the initial
appointments shall be for a term of one year, three for a term of two years and three for
a term of three years. No member may be appointed to serve for more than two
consecutive terms. Two of the initial appointments shall be for a term of one year, two
for a term of two years and three for a term of three years. The term of office shall be
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based on a year commencing on July 1 of each calendar year. Vacancies occurring in
any position during a term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the
same manner as an original appointment. No member of the Council shall be a board
member or employee of any organization being considered for or in receipt of Town
funds.
§12.3. Authorization to establish budget; expenditures; grants.
The Council and its Coordinator, if so established by Town Meeting, shall be authorized
to establish an annual budget and expend such funds and to apply for, accept and
expend federal and state grants for such purposes aforementioned.
Or take any other action as related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 12 (Council for Human
Services) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is amended as follows (NOTE: new
language is shown as highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout;
these methods to denote changes are not meant to become part of the final text; and,
further, that non-substantive changes to the numbering of this bylaw be permitted in
order that it be in compliance with the numbering format of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket):
§12.1. Establishment; purpose.
There is hereby established a Council for Human Services which shall make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen and Town Administration regarding see to
the provision of all needed human services in a manner which can best serve the
residents of Nantucket, and the coordination of the efforts of existing service
organizations and the undertaking of efforts to obtain assistance and financial aid from
federal, state and local governments, as well as private state and local governments, as
well as private organizations, and the improvement of the provision of these services.
§12.2. Membership; terms; vacancies.
The Council shall consist of nine seven Nantucket residents who shall be appointed by
the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms.; provided, however, that three of the initial
appointments shall be for a term of one year, three for a term of two years and three for
a term of three years. No member may be appointed to serve for more than two
consecutive terms. Two of the initial appointments shall be for a term of one year, two
for a term of two years and three for a term of three years. The term of office shall be
based on a year commencing on July 1 of each calendar year. Vacancies occurring in
any position during a term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the
same manner as an original appointment.
§12.3. Authorization to establish budget; expenditures; grants.
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The Council and its Coordinator, if so established by Town Meeting, shall be authorized
to establish an annual budget and expend such funds and to apply for, accept and
expend federal and state grants for such purposes aforementioned.
ARTICLE 69
(Bylaw Amendment: Council for Human Services)
To see if the Town will vote to enact or re-enact Chapter 12 of the Nantucket
Code as amended below, in order to establish or re-establish the Council for Human
Services, provide staffing for such Council, define the duties of such Council and its
staff, and provide for and define the duties of a Contract Review Subcommittee of the
Council.
CHAPTER 12. COUNCIL FOR HUMAN SERVICES
Section 12-1. Establishment; purpose.
There is hereby established or re-established a Council for Human Services which shall
serve as an advisory body to the Town Manager, the Town Procurement Officer and the
Board of Selectmen regarding the see to the provision by or through the Town of such
all needed human services as are most necessary for the health and welfare of in a
manner which can best serve the residents of Nantucket., the coordination of the efforts
of existing service organizations and the undertaking of efforts to obtain assistance and
financial aid from federal, state and local governments, as well as private state and local
governments, as well as private organizations, and the improvement of the provision of
these services.
Section 12-2. Membership; terms; vacancies.
The Council shall consist of nine Nantucket residents who shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen for three-year terms; provided, however, that three of the initial
appointments shall be for a term of one year, three for a term of two years and three for
a term of three years. No member may be appointed to serve for more than two
consecutive terms. The term of office shall be based on a year commencing on July 1 of
each calendar year. Vacancies occurring in any position during a term shall be filled for
the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment. Each
Member of the Council serving at the time of the passage of this chapter shall remain in
office until the end of his or her term and until a successor member is appointed by the
Board of Selectmen.
Section 12-3. Authorization to establish budget; expenditures; grants.
The Council and its Coordinator, if so established by Town Meeting, shall be authorized
to establish an annual budget and expend such funds and to apply for, accept and
expend federal and state grants for such purposes aforementioned. Staff.
The staff of the Council shall consist of two positions, a Director / Coordinator and an
Administrative Assistant. Salaries of staff of the Council as well as supplies and all other
costs and expenses of the Council shall be budgeted in the departmental budget of the
“Council for Human Services" as that "town administration department" is set forth in
Article IV Section 4.4 (b) of the Charter of the Town of Nantucket as that Charter now
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exists or as it may hereafter be amended to establish or identify any successor "town
administration department."
Section 12-4. When effective.
The creation establishment or re-establishment of this Council shall take effect upon the
passage of this chapter.
Section 12-5. Operating Procedures.
The Council shall enact rules and procedures necessary for its operation and the
carrying out of its duties as set forth in this Chapter.
Section 12-6 Duties of Council.
The Council shall:
A. Consult with and advise the Town Manager or his/her delegate and the
Board of Selectmen on matters relating to the provision of necessary
human services by or through the Town of Nantucket;
B. Conduct studies and make recommendations to the Town Manager or
his/her delegate and to the Board of Selectmen on efficient and cost-
effective methods for delivery of necessary human services by or through
the Town of Nantucket;
C. Conduct public hearings as necessary to determine the human services
needs of the residents of the Town of Nantucket and advise the Town
Manager or his/her delegate and the Board of Selectmen of findings and
recommendations based upon such public input;
D. Review proposed federal and state legislation and regulations relating to
human services for its potential impact on the Town of Nantucket and
report and make recommendations to the Town Manager or his/her
delegate and the Board of Selectmen on such matters;
E. Identify and recommend to the Town Manager or his/her delegate, subject
to his/her approval, those necessary human services, in addition to the
duties set forth in this Chapter at Section 12.7, which may be most cost
effectively provided to the residents of the Town of Nantucket directly by
Council staff;
F. On an annual basis, not later than September 1 of each year, submit to the
Board of Selectmen a "Community Needs Statement" including a written
report and recommendations regarding necessary human services that the
Town of Nantucket may provide through independent contractors for the
next fiscal year.
G. For each upcoming fiscal year, receive from the Town Manager his/her
targeted budget for contracted human services and make
recommendations for needs-based contract expenditures within the
targeted budget;
H. Appoint three of its members as a Contract Review Subcommittee to
support and assist the Town Procurement Officer in the solicitation
process for letting Town contracts for Human Services and to report to the
Finance Committee on the need and cost effectiveness of any such
proposed contracts as further set forth in Section 12.8 of this Chapter;
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I. On a quarterly basis review and report on the human services provided by
Council staff;
J. Monitor, review and report, in consultation with the Town Procurement
Officer, on a quarterly basis on the performance of human services
contractors;
K. Encourage and facilitate voluntary participation of Council members in
projects, events, programs and other activities that promote the health and
welfare of the residents of the Town of Nantucket.
L. Undertake other work as requested by the Board of Selectmen and the
Town Manager.
Section 12-7 Duties of Council Staff:
The duties of Council staff insofar as endorsed and directed by otherwise authorized
Town officials shall include the following:
A. Provision of administrative support to the Council and its Subcommittee;
B. Provision of the following human services directly to Town residents:
a. Assistance to Nantucket residents in making applications for fuel
assistance;
b. Assistance to Nantucket residents in making applications for
federal, state and private programs that provide health, welfare
and other benefits from public and private agencies when such
assistance is not otherwise available from other governmental or
private agencies;
c. Emergency Assistance to homeless persons;
d. Referrals of needy persons to other public and private agencies
for assistance available through those agencies;
e. Maintenance and updating to the Town website of an inventory of
Human Services providers within the region;
C. Service as the Town's representative to governmental and private groups
concerned with human services issues and provision of reports to the
Council concerning the activities of such groups as are designated and
approved by Town Manager or other authorized Town Officer;
D. Performance of such other duties as designated by the Town Manager or
other authorized Town officer or as recommended by the Council and
approved by the Town Manager or other authorized Town Officer.
Section 12-8 Contract Review Subcommittee -- Appointment.
At the beginning of each fiscal year the Council, by majority vote of its members, shall
appoint three of its members to serve as the Contract Review Subcommittee of the
Nantucket Council for Human Services. Members of the Contract Review Subcommittee
shall be in full compliance with the provisions of Massachusetts General Law Chapter
268A.
Section 12-9 Contract Review Committee - Duties.
The Contract Review Committee shall:
A. Consult with and advise the Town Procurement Officer and the Town
Manager regarding development of scopes of services, evaluation criteria,
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monitoring requirements and other relevant statutory and regulatory
requirements for solicitation and issuance of contracts for provision of
human services necessary for the benefit of the public health and welfare
of residents of the Town as determined by the Board of Selectmen;
B. Assist the Town Procurement Officer to evaluate bids and proposals
submitted in response to each and every solicitation by the Town for
human services contracts;
C. Provide an independent written report directly to the Finance Committee
for each fiscal year regarding the cost-effectiveness of anticipated
proposed expenditures by the Town for the provision of human services
including services through independent contractors.
(Mary Wawro, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee could not recommend this Article
as it recommends salaried staff positions that currently cannot be supported. There is
currently a director and assistant in the Department of Human Services that we hope will
work with the Council for Human Services to properly address the human service needs
on the island.
ARTICLE 70
(Bylaw Amendment: Community Preservation Committee)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 11, Article VI of the Code of the
Town of Nantucket as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text,
language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not
meant to become part of the final text; and, further, that non-substantive changes to the
numbering of this bylaw be permitted in order that it be in compliance with the
numbering format of the Code of the Town of Nantucket):
Section 11-21. Establishment; membership; appointment; term.
The Community Preservation Committee is established in accordance with MGL c. 44B,
§§ 3 through 7. The Committee shall consist of nine members. The members shall
include an appointed designee from each of the following boards, commissions or
authorities: one member of the Conservation Commission; one member of the Historic
District Commission Historical Commission; one member of the Land Bank; one
member of the Planning Board; one member of the Park and Recreation Commission;
one member of the Nantucket Housing Authority; one member of the Board of
Selectmen. The respective board, commission or authority shall appoint each designee
and, whenever necessary, fill unexpired terms. These members shall serve their initial
appointments respective of the sequence they are listed above, as follows: three
members for three-year terms; two members for two-year terms; and two members for
one-year terms; thereafter all appointments shall be for three-year terms. There shall
also be two members-at-large from the community. The Board of Selectmen shall
appoint these members for one-year terms; thereafter these members shall be
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determined each third year through normal Town election and balloting procedures.
Whenever necessary, these members-at-large shall be appointed by the Board of
Selectmen to fill an unexpired term.
Section 11-22. Duties.
A. The Community Preservation Committee shall study the needs, possibilities and
resources of the Town regarding community preservation. The Committee shall consult
with existing municipal boards and agencies, various agencies, organizations and/or
individuals, and particularly those existing municipal boards and agencies represented
on the Committee, in conducting such studies. As part of its studies, the Committee
shall hold one or more public informational hearings annually on the needs, possibilities
and resources of the Town regarding community preservation possibilities and
resources, notice of which shall be posted publicly and published for each of two weeks
preceding a hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. The Committee
shall make recommendations to Town Meeting for the acquisition, creation and
preservation of open space; for the acquisition and preservation of historic resources;
for the acquisition, creation and preservation of land for recreational use; for the
creation, preservation and support of community housing; and for rehabilitation or
restoration of such open space, historic resources, land for recreational use and
community housing that is acquired or created as provided in this section. With respect
to community housing, the Committee shall recommend, whenever possible, the reuse
of existing buildings or construction of new building on previously developed sites.
Or take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee urges the Community
Preservation Committee, the Board of Selectmen and Town Counsel to reach a
consensus on the membership, appointments and terms and to submit a proposed
article for consideration at the next town meeting.
ARTICLE 71
(Bylaw Amendment: Adoption of Stretch Code)
To see if the Town will vote to adopt the portion of the State of Massachusetts
Building Energy Code (780 CMR Appendix 120AA), known as the Stretch Code, by
amending the Code of the Town of Nantucket by adding a new section 60 as follows:
§60 – Building and Occupancy Permits, Demolition Delay, and Stretch Code.
§60-1 Stretch Code
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The purpose of the Stretch Code is to provide a more energy efficient alternative to the
base energy code applicable to the relevant section of the building code for both new
construction and existing buildings.
A. The Stretch Code applies to residential and commercial buildings.
Buildings not included in this scope shall comply with 780 CMR 13, 34, 61, or
93, as applicable.
B. The Stretch Code, as codified by the Board of Building Regulations and
Standards as 780 CMR Appendix 120 AA, including any amendments and
modifications, is herein incorporated by reference.
Or take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: While we support Green Community efforts, the
Finance Committee needs additional information on the financial impact on the
community.
ARTICLE 72
(Bylaw Amendment: Sewer Commissioners, Board of)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, by adding a new section 4 as
follows:
§ 41-4.
The Nantucket Sewer Commission is authorized, without a Town Meeting vote to add to
the sewer districts created pursuant to this act and set forth in Sections 41-2 and 41-3
as adopted in the 2010 Annual Town Meeting, those additional properties located within
“needs areas” as defined by Nantucket’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management
Plan prepared by Earth Tech dated March 2004, approved by the Secretary of
Environmental Affairs on May 14, 2004, and further, the Nantucket Sewer Commission
is authorized to permit sewer connections outside of the aforesaid sewer districts only
for the following: (a) municipal buildings, (b) public restrooms, or (c) affordable housing
constructed pursuant to Chapters 40B and 40R of the Massachusetts General Laws.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners) of the Code of the Town of Nantucket is amended by adding a new
section 4 as follows:
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§ 41-4.
The Nantucket Sewer Commission is authorized, without a Town Meeting vote to add to
the sewer districts created pursuant to this act and set forth in Sections 41-2 and 41-3
as adopted in the 2010 Annual Town Meeting, those additional properties located within
“needs areas” as defined by Nantucket’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management
Plan prepared by Earth Tech dated March 2004, approved by the Secretary of
Environmental Affairs on May 14, 2004, and further, the Nantucket Sewer Commission
is authorized to permit sewer connections outside of the aforesaid sewer districts only
for the following: (a) municipal buildings, (b) public restrooms, or (c) affordable housing
constructed pursuant to Chapters 40B and 40R of the Massachusetts General Laws.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: Town Counsel advises that this Article does not
address funding for sewer extensions. Any Town funds to connect additional properties
would require a town meeting appropriation.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN COMMENT: The Board of Selectmen supports the Finance
Committee Motion.
ARTICLE 73
(Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners), section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket by adding the following parcels to the Town Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
43 8 6 Gardner Road
43 9 4 Gardner Road
43 10 2 Gardner Road
43 12.2 67 Polpis Road
43 13 2 Kelley Road
43 14 56 Polpis Road
43 14.1 66 Polpis Road
43 14.2 64 Polpis Road
43 15 61 Polpis Road
43 16 13 Shimmo Pond Road
43 17 14 Shimmo Pond Road
43 18 16 Shimmo Pond Road
43 19 4 Harbor View Drive
43 20 6 Harbor View Drive
43 21 12 Cathcart Road
43 68 22 Cathcart Road
43 69 15 Cathcart Road
43 75 44 Shimmo Pond Road
43 77 46 Shimmo Pond Road
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43 79 48 Shimmo Pond Road
43 81 10 North Road
43 82 12 North Road
43 83 14 North Road
43 84 16 North Road
43 85 37 Gardner Road
43 86 31 Gardner Road
43 87 15 Gardner Road
43 88 13 Gardner Road
43 90 8 Shawkemo Road
43 91.1 4 Shawkemo Road
43 91.2 6 Shawkemo Road
43 92 25 Gardner Road
43 93 16 Gardner Road
43 94.2 12 Gardner Road
43 95 15 Shimmo Pond Road
43 96 50 Gardner Road
43 97 21 Shimmo Pond Road
43 98 1 Harbor View Drive
43 99 3 Harbor View Drive
43 100 5 Harbor View Drive
43 101 14 Cathcart Road
43 122 and 123 26 Shimmo Pond Road
43 124 34 Shimmo Pond Road
43 125 38 Shimmo Pond Road
43 126 42 Shimmo Pond Road
43 127 35 Shimmo Pond Road
43 128 4 Middle Valley Road
43 131 11 North Road
43 131.1 9 North Road
43 132 28 Gardner Road
43 133 14 South Valley Road
43 134 17 South Valley Road
43 135 18 Gardner Road
43 136 15 South Valley Road
43 137 11 South Valley Road
43 139 12 South Valley Road
43 140 10 South Valley Road
43 142 7 South Valley Road
43 143 5 South Valley Road
43 144 23 Shimmo Pond Road
43 145 22 Shimmo Pond Road
43 146 11 Cathcart Road
43 155 Shimmo Pond Road
43 156 33 Shimmo Pond Road
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43 157 2 Middle Valley Road
43 160 8 Middle Valley Road
43 162 12 Middle Valley Road
43 164 6 South Valley Road
43 164.1 6 South Valley Road
43 165 2 South Valley Road
43 166 3 South Valley Road
43 167 28 Shimmo Pond Road
43 168 30 Shimmo Pond Road
43 169 132 Shimmo Pond Road
43 170 31 Shimmo Pond Road
43 171 21 Gardner Road
43 172 19 Gardner Road
43 173 17 Gardner Road
43 173 21 Gardner Road
43 210 68 Polpis Road
43 300 3 Juniper Hill
43 301 5 Juniper Hill
43 302 7 Juniper Hill
43 303 9 Juniper Hill
43 304 8 Juniper Hill
43 305 6 Juniper Hill
43 306 4 Juniper Hill
43 307 2 Juniper Hill
43 308 8 South Valley Road
43 309 19 Shimmo Pond Road
43 310 10 South Valley Road
54 7 49 Monomoy Road
54 8 4 Cathcart Road
54 9 6 Cathcart Road
54 10.1 8 Cathcart Road
54 10.2 10 Cathcart Road
54 11 9 Cathcart Road
54 11.1 7 Cathcart Road
54 12 36 Brewster Road
54 13 44 Brewster Road
54 14 46 Brewster Road
54 15 12 Shimmo Pond Road
54 16 47 Brewster Road
54 19 45 Polpis Road
54 20 47 Polpis Road
54 21 49 Polpis Road
54 22 51 Polpis Road
54 23 53 Polpis Road
54 24 55 Polpis Road
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54 24.1 55R Polpis Road
54 25 57 Polpis Road
54 26 59 Polpis Road
54 27 7 Kelley Road
54 28 4 Kelley Road
54 29 6 Kelley Road
54 30 8 Kelley Road
54 31 10 Kelley Road
54 32 12 Kelley Road
54 81 2 Cathcart Road
54 82 4 Cathcart Road
54 83 5 Cathcart Road
54 84 32 Brewster Road
54 85 33 Brewster Road
54 86 35 Brewster Road
54 87 37 Brewster Road
54 88 39 Brewster Road
54 89 43 Brewster Road
54 90 45 Brewster Road
54 96 13 Kelley Road
54 97 11 Kelley Road
54 98 9 Kelley Road
54 99 14 Kelley Road
54 100 16 Kelley Road
54 101 18 Kelley Road
54 104 28 Kelley Road
54 150 6 Berkeley Avenue
54 158 10 Berkeley Avenue
54 169.2 26 Brewster Road
54 169.3 24 Brewster Road
54 171 28 Brewster Road
54 172 31 Brewster Road
54 173 27 Brewster Road
54 173.1 29B Brewster Road
54 174 25 Brewster Road
54 175 (a portion of) Brewster Road
54 175.1 19 Brewster Road
54 175.2 23 Brewster Road
54 215 4 Berkeley Avenue
54 220.1 5 Boston Avenue
54 220.2 20 Brewster Road
54 221 16 Brewster Road
54 222 17 Brewster Road
54 223 15 Brewster Road
54 224 11 Brewster Road
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54 236 14 Brewster Road
54 250 28 Polpis Road
54 251 30 Polpis Road
54 252 32 Polpis Road
54 253 34 Polpis Road
54 254 36 Polpis Road
54 255 2 Shimmo Pond Road
54 256 4 Shimmo Pond Road
54 257 6 Shimmo Pond Road
54 258 8 Shimmo Pond Road
54 259 3 Shimmo Pond Road
54 261 3 Brewster Road
54 264 40 Polpis Road
54 265 40 Polpis Road
54 266 42 Polpis Road
54 267 44 Polpis Road
54 285 2 Sasachumet Lane
54 286 4 Sasachumet Lane
54 287 5 Brewster Road
54 288 34 Brewster Road
54 293 29 Brewster Road
54 294 29 Brewster Road
54 296 21 Brewster Road
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the map entitled “Nantucket Sewer
Districts Town and Siasconset” be amended by adding the following parcels to the Town
Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
43 1 1 Pimnys Point
43 8 6 Gardner Road
43 9 4 Gardner Road
43 10 2 Gardner Road
43 12.2 67 Polpis Road
43 13 2 Kelley Road
43 14 56 Polpis Road
43 14.1 66 Polpis Road
43 14.2 64 Polpis Road
43 15 61 Polpis Road
43 16 13 Shimmo Pond Road
43 17 14 Shimmo Pond Road
43 18 16 Shimmo Pond Road
43 19 4 Harbor View Drive
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43 20 6 Harbor View Drive
43 21 12 Cathcart Road
43 68 22 Cathcart Road
43 69 15 Cathcart Road
43 75 44 Shimmo Pond Road
43 77 46 Shimmo Pond Road
43 79 48 Shimmo Pond Road
43 81 10 North Road
43 82 12 North Road
43 83 14 North Road
43 84 16 North Road
43 85 37 Gardner Road
43 86 31 Gardner Road
43 87 15 Gardner Road
43 88 13 Gardner Road
43 90 8 Shawkemo Road
43 91.1 4 Shawkemo Road
43 91.2 6 Shawkemo Road
43 92 25 Gardner Road
43 93 16 Gardner Road
43 94.2 12 Gardner Road
43 95 15 Shimmo Pond Road
43 96 50 Gardner Road
43 97 21 Shimmo Pond Road
43 98 1 Harbor View Drive
43 99 3 Harbor View Drive
43 100 5 Harbor View Drive
43 101 14 Cathcart Road
43 122 and 123 26 Shimmo Pond Road
43 124 34 Shimmo Pond Road
43 125 38 Shimmo Pond Road
43 126 42 Shimmo Pond Road
43 127 35 Shimmo Pond Road
43 128 4 Middle Valley Road
43 131 11 North Road
43 131.1 9 North Road
43 132 28 Gardner Road
43 133 14 South Valley Road
43 134 17 South Valley Road
43 135 18 Gardner Road
43 136 15 South Valley Road
43 137 11 South Valley Road
43 139 12 South Valley Road
43 140 10 South Valley Road
43 142 7 South Valley Road
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43 143 5 South Valley Road
43 144 23 Shimmo Pond Road
43 145 22 Shimmo Pond Road
43 146 11 Cathcart Road
43 155 Shimmo Pond Road
43 156 33 Shimmo Pond Road
43 157 2 Middle Valley Road
43 160 8 Middle Valley Road
43 162 12 Middle Valley Road
43 164 6 South Valley Road
43 164.1 6 South Valley Road
43 165 2 South Valley Road
43 166 3 South Valley Road
43 167 28 Shimmo Pond Road
43 168 30 Shimmo Pond Road
43 169 132 Shimmo Pond Road
43 170 31 Shimmo Pond Road
43 171 21 Gardner Road
43 172 19 Gardner Road
43 173 17 Gardner Road
43 173 21 Gardner Road
43 210 68 Polpis Road
43 300 3 Juniper Hill
43 301 5 Juniper Hill
43 302 7 Juniper Hill
43 303 9 Juniper Hill
43 304 8 Juniper Hill
43 305 6 Juniper Hill
43 306 4 Juniper Hill
43 307 2 Juniper Hill
43 308 8 South Valley Road
43 309 19 Shimmo Pond Road
43 310 10 South Valley Road
54 7 49 Monomoy Road
54 8 4 Cathcart Road
54 9 6 Cathcart Road
54 10.1 8 Cathcart Road
54 10.2 10 Cathcart Road
54 11 9 Cathcart Road
54 11.1 7 Cathcart Road
54 12 36 Brewster Road
54 13 44 Brewster Road
54 14 46 Brewster Road
54 15 12 Shimmo Pond Road
54 16 47 Brewster Road
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54 19 45 Polpis Road
54 20 47 Polpis Road
54 21 49 Polpis Road
54 22 51 Polpis Road
54 23 53 Polpis Road
54 24 55 Polpis Road
54 24.1 55R Polpis Road
54 25 57 Polpis Road
54 26 59 Polpis Road
54 27 7 Kelley Road
54 28 4 Kelley Road
54 29 6 Kelley Road
54 30 8 Kelley Road
54 31 10 Kelley Road
54 32 12 Kelley Road
54 81 2 Cathcart Road
54 82 4 Cathcart Road
54 83 5 Cathcart Road
54 84 32 Brewster Road
54 85 33 Brewster Road
54 86 35 Brewster Road
54 87 37 Brewster Road
54 88 39 Brewster Road
54 89 43 Brewster Road
54 90 45 Brewster Road
54 96 13 Kelley Road
54 97 11 Kelley Road
54 98 9 Kelley Road
54 99 14 Kelley Road
54 100 16 Kelley Road
54 101 18 Kelley Road
54 104 28 Kelley Road
54 150 6 Berkeley Avenue
54 158 10 Berkeley Avenue
54 169.2 26 Brewster Road
54 169.3 24 Brewster Road
54 171 28 Brewster Road
54 172 31 Brewster Road
54 173 27 Brewster Road
54 173.1 29B Brewster Road
54 174 25 Brewster Road
54 175 (a portion of) Brewster Road
54 175.1 19 Brewster Road
54 175.2 23 Brewster Road
54 215 4 Berkeley Avenue
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54 220.1 5 Boston Avenue
54 220.2 20 Brewster Road
54 221 16 Brewster Road
54 222 17 Brewster Road
54 223 15 Brewster Road
54 224 11 Brewster Road
54 236 14 Brewster Road
54 250 28 Polpis Road
54 251 30 Polpis Road
54 252 32 Polpis Road
54 253 34 Polpis Road
54 254 36 Polpis Road
54 255 2 Shimmo Pond Road
54 256 4 Shimmo Pond Road
54 257 6 Shimmo Pond Road
54 258 8 Shimmo Pond Road
54 259 3 Shimmo Pond Road
54 261 3 Brewster Road
54 264 40 Polpis Road
54 265 40 Polpis Road
54 266 42 Polpis Road
54 267 44 Polpis Road
54 285 2 Sasachumet Lane
54 286 4 Sasachumet Lane
54 287 5 Brewster Road
54 288 34 Brewster Road
54 293 29 Brewster Road
54 294 29 Brewster Road
54 296 21 Brewster Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 73 Revised”
dated February 2011.
ARTICLE 74
(Bylaw Amendment: Town Sewer District Map Change)
To see if the Town will vote to confirm the positive recommendation of the
Nantucket Sewer Commission by including the following parcels within the Town of
Nantucket Sewer District: (a) 24 Brewster Road – Tax Map 54, parcel 169.3; 26 Brewster
Road – Tax Map 54, parcel 169.2.
(COMMENT: these parcels abut a marshy area that flows to the harbor. There are two
failing septic systems on one of the lots already. Preventing more nutrient loading by
including these two lots in the Sewer District will have a positive effect on the harbor
water quality.)
(Deborah E. Nicholson, et al)
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FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the map entitled “Nantucket Sewer
Districts Town and Siasconset” be amended by adding the following parcels to the Town
Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
54 169.2 26 Brewster Road
54 169.3 24 Brewster Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 74” dated
January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The parcels referenced in the Article are
contained in Article 73.
ARTICLE 75
(Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Town Sewer District)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners), Section 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the code of the Town of
Nantucket Sewer District Map by adding the following parcel to the map.
Map and Parcel Address
55 108 & 111 50 Cato Lane
(Tracy Canty, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the map entitled “Nantucket Sewer
Districts Town and Siasconset” be amended by adding the following parcels to the Town
Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
55 108 50 Cato Lane
55 111 50 Cato Lane
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 75” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 76
(Bylaw Amendment: Board of Sewer Commissioners/Sewer District Map Changes)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 41 (Board of Sewer
Commissioners), sections 41-3A (Town Sewer District) of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket by adding the following parcels to the Sewer District Map:
56-320, 56-320.1, 56-311, 56-125, 56-122, 56-124, 56-121, 56-116.1, 56-310.2, 56-116,
56-117, 56-310.1, 56-120, 56-118, 56-309, 56-308, and 56—67.3 (69, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 91, 95, 97, and 99 Hummock Pond Road respectively).
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(Martin McGowan, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the map entitled “Nantucket Sewer
Districts Town and Siasconset” be amended by adding the following parcels to the Town
Sewer District:
Map Lot Number Street
56 311 77 Hummock Pond Road
56 125 78 Hummock Pond Road
56 122 79 Hummock Pond Road
56 121 81 Hummock Pond Road
56 310.2 83 Hummock Pond Road
56 117 86 Hummock Pond Road
56 310.1 87 Hummock Pond Road
56 120 88 Hummock Pond Road
56 118 91 Hummock Pond Road
56 309 95 Hummock Pond Road
56 308 97 Hummock Pond Road
56 67.3 99 Hummock Pond Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 76” dated
February 2011.
ARTICLE 77
(Bylaw Amendment: Car Rental Agencies, Registration of)
To see if the Town will vote to amend Chapter 58 of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket (Car Rental Agencies, Registration of) by inserting a new section as follows:
§58-7. Electric Vehicles.
The Board of Selectmen may develop an exemption for up to 10 (ten) battery electric
vehicles from the rental vehicle sticker, without regard to the requirements and
limitations of §58-3 B, C and D of this Code.
And to amend §58-1 (Definitions) by inserting the following new definition:
BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A motor vehicle propelled by a motor powered by
electrical energy from rechargeable batteries or other source onboard the vehicle.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town amend Chapter 58 of the
Code of the Town of Nantucket (Car Rental Agencies, Registration of) by inserting a
new section as follows:
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§58-7. Electric Vehicles.
The Board of Selectmen may develop an exemption for up to 10 (ten) battery electric
vehicles from the rental vehicle sticker, without regard to the requirements and
limitations of §58-3 B, C and D of this Code.
And to amend §58-1 (Definitions) by inserting the following new definition:
BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A motor vehicle propelled by a motor powered by
electrical energy from rechargeable batteries or other source onboard the vehicle.
ARTICLE 78
(Amendments to Town of Nantucket Affordable
Housing Trust Fund – Declaration of Trust)
To see if the Town will vote to amend the provisions of the Town of Nantucket
Affordable Housing Trust Fund adopted by the vote under Article 72 of the 2009 Annual
Town Meeting as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as highlighted text, language
to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote changes are not meant to
become part of the final text):
SECOND: Purpose
The purpose of the Trust shall be to provide for the creation and preservation of
affordable housing in the Town of Nantucket, preferably in perpetuity, as a general
policy, but subject to exceptions where it is practicable and reasonable to do so, for the
benefit of year-round low and moderate income households who would otherwise have
difficulty, financial or otherwise, locating housing on Nantucket.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Affordable Housing Trust)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town amend the provisions of the
Town of Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust Fund adopted by the vote under Article 72
of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting as follows (NOTE: new language is shown as
highlighted text, language to be deleted is shown by strikeout; these methods to denote
changes are not meant to become part of the final text):
SECOND: Purpose
The purpose of the Trust shall be to provide for the creation and preservation of
affordable housing in the Town of Nantucket, preferably in perpetuity, as a general
policy, but subject to exceptions where it is practicable and reasonable to do so, for the
benefit of year-round low and moderate income households who would otherwise have
difficulty, financial or otherwise, locating housing on Nantucket.
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ARTICLE 79
(Acceptance of Massachusetts General Law Pertaining to Quarterly Tax Payments)
To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 59 section 57C of
the Massachusetts General Laws to provide for quarterly tax bills, beginning in fiscal
year 2013. A complete copy of Chapter 59 section 57C of the Massachusetts General
Laws is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town accept the provisions of
Chapter 59 section 57C of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide for quarterly tax
bills, beginning in fiscal year 2013. A complete copy of Chapter 59 section 57C of the
Massachusetts General Laws is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 80
(Home Rule Petition: Amendment of Historic District Commission Act)
To see if the town of Nantucket will vote to request its representatives in the
General Court to introduce legislation amending the Historic District Commission Act as
set forth below and to authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen of the Town to make constructive changes in perfecting the language of this
legislation in order to secure passage, it being the intent to authorize the Board of
Selectmen and General Court to vary the specific text of the requested legislation within
the scope of the general public objectives of this home rule petition, such legislation to
read substantially as follows:
AN ACT AMENDING THE NANTUCKET HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISTION ACT
Section 1. An Act Establishing An Historic District Commission For The Town Of
Nantucket And Establishing Nantucket Island As The Historic District (being chapter 395
of the Acts of 1970, as amended by chapter 708 of the Acts of 1972, chapter 300 of the
Acts of 1984, as amended by chapter 291 of the Acts of 1985, as amended by chapter
735 of the Acts of 1987, as amended by chapter 333 of the Acts of 1989, as amended
by chapter 314 of the Acts of 1990, as amended by chapter 193 of the Acts of 1998, as
amended by chapter 57 of the Acts of 2000, as amended by chapter 90 of the Acts of
2002, as amended by chapter 90 of the Acts of 2010, referred to collectively as the
"HDC Act") is hereby amended as follows:
a. by striking out the definition of " structure" in Section 2A and inserting in its
place thereof the following definition:-
"Structure" a combination of materials, other than a building, that includes, a vending
machine, sign, fence, terrace, walk, driveway and object that needs a gravel or cement
footing, or a fastener to keep it in place.
b. By adding a new Section 8(a) entitled "Applicant's Rights" as follows:
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HDC members shall act with proper conduct and ethics based on the rules and
regulations adopted by the Historic District Commission pursuant to Section 8 of the
HDC Act.
If an applicant believes that a member or members of the HDC have violated such rules
and regulations, the applicant may use the procedure set forth in Section 5.4 of the
Town's Charter entitled "Recall of Elected Officials".
Or, to take any other action related thereto.
(Jesse Dutra, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT AMENDING THE NANTUCKET HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION ACT
Section 1. An Act Establishing An Historic District Commission For The Town Of
Nantucket And Establishing Nantucket Island As The Historic District (being chapter 395
of the Acts of 1970, as amended by chapter 708 of the Acts of 1972, chapter 300 of the
Acts of 1984, as amended by chapter 291 of the Acts of 1985, as amended by chapter
735 of the Acts of 1987, as amended by chapter 333 of the Acts of 1989, as amended
by chapter 314 of the Acts of 1990, as amended by chapter 193 of the Acts of 1998, as
amended by chapter 57 of the Acts of 2000, as amended by chapter 90 of the Acts of
2002, as amended by chapter 90 of the Acts of 2010, referred to collectively as the
"HDC Act") is hereby amended as follows:
a. by striking out the definition of " structure" in Section 2A and inserting in its
place thereof the following definition:-
"Structure" a combination of materials, other than a building, that includes, a vending
machine, sign, fence, terrace, walk, driveway and object that needs a gravel or cement
footing, or a fastener to keep it in place.
b. By adding a new Section 8(a) entitled "Applicant's Rights" as follows:
HDC members shall act with proper conduct and ethics based on the rules and
regulations adopted by the Historic District Commission pursuant to Section 8 of the
HDC Act.
If an applicant believes that a member or members of the HDC have violated such rules
and regulations, the applicant may use the procedure set forth in Section 5.4 of the
Town's Charter entitled "Recall of Elected Officials".
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ARTICLE 81
(Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance)
To see if the Town will vote to present the Home Rule petition set forth below to
the General Court, that the Town’s representatives in the General Court be requested to
introduce legislation set forth below, and that the General Court be authorized, with the
approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to vary the specific text of the requested
legislation within the scope of the public policy objectives of the Home Rule Petition set
forth below:
AN ACT APPROVING THE NANTUCKET ISLANDS LAND BANK TO SELL, CONVEY
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF
NANTUCKET FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE
Be in enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
special law to the contrary, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank may sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of certain land situated in the Town of Nantucket and described as an
approximately 5,000 square foot portion of Town of Nantucket Assessor’s Map 42.3.4,
Parcel 2.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Board of Selectmen for Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission)
NOTE: The above home rule petition was approved as Article 59 of the 2010 Annual
town Meeting. Home rule petitions currently pending before the legislature which were
not acted upon by December 31, 2010, will expire unless renewed by a confirmatory
town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT APPROVING THE SALE, CONVEYANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION BY THE
NANTUCKET ISLANDS LAND BANK OF CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN
OF NANTUCKET FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE
Be in enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
special law to the contrary, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank may sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of certain land situated in the Town of Nantucket and described as an
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approximately 5,000 square foot portion of Town of Nantucket Assessor’s Map 42.3.4,
Parcel 2.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 82
(Home Rule Petition: Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance)
To see if the Town will vote to present the Home Rule petition set forth below to
the General Court, that the Town’s representatives in the General Court be requested to
introduce legislation set forth below, and that the General Court be authorized, with the
approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to vary the specific text of the requested
legislation within the scope of the public policy objectives of the Home Rule Petition set
forth below:
AN ACT APPROVING THE NANTUCKET ISLANDS LAND BANK TO SELL, CONVEY
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF
NANTUCKET FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE
Be in enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
special law to the contrary, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank may sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of any or all portion of certain land situated in the Town of Nantucket
totalling approximately 38.5 acres shown on Town of Nantucket Assessor’s Map 89,
Parcel 6, 6.1 and 6.2.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Board of Selectmen for Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT APPROVING THE NANTUCKET ISLANDS LAND BANK TO SELL, CONVEY
OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF CERTAIN LAND SITUATED IN THE TOWN OF
NANTUCKET FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE
Be in enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1. Pursuant to Article XCVII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts notwithstanding the provisions of any general or
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special law to the contrary, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank may sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of any or all portion of certain land situated in the Town of Nantucket
totalling approximately 38.5 acres shown on Town of Nantucket Assessor’s Map 89,
Parcel 6, 6.1 and 6.2.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 83
(Home Rule Petition: Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the
General Court for special legislation set forth below; provided, however, that the General
Court may with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, make constructive changes in
language as may be necessary or advisable towards perfecting the intent of this
legislation in order to secure passage; or to take any other action related thereto.
AN ACT EXEMPTING THE HARBOR AND SHELLFISH ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERSHIP FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGARDING DISCUSSION OF
SHELLFISH LICENSING
Section 1. The second paragraph of Chapter 465 of the Acts of 1976 (“An Act
Establishing a Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board in the Town of Nantucket”) as
amended by Chapter 270 of the Acts of 1979 (“An Act Providing for the Filling of
Vacancies on the Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board of the Town of Nantucket”), is
hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end of the existing text:
“It is the intent of the establishment of the Nantucket Harbor and Shellfish
Advisory Board to provide an advisory role for commercial fishermen and those
who make a living from the sea, to the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, therefore
to encourage such persons to participate in this publicly elected advisory board,
the members of the Board shall be exempt from Chapter 268A subsections (a)
and (c) of section 17 of the Massachusetts General Laws and from Chapter 268A
section 19(a) of the Massachusetts General Laws when participating in the
particular matter of providing advice and recommendations to the Board of
Selectmen regarding shellfish fishing, harvesting, licensing and fishery
standards.”
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(Board of Selectmen)
NOTE: The above home rule petition was approved as Article 66 of the 2009 Annual
Town Meeting and Article 62 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting. Home rule petitions
currently pending before the legislature, which were not acted upon by December 31,
2010, will expire unless renewed by a confirmatory town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
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vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT EXEMPTING THE HARBOR AND SHELLFISH ADVISORY BOARD
MEMBERSHIP FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST REGARDING DISCUSSION OF
SHELLFISH LICENSING
Section 1. The second paragraph of Chapter 465 of the Acts of 1976 (“An Act
Establishing a Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board in the Town of Nantucket”) as
amended by Chapter 270 of the Acts of 1979 (“An Act Providing for the Filling of
Vacancies on the Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board of the Town of Nantucket”), is
hereby amended by adding the following new sentence at the end of the existing text:
“It is the intent of the establishment of the Nantucket Harbor and Shellfish
Advisory Board to provide an advisory role for commercial fishermen and those
who make a living from the sea, to the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, therefore
to encourage such persons to participate in this publicly elected advisory board,
the members of the Board shall be exempt from Chapter 268A subsections (a)
and (c) of section 17 of the Massachusetts General Laws and from Chapter 268A
section 19(a) of the Massachusetts General Laws when participating in the
particular matter of providing advice and recommendations to the Board of
Selectmen regarding shellfish fishing, harvesting, licensing and fishery
standards.”
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ARTICLE 84
(Home Rule Petition: Planning Process)
To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court to enact special
legislation for the town of Nantucket to amend the Nantucket Planning & Economic
Development Act as set forth below, that the General Court be authorized, with the
consent of the Board of Selectmen, to make constructive changes in the text thereto to
accomplish the public purposes thereof, as follows:
An Act Amending the Responsibilities of the Nantucket Planning & Economic
Development Commission
SECTION 1. Chapter 561 of the Acts of 1973, as amended by chapter 98 of the Acts of
1981 and by Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1991, is hereby further amended by inserting
the following new Sections immediately following the existing text of section 4 as
follows:
Section 4A. The Commission shall be one of the Commonwealth’s regional planning
agencies.
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Section 4B. Certain developments of regional economic impact as hereinafter defined
proposed to be constructed within the limits of the town of Nantucket shall not be
constructed within such town without a Development of Regional Economic Impact
Permit (“DREIP”) therefore issued by the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development
Commission created by chapter 561 of the Acts of 1973 as amended, as a result of a
majority vote of the membership thereof. A DREIP shall be in addition to and not a
substitute for, nor in any way detract from, any permit, license, approval, or other
permission issued by the Town of Nantucket or any other applicable governmental
authority.
Section 4C. Developments of regional economic impact shall be those large-scale
commercial and industrial developments that have the potential to impact the
appearance, society and economy of the Town of Nantucket that exceed any one of the
following minimum thresholds:
(a) 30,000 gross square feet of interior space in a single building or on a single lot for
retail, manufacturing, or industrial use;
(b) 40,000 square feet of exterior storage, exterior industrial use;
(c) Alterations to more than 5 acres of shore, beach, seacoast, pond, marsh, dune,
woodland, wetland, endangered species habitat, aquifer, or other resource area for
commercial or industrial use; or
(d) Any commercial or industrial use that requires more than 100 parking spaces as
determined by the zoning bylaw of the Town of Nantucket.
Section 4D. The Commission shall by majority vote adopt rules and regulations for the
issuance of a DREIP after a public hearing, with a minimum of fourteen days prior
notice to the Town of Nantucket Board of Selectmen of the time and place of such
hearing; provided however, such rules and regulations shall not take effect except upon
an affirmative vote of the Town of Nantucket at a duly scheduled Town Meeting. Such
rules and regulations shall include specific time lines for action by the Commission
(including without limitation that the Commission shall file a written decision with the
Town Clerk within 180 days of the Commission’s receipt of a complete application for
the issuance of a DREIP), and standards and criteria to assess visual and
environmental impacts, employment characteristics and requirements for municipal or
regional services including solid waste disposal, water, sewer, tourist services and
facilities, transportation and education. Such rules and regulations shall provide that the
Commission shall issue a DREIP upon making the following findings:
(a) The probable benefit of the proposed project will exceed the probable
detriment;
(b) The proposed project is in compliance with any master plan adopted by the
community pursuant to Chapter 41-81D of the Massachusetts General Laws of
the Commonwealth, or other authority; and
(c) There are no practical, feasible or practicable options or alternatives that
might otherwise be employed due to unique physical, social or economic
conditions related to Nantucket’s island location.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon passage.
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Or, to take any other action as related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission)
NOTE: The above home rule petition was approved as Article 67 of the 2009 Annual
Town Meeting and Article 63 of the 2010 Annual Town Meeting. Home rule petitions
currently pending before the legislature, which were not acted upon by December 31,
2010, will expire unless renewed by a confirmatory town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
An Act Amending the Responsibilities of the Nantucket Planning & Economic
Development Commission
SECTION 1. Chapter 561 of the Acts of 1973, as amended by chapter 98 of the Acts of
1981 and by Chapter 458 of the Acts of 1991, is hereby further amended by inserting
the following new Sections immediately following the existing text of section 4 as
follows:
Section 4A. The Commission shall be one of the Commonwealth’s regional planning
agencies.
Section 4B. Certain developments of regional economic impact as hereinafter defined
proposed to be constructed within the limits of the town of Nantucket shall not be
constructed within such town without a Development of Regional Economic Impact
Permit (“DREIP”) therefore issued by the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development
Commission created by chapter 561 of the Acts of 1973 as amended, as a result of a
majority vote of the membership thereof. A DREIP shall be in addition to and not a
substitute for, nor in any way detract from, any permit, license, approval, or other
permission issued by the Town of Nantucket or any other applicable governmental
authority.
Section 4C. Developments of regional economic impact shall be those large-scale
commercial and industrial developments that have the potential to impact the
appearance, society and economy of the Town of Nantucket that exceed any one of the
following minimum thresholds:
(a) 30,000 gross square feet of interior space in a single building or on a single lot for
retail, manufacturing, or industrial use;
(b) 40,000 square feet of exterior storage, exterior industrial use;
(c) Alterations to more than 5 acres of shore, beach, seacoast, pond, marsh, dune,
woodland, wetland, endangered species habitat, aquifer, or other resource area for
commercial or industrial use; or
(d) Any commercial or industrial use that requires more than 100 parking spaces as
determined by the zoning bylaw of the Town of Nantucket.
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Section 4D. The Commission shall by majority vote adopt rules and regulations for the
issuance of a DREIP after a public hearing, with a minimum of fourteen days prior
notice to the Town of Nantucket Board of Selectmen of the time and place of such
hearing; provided however, such rules and regulations shall not take effect except upon
an affirmative vote of the Town of Nantucket at a duly scheduled Town Meeting. Such
rules and regulations shall include specific time lines for action by the Commission
(including without limitation that the Commission shall file a written decision with the
Town Clerk within 180 days of the Commission’s receipt of a complete application for
the issuance of a DREIP), and standards and criteria to assess visual and
environmental impacts, employment characteristics and requirements for municipal or
regional services including solid waste disposal, water, sewer, tourist services and
facilities, transportation and education. Such rules and regulations shall provide that the
Commission shall issue a DREIP upon making the following findings:
(a) The probable benefit of the proposed project will exceed the probable
detriment;
(b) The proposed project is in compliance with any master plan adopted by the
community pursuant to Chapter 41-81D of the Massachusetts General Laws of
the Commonwealth, or other authority; and
(c) There are no practical, feasible or practicable options or alternatives that
might otherwise be employed due to unique physical, social or economic
conditions related to Nantucket’s island location.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon passage.
ARTICLE 85
(Home Rule Petition: Conveyance of Land from County to Town)
To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court to enact a special act of
the Town of Nantucket the text of which act is set forth below, and that the General
Court be authorized, with the consent of the Board of Selectmen, to make constructive
changes in the text thereof to accomplish the public purposes thereof, as follows:
An Act Approving the Conveyance of Property by the County of Nantucket
Section 1. The County of Nantucket is hereby authorized to convey a parcel
containing 18,400 square feet of land bounded by the easterly sideline of Nonantum
Avenue; northerly by the southerly lot line of Assessor Map 88 Parcel 49, the southerly
sideline of a portion of former Clifford Street and the southerly lot line of Assessor Map
88 Parcels 50 and 51; the eastern sideline of former Harriet Street (f.k.a. Prospect
Street) and southerly by the northerly lot line of Assessor Map 88 Parcel 47, the
northern sideline of a portion of Clifford Street between former Nonantum Avenue and
the Atlantic Ocean and Assessor Map 88 Parcel 48, owned by the County of Nantucket
to the Town of Nantucket.
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Section 2. A majority of the voters at an Annual or Special Town Meeting shall
approve acceptance of any and all transfers authorized in Section 1, prior to such
conveyance taking effect.
Section 3. The provision of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and any
rights of first refusal in the Commonwealth under the provisions of Section 14 of Chapter
34 of the General Laws shall not be applicable to any conveyance authorized
hereunder.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon passage.
And, to take any other action as related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
NOTE: The above home rule petition was approved as Article 67 of the 2010 Annual
Town Meeting. Home rule petitions currently pending before the legislature, which were
not acted upon by December 31, 2010, will expire unless renewed by a confirmatory
town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
An Act Approving the Conveyance of Property by the County of Nantucket
Section 1. The County of Nantucket is hereby authorized to convey a parcel
containing 18,400 square feet of land bounded by the easterly sideline of Nonantum
Avenue; northerly by the southerly lot line of Assessor Map 88 Parcel 49, the southerly
sideline of a portion of former Clifford Street and the southerly lot line of Assessor Map
88 Parcels 50 and 51; the eastern sideline of former Harriet Street (f.k.a. Prospect
Street) and southerly by the northerly lot line of Assessor Map 88 Parcel 47, the
northern sideline of a portion of Clifford Street between former Nonantum Avenue and
the Atlantic Ocean and Assessor Map 88 Parcel 48, owned by the County of Nantucket
to the Town of Nantucket.
Section 2. A majority of the voters at an Annual or Special Town Meeting shall
approve acceptance of any and all transfers authorized in Section 1, prior to such
conveyance taking effect.
Section 3. The provision of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and any
rights of first refusal in the Commonwealth under the provisions of Section 14 of Chapter
34 of the General Laws shall not be applicable to any conveyance authorized
hereunder.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect upon passage.
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ARTICLE 86
(Home Rule Petition: Nantucket Sewer Act Amendment)
To see if the Town will vote to petition the General Court for enactment of a
special act for the Town of Nantucket, and to request the Town's representatives in the
General Court to introduce legislation seeking a special act set forth below, and to
authorize the General Court, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to make
constructive changes in perfecting the language of this proposed legislation in order to
secure passage, such legislation to read substantially as follows:
An Act Amending the Authority of the Town of Nantucket Sewer Commission
Section 1. Chapter 396 of the Acts of 2008 ("An Act authorizing the establishment of the
Nantucket Sewer Commission and Sewer Districts in the Town of Nantucket") is hereby
amended by adding the following new section 1A, stating as follows:
Section 1A: the Nantucket Sewer Commission described in section 3 of this Act shall be
authorized to require that use of and connection to the common sewers, treatment
plants, collection systems and other works be mandatory and compulsory upon some
portion or all of the owners and occupants of all estates and buildings embraced within
the sewer districts established in accordance with this Act at such times as may be
determined by said Sewer Commission. The Sewer Commission is hereby authorized to
enact regulations, after a public hearing, to implement this section, which regulations
may include a grace period for mandatory sewer connections.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon passage.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: Nantucket Board of Health regulations currently
allow for mandatory connections.
ARTICLE 87
(Home Rule Petition: Establishing a Cemetery Commission for the Town of Nantucket)
To see if the Town will vote to request its representatives in the General Court to
introduce legislation seeking a special act set forth below and to authorize the General
Court, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to make constructive changes in
perfecting the language of this proposed legislation in order to secure passage, such
legislation to read substantially as follows:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE CEMETERY COMMISSION FOR THE TOWN
OF NANTUCKET
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SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases set forth in this section
shall have the following meanings:
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners of the Town of Nantucket shall consist of five
persons appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Two Commissioners shall be appointed
for three years, one Commissioner shall be appointed for two years and two
Commissioners shall be appointed for one year. Thereafter, the terms shall be
appointed for three years.
The Cemetery Commission shall meet from time to time and no less than annually, and
organize by the choice of its members a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary. It
shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of the doings, receipts and
expenditures of the Cemetery Commission and render a specific report to be filed with
the Town Clerk and the Board of Selectmen on or about July 15, to be printed in the
Annual Town Report.
SECTION 2. Duties of the Cemetery Commission.
A. The Cemetery Commission shall have full charge of all of the public cemeteries
of the Town, to lay out the same into lots, to execute and deliver deeds therefore,
and to erect all necessary signs, fences, buildings and other structures in or
about the same, at an expense not to exceed, in any case, the amount of the
funds at its disposal.
B. The Cemetery Commission shall direct the expenditures of all general cemetery
funds in the cemetery account and of all specific appropriations, unless otherwise
ordered by the Town, and the income of all trust funds held by the Town for
cemetery purposes, conforming to the directions of the depositor.
C. The Cemetery Commission shall keep a complete record of all sales of lots in the
public cemeteries of the Town and the deeds thereof, together with the names of
the deceased and the location of the graves. True copies of all such deeds,
names, and grave locations shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
SECTION 3. Authority to make rules and regulations.
The Cemetery Commissioners, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, are hereby
authorized and empowered to make changes to cemetery rules and regulations not
contrary to law with regard to the use of the Town cemeteries, and said rules and
regulations shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
SECTION 4. This act, being necessary for the welfare of the town and county of
Nantucket and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective on the date passed by the Legislature, or
approved by the Governor.
(Board of Selectmen)
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NOTE: The above home rule petition was approved as Article 70 of the 2010 Annual
Town Meeting. Home rule petitions currently pending before the legislature, which were
not acted upon by December 31, 2010, will expire unless renewed by a confirmatory
town meeting vote.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Town’s representatives in the
General Court are hereby requested to introduce legislation set forth below, and that the
General Court be authorized, with the approval of the Nantucket Board of Selectmen, to
vary the specific text of the requested legislation within the scope of the public policy
objectives of the Home Rule Petition set forth below:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE CEMETERY COMMISSION FOR THE TOWN
OF NANTUCKET
SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases set forth in this section
shall have the following meanings:
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners of the Town of Nantucket shall consist of five
persons appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Two Commissioners shall be appointed
for three years, one Commissioner shall be appointed for two years and two
Commissioners shall be appointed for one year. Thereafter, the terms shall be
appointed for three years.
The Cemetery Commission shall meet from time to time and no less than annually, and
organize by the choice of its members a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary. It
shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a record of the doings, receipts and
expenditures of the Cemetery Commission and render a specific report to be filed with
the Town Clerk and the Board of Selectmen on or about July 15, to be printed in the
Annual Town Report.
SECTION 2. Duties of the Cemetery Commission.
A. The Cemetery Commission shall have full charge of all of the public cemeteries
of the Town, to lay out the same into lots, to execute and deliver deeds therefore,
and to erect all necessary signs, fences, buildings and other structures in or
about the same, at an expense not to exceed, in any case, the amount of the
funds at its disposal.
B. The Cemetery Commission shall direct the expenditures of all general cemetery
funds in the cemetery account and of all specific appropriations, unless otherwise
ordered by the Town, and the income of all trust funds held by the Town for
cemetery purposes, conforming to the directions of the depositor.
C. The Cemetery Commission shall keep a complete record of all sales of lots in the
public cemeteries of the Town and the deeds thereof, together with the names of
the deceased and the location of the graves. True copies of all such deeds,
names, and grave locations shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
SECTION 3. Authority to make rules and regulations.
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The Cemetery Commissioners, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, are hereby
authorized and empowered to make changes to cemetery rules and regulations not
contrary to law with regard to the use of the Town cemeteries, and said rules and
regulations shall be on file with the Town Clerk.
SECTION 4. This act, being necessary for the welfare of the town and county of
Nantucket and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
SECTION 5. This act shall become effective on the date passed by the Legislature, or
approved by the Governor.
ARTICLE 88
(Home Rule Petition: Town Charter Amendment)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the
General Court for special legislation to make the Town Manager the appointing authority
for Town Counsel, subject to approval or disapproval by the Board of Selectmen, as set
forth below; provided, however, that the General Court may make clerical or editorial
changes of form only to the bill, unless the Board approves amendments to the bill
before enactment by the General Court, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of
this petition; or to take any other action related thereto.
An Act Regarding the Charter of the Town of Nantucket
Section 1. Chapter 289 of the acts of 1996 entitled, “An Act Providing for a Charter for
the Town of Nantucket” shall hereby be amended by deleting in Section 3.4(a)(2) of the
Nantucket town charter, as set forth in section 1 of such act, the words:- “Town Counsel,
and”.
Section 2. Section 4.3 of the Nantucket town charter, as set forth in section 1 of said
chapter 289 is hereby further amended by inserting a new subsection 4.3(e), as follows:-
shall appoint and may remove Town Counsel; provided, however, that notwithstanding
any other provision of this charter to the contrary, the Board of Selectmen may, by a
four-fifths vote of the full board, disapprove such appointment in accordance with
procedure set forth in Section 3.4(a)(4).
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 89
(Real Estate Disposition: Dreamland Theatre Easement)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant an
Easement (“Easement”) to the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation, Inc. (“Dreamland”) to
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allow Dreamland to construct portions of the Dreamland Theater, to wit the theatre
marquee and a length of rain gutter, over public sidewalks located at the west (South
Water Street) and north (Oak Street) of the theater and a portion of coffer dam under
and within the layout of Oak Street. Said overhangs/encroachments are shown on a
“Building Overhang Diagram” containing six (six) sheets prepared for Dreamland and on
file with the Board of Selectmen’s office; and to further authorize the Board of Selectmen
to convey, sell, or otherwise grant an easement allowing the encroachments to be
constructed over and in the case of the section of coffer dam under public sidewalks as
described herein for a term or terms not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years (which
authorization is necessary to comply with M.G.L. c. 40, § 3 and Town of Nantucket Code
chapter 46, § 46-2); or to take any other action related thereto.
(Edmund “Bill” Liddle, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to
grant an Easement (“Easement”) to the Nantucket Dreamland Foundation, Inc.
(“Dreamland”) to allow Dreamland to construct portions of the Dreamland Theater, to wit
the theatre marquee and a length of rain gutter, over public sidewalks located at the
west (South Water Street) and north (Oak Street) of the theater and a portion of coffer
dam under and within the layout of Oak Street. Said overhangs/encroachments are
shown on a “Building Overhang Diagram” containing six (six) sheets prepared for
Dreamland and on file with the Board of Selectmen’s office; and to further authorize the
Board of Selectmen to convey, sell, or otherwise grant an easement allowing the
encroachments to be constructed over and in the case of the section of coffer dam
under public sidewalks as described herein for a term or terms not exceeding ninety-
nine (99) years (which authorization is necessary to comply with M.G.L. c. 40, § 3 and
Town of Nantucket Code chapter 46, § 46-2).
ARTICLE 90
(Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance: Hulbert Avenue Extension)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or any interests the Town of Nantucket may have in a portion of
Hulbert Avenue Extension being the fifteen (15’) foot wide western half of the layout
from the mid-line of Hulbert Avenue Extension adjacent to Assessor Map 30, Parcel 47
(43 Jefferson Avenue) and to Assessor Map 30, Parcel 48 (98 Hulbert Avenue), as
shown on the plan entitled "Exhibit Plan in Nantucket, MA prepared for 2011 Nantucket
Annual Town Meeting Warrant" dated November 22, 2010 prepared by Bracken
Engineering, Inc., subject to Massachusetts G. L. c. 30B, or to take any other action
related thereto.
(Michelle Lamb, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The content of this Article has been addressed in
Warrant Articles 107 and 108.
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ARTICLE 91
(Real Estate Acquisition: 77 Washington Street)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee interest in a certain parcel of land, identified as
Assessors Map 42.2.3, Parcel 42 and known as 77 Washington Street for general
municipal purposes, or take any other action as may be appropriate or related thereto.
(Timothy M. Soverino, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The property referenced in the Article is no longer
available for sale.
ARTICLE 92
(Real Estate Acquisition: 50 Union Street)
To see if the Town will vote to:
authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the
fee or lesser title interest in all or any portion of the real estate including any buildings
thereon located at 50 Union Street at the corner of Union and Francis streets, being lot 2
of Nantucket Assessors Map 5514, for traffic improvements, open space, historical
preservation or any other purpose, and further to see if the town will vote to raise and
appropriate, transfer from available funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute,
a sum of money to carry out the foregoing acquisition, or to take any other action related
thereto.
(Robert Sarkisian, et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the fee or lesser title interest in all or any
portion of the real estate including any buildings thereon located at 50 Union Street at
the corner of Union and Francis streets, being lot 2 of Nantucket Assessors Map 5514,
for traffic improvements, open space, historical preservation or any other purpose.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The motion allows the Board of Selectmen to
negotiate terms and conditions of acquisition. Any necessary funding to complete a
transaction will require grants or participation by other entities or organizations.
ARTICLE 93
(Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/22 Federal Street)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the Town-
owned property located at 22 Federal Street as shown on Assessor Map 42.4.2 as
Parcel 31 held for general municipal purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the
purpose of selling, conveying, releasing or otherwise disposing of said property, and to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to so dispose of the property on terms deemed by the
Board of Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests.
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All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 93” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the care, custody and control of the
Town-owned property located at 22 Federal Street as shown on Assessor Map 42.4.2
as Parcel 31 held for general municipal purposes be transferred to the Board of
Selectmen for the purpose of selling, conveying, releasing or otherwise disposing of
said property, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to so dispose of the
property on terms deemed by the Board of Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the
Town’s best interests., all as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting
Warrant Article 93” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 94
(Real Estate Conveyance: Authorization/37 Washington Street)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and control of the Town-
owned property located at 37 Washington Street as shown on Assessor Map 42.3.2 as
Parcel 84 held for general municipal purposes to the Board of Selectmen for the
purpose of selling, conveying, releasing or otherwise disposing of said property, and to
authorize the Board of Selectmen to so dispose of the property on terms deemed by the
Board of Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 94” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the care, custody and control of the
Town-owned property located at 37 Washington Street as shown on Assessor Map
42.3.2 as Parcel 84 held for general municipal purposes be transferred to the Board of
Selectmen for the purpose of selling, conveying, releasing or otherwise disposing of
said property, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to so dispose of the
property on terms deemed by the Board of Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the
Town’s best interests., all as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting
Warrant Article 94” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 95
(Long-term Lease Authorization: Airport)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property, shown as Assessor Map 78, Parcel 16,
along the southeast border of the Airport, under the jurisdiction of the Airport
Commission and held for aeronautical purposes, to the Airport Commission to be held
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for aeronautical purposes and for the purpose of leasing the property, and further to
authorize the Airport Commission to enter into a lease of said property and to execute a
power purchase agreement each for a term of up to twenty-five (25) years, subject to the
provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws or other applicable
statutes, for the purposes of the development of a solar array, on terms deemed by the
Airport Commission to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 95” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Airport Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property, shown as Assessor Map 78, Parcel 16,
along the southeast border of the Airport, under the jurisdiction of the Airport
Commission and held for aeronautical purposes, to the Airport Commission to be held
for aeronautical purposes and for the purpose of leasing the property, and further to
authorize the Airport Commission to enter into a lease of said property and to execute a
power purchase agreement each for a term of up to twenty-five (25) years, subject to
the provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws or other applicable
statutes, for the purposes of the development of a solar array, on terms deemed by the
Airport Commission to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests; all as shown on
a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 95” dated January 2011.
FINANCE COMMITTEE COMMENT: The Committee’s expectation is that any cost
savings realized from this project will allow for a reduction in fees.
ARTICLE 96
(Long-term Lease Authorization: Surfside WWTF)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property, known as the Surfside Wastewater
Treatment Facility, Assessor Map 87, Parcel 135 under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Selectmen and held for wastewater treatment purposes, to the Board of Selectmen to be
held for wastewater treatment purposes and for the purpose of leasing the property, and
further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into a lease of said property and to
execute a power purchase agreement each for a term of up to twenty-five (25) years,
subject to the provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws or other
applicable statutes, for the purposes of the development of a solar array, on terms
deemed by the Board of Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 96” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
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(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property, known as the Surfside Wastewater
Treatment Facility, Assessor Map 87, Parcel 135 under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Selectmen and held for wastewater treatment purposes, be transferred to the Board of
Selectmen to be held for wastewater treatment purposes and for the purpose of leasing
the property, and further that the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to enter into
a lease of said property and to execute a power purchase agreement each for a term of
up to twenty-five (25) years, subject to the provisions of Chapter 30B of the
Massachusetts General Laws or other applicable statutes, for the purposes of the
development of a solar array, on terms deemed by the Board of Selectmen to be
satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests; all as shown on a map entitled “2011
Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 96” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 97
(Long-term Lease Authorization: Wannacomet)
To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property described herein under the jurisdiction
of the Nantucket Water Commission and held for their current purposes to the Nantucket
Water Commission to be held for their current purposes and for the purpose of leasing
the property, and to authorize the Nantucket Water Commission to enter into a lease of
said parcels and to execute a power purchase agreement each for a term of up to
twenty-five (25) years, a portion of the town-owned property described as follows: Parcel
One (1) known as Wyer’s Valley and as shown on Assessor Map 54, Parcels 45 and 46
and Parcel Two (2) known as North Pasture and shown on Assessor Map 54, Parcel
94.1, and subject to the provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws,
for the purposes of the development of a solar array, on terms deemed by the Board of
Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests and to further authorize
the Board of Selectmen to file a home rule petition to authorize the new use pursuant to
Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, if necessary.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 97” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Nantucket Water Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the care, custody, management and
control of a portion of the Town-owned property described herein under the jurisdiction
of the Nantucket Water Commission and held for its current purposes to the Nantucket
Water Commission to be held for its current purposes and for the purpose of leasing the
property, and to authorize the Nantucket Water Commission to enter into a lease of said
parcels and to execute a power purchase agreement each for a term of up to twenty-five
(25) years, a portion of the town-owned property described as follows: Parcel One (1)
known as Wyer’s Valley and as shown on Assessor Map 54, Parcels 45 and 46 and
Parcel Two (2) known as North Pasture and shown on Assessor Map 54, Parcel 94.1,
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and subject to the provisions of Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws, for
the purposes of the development of a solar array, on terms deemed by the Board of
Selectmen to be satisfactory and in the Town’s best interests and to further authorize
the Board of Selectmen to file a home rule petition to authorize the new use pursuant to
Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, if necessary; all as
shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 97” dated January
2011.
ARTICLE 98
(Real Estate Acquisition: “Paper” Streets in Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of thirty-
four (34) unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket and identified
below, together with any public and private rights of passage, for public ways and/or
general municipal purposes:
Plum, Poplar and Holly Streets between the northern sideline of Pochick Avenue
and the southern sideline of Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Sechacha Avenue;
excluding any portion of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue));
Laurel, School and Myrtle Streets between the northeastern sideline of Surfside
Road and the southern sideline of Maclean Street;
Miacomet, Monomoy and Massasoit Avenues between the centerline of Irving
and Hawthorne Streets;
Masquetuck and Dunham Streets between the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue and the southern sideline of Boulevarde;
Dunham Street and Irving Street: between the northern sideline of Nobadeer
Avenue and the southern sideline of Weweeder Avenue;
Irving Street and Hawthorne Street: between the northern sideline of Massasoit
Avenue and the southern sideline of Miacomet Avenue (excluding any portion of
Monomoy Avenue);
Holly Street between the northern sideline of Nonantum Avenue to the southern
sideline of Pochick Avenue (excluding any portion of Weweeder and Nobadeer
Avenues);
Maclean Street between the eastern sideline of Fairgrounds Road and the
eastern sideline of Myrtle Street;
Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. Sechacha Avenue) between the western sideline of
Pequot Street (formerly or also known as Orange Street) and the eastern sideline
of Naushon Way (f.k.a. Cherry Street);
Pochick Avenue between the eastern sideline of Naushon Way (f.k.a. Cherry
Street) to the western sideline of Masquetuck Street (excluding any portion or
Pequot and Woodbine Streets);
Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) between the eastern sideline of
Pequot Avenue (formerly or also known as Orange Street) and the western
sideline of Masquetuck Street and the terminus of a turning tee and the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
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Woodbine Street between the northern sideline of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) and the southern sideline of Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Sechacha Avenue);
Myles Standish Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Shimmo Street) between the northern lot
line of property at 38 Pochick Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 11) and a
northern and eastern sideline of a property at 36 Pochick Avenue (Assessor Map
80 Parcel 285) and the southern sideline of Boulevarde;
Copeland Street between the southern sideline of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) and the eastern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the southern lot line of a property at 6 Gladlands
Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 179) and the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue, the southern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the western sideline of
Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle Street);
Station Avenue between the western sideline of Atlantic Avenue and its terminus
at an extension of the southern lot line of a property at 5 Station Street (Assessor
Map 87 Parcel 114) then west to the western sideline of Station Avenue;
Curve Street between the northeastern sideline of Station Avenue and the
western sideline of Cononicus Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Laurel Street);
Arrugia Street (f.k.a. School Street) between the southern sideline of Atlantic
Avenue and the northern sideline of Curve Street;
Nonantum Avenue: between the western sideline of Laurel Street and the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Lovers Lane between the northern sideline of Weweeder Avenue and the
southern sideline of Pochick Avenue;
Weweeder Avenue between the western sideline of Irving Street to the eastern
sideline of Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle Street); excluding any portion of
Boulevarde (f.k.a. Central Street), Clifford Street, Pequot Street and Cherry
Street (a.k.a. Naushon Way) and between the western sideline of Everett Street
to the western sideline of Russell Street;
Western Avenue between the eastern sideline of Surfside Road and its eastern
terminus;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Western Avenue and the southern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Unnamed ways between the western sideline of Surfside Road, the eastern
sideline of Cononicus Street and the southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Everett Street between the southern sideline of Weweeder Avenue to the Atlantic
Ocean, not including any portion of Boulevarde;
Boulevarde from the western sideline of Everett Street to the western lot line of
Assessor Map 88 Parcel 31; and
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or
transfer from available funds, a sum of money for such purposes.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 98” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
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Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee or lesser interests in all or any
portion of thirty-four (34) unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket
as identified in the Warrant under Article 98, together with any public and private rights
of passage, for public ways and/or general municipal purposes, as amended below:
Laurel, School and Myrtle Streets between the northeastern sideline of Surfside
Road and the southern sideline of Maclean Street, and Laurel Street (n.k.a.
Canonicus Street) between the northern sideline of an unnamed way and the
southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the southern lot line of a property at 6 Gladlands
Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 179) and the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue, the southern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the western northern
sideline of Western Avenue excluding any portion of Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle
Street);
Station Avenue Street between the western sideline of Atlantic Avenue and its
terminus at an extension of the southern lot line of a property at 5 Station Street
(Assessor Map 87 Parcel 114) then west to the western sideline of Station
Avenue Street;
Curve Street between the northeastern sideline of Station Avenue Street and the
western sideline of Canonicus Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Laurel Street);
Arrugia Auriga Street (f.k.a. School Street) between the southern sideline of
Atlantic Avenue and the northern sideline of Curve Street;
Unnamed ways between the western sideline of Surfside Road, the eastern
sideline of Canonicus Street and the southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 98” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 99
(Real Estate Conveyance: “Paper” Streets, Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey, sell or
otherwise dispose of the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portion of land in the
Surfside area of Nantucket known as Surfside South and identified below, subject to
Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the
“Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s office, such
disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem
appropriate, which may include, the reservation of easements and restrictions:
Plum, Poplar and Holly Streets between the northern sideline of Pochick Avenue
and the southern sideline of Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Sechacha Avenue;
excluding any portion of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue));
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Laurel, School and Myrtle Streets between the northeastern sideline of Surfside
Road and the southern sideline of Maclean Street;
Miacomet, Monomoy and Massasoit Avenues between the centerline of Irving
and Hawthorne Streets;
Masquetuck and Dunham Streets between the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue and the southern sideline of Boulevarde;
Dunham Street and Irving Street: between the northern sideline of Nobadeer
Avenue and the southern sideline of Weweeder Avenue;
Irving Street and Hawthorne Street: between the northern sideline of Massasoit
Avenue and the southern sideline of Miacomet Avenue (excluding any portion of
Monomoy Avenue);
Holly Street between the northern sideline of Nonantum Avenue to the southern
sideline of Pochick Avenue (excluding any portion of Weweeder and Nobadeer
Avenues);
Maclean Street between the eastern sideline of Fairgrounds Road and the
eastern sideline of Myrtle Street;
Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. Sechacha Avenue) between the western sideline of
Pequot Street (formerly or also known as Orange Street) and the eastern sideline
of Naushon Way (f.k.a. Cherry Street);
Pochick Avenue between the eastern sideline of Naushon Way (f.k.a. Cherry
Street) to the western sideline of Masquetuck Street (excluding any portion or
Pequot and Woodbine Streets);
Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) between the eastern sideline of
Pequot Avenue (formerly or also known as Orange Street) and the western
sideline of Masquetuck Street and the terminus of a turning tee and the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Woodbine Street between the northern sideline of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) and the southern sideline of Mequash Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Sechacha Avenue);
Myles Standish Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Shimmo Street) between the northern lot
line of property at 38 Pochick Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 11) and a north
and east sideline of a property at 36 Pochick Avenue (Assessor Map 80, Parcel
285) and the southern sideline of Boulevarde;
Copeland Street between the southern sideline of Masaquet Avenue (f.k.a. or
a.k.a. Wauwinet Avenue) and the eastern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the southern lot line of a property at 6 Gladlands
Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 179) and the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue, the southern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the western sideline of
Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle Street);
Station Avenue between the western sideline of Atlantic Avenue and its terminus
at an extension of the southern lot line of a property at 5 Station Street (Assessor
Map 87 Parcel 114) west to the western sideline of Station Avenue;
Curve Street between the northeastern sideline of Station Avenue and the
western sideline of Cononicus Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Laurel Street);
Arrugia Street (f.k.a. School Street) between the southern sideline of Atlantic
Avenue and the northern sideline of Curve Street;
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Nonantum Avenue: between the western sideline of Laurel Street and the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Lovers Lane between the northern sideline of Weweeder Avenue and the
southern sideline of Pochick Avenue;
Weweeder Avenue between the western sideline of Irving Street to the eastern
sideline of Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle Street); excluding any portion of
Boulevarde (f.k.a. Central Street), Clifford Street, Pequot Street and Cherry
Street (a.k.a. Naushon Way);
Western Avenue between the eastern sideline of Surfside Road and its eastern
terminus;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Western Avenue and the southern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Unnamed ways between the western sideline of Surfside Road, the eastern
sideline of Cononicus Street and the southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Boulevarde from the western sideline of Russell Street to the western lot line of
Assessor Map 88 Parcel 31.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 99” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen is hereby
authorized to convey, sell or otherwise dispose of the fee title or lesser interests in all or
any portion of land in the Surfside area of Nantucket known as Surfside South and
identified in the Warrant under Article 99, as amended below, and subject to Chapter
30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the
“Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s office, such
disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem
appropriate, which may include, the reservation of easements and restrictions:
Laurel, School and Myrtle Streets between the northeastern sideline of Surfside
Road and the southern sideline of Maclean Street, and Laurel Street (n.k.a.
Canonicus Street) between the northern sideline of an unnamed way and the
southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the southern lot line of a property at 6 Gladlands
Avenue (Assessor Map 80 Parcel 179) and the northern sideline of Pochick
Avenue, the southern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the western northern
sideline of Western Avenue excluding any portion of Surfside Road (f.k.a. Myrtle
Street);
Station Avenue Street between the western sideline of Atlantic Avenue and its
terminus at an extension of the southern lot line of a property at 5 Station Street
(Assessor Map 87 Parcel 114) then west to the western sideline of Station
Avenue Street;
Curve Street between the northeastern sideline of Station Avenue Street and the
western sideline of Canonicus Street (f.k.a. or a.k.a. Laurel Street);
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Arrugia Auriga Street (f.k.a. School Street) between the southern sideline of
Atlantic Avenue and the northern sideline of Curve Street;
Unnamed ways between the western sideline of Surfside Road, the eastern
sideline of Canonicus Street and the southern sideline of Atlantic Avenue.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 99” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 100
(Real Estate Acquisition: “Paper” Streets in Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the lesser interests than fee in all or any portion of
thirty (30) unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket, shown on a
plan recorded at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds on May 17, 1889 at Plan Book 2,
Page 60, but subsequently removed or eliminated in later subdivisions, and identified
below, together with any public and private rights of passage, for public ways, open
space and/or general municipal purposes:
Dearborn Street between the northern sideline of Maclean Street and the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Central Avenue (Street) between the northern sideline of the Boulevarde and the
eastern sideline of Dearborn Street (excluding any portion of Pochick, Pocomo,
Okorwaw, Chappomis, and Massasoit Avenues);
Hawthorne Street between the northern sideline of Weweeder Avenue and the
eastern sideline of Dearborn Street (excluding any portion of Pochick, Pocomo,
Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues);
Irving Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding any
portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues and Skyline
Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
(Mount) Vernon Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Street and
(excluding any portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet
Avenues and Skyline and Woodland Drives) the southern sideline of Oniska
Avenue and between the northern sideline of Pochick and the southern sideline
of Pocomo Avenues;
Waverly Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues and
Skyline and Woodland Drives) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue and
between the northern sideline of Pochick and the southern sideline of Okorwaw
Avenue (excluding any portion of Pocomo Avenue);
Adams Street between the northern sideline of Pocomo Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit, and Monomoy Avenues and
Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Miacomet Avenue;
Andrew Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Pochick, Pocomo,
Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues, and Skyline Drive) the
southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
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Clay Street between the northwestern sideline of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Jackson Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy
Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue and between
the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial
Airport) and the southern sideline of Pocomo Avenue;
Sumner Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy
Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Washington Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and
(excluding any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and
Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Webster Street between the northern sideline of Skyline Drive and the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue and between the northwestern lot line of Assessor
Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport) and the southern sideline of
Chappomis Avenue;
Wilson Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Everett Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of
Oniska Avenue;
Russell Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of
Oniska Avenue;
Starbuck Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road
and Monomoy Avenue) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Gardner Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road
and Monomoy Avenue) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Pochick Avenue between the eastern sideline of Adams Street to the northwestern
lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Pocomo Avenue between the eastern sideline of Lovers Lane to the centerline of
Prospect Street (aka Harriet Street), between the centerline of Central Avenue
(Street) and the centerline of Hawthorne Street, and between the centerline of
(Mount) Vernon Street and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road) the
centerline of Jackson Street;
Chappomis Avenue between the eastern sideline of Hawthorne Street and
(excluding any portion of Monohansett Road and Skyline Drive) the northwestern
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lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Massasoit Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Skyline Drive, Webster Street and Monohansett Road) the
northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Maclean Street between the eastern sideline of Lover’s Lane and the northern
sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and between the eastern sideline of Myrtle Street
and the western sideline of Lover’s Lane;
Monomoy Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road and Skyline Drive) the northwestern lot line of
Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Prospect Street (aka Harriet Street) between the northern sideline of Boulevarde
and the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue and between the northern sideline
of Pocomo Avenue and (excluding any portion of Okorwaw Avenue) the eastern
sideline of Dearborn Street;
Miacomet Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Woodland Drive) to the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue; and
Oniska Avenue from the eastern property line of a parcel known as Assessor Map
68 parcel 68 and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road) the western
sideline of Macy’s Lane;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the southern
sideline of Pochick Avenue and between the northern sideline of Mequash
Avenue and the southern sideline of the Boulevarde;
School Street (s.k.a. Aurgia Street) between the eastern sideline of Atlantic
Avenue and (excluding any portion of Weweeder Avenue) the southern sideline
of Pochick Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Weweeder Avenue) the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue; and
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or
transfer from available funds, a sum of money for such purposes.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 100” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized
to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the lesser interests than fee in all or any
portion of thirty (30) unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket,
shown on a plan recorded at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds on May 17, 1889 at Plan
Book 2, Page 60, but subsequently removed or eliminated in later subdivisions, and
identified in the Warrant under Article 100, together with any public and private rights of
passage, for public ways, open space and/or general municipal purposes, and as
amended below:
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Chappomis Avenue between the eastern sideline of Hawthorne
Dearborn Street and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road and
Skyline Drive) the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Oniska Avenue from the eastern property line of a parcel known as
Assessor Map 68 parcel 68 and (excluding any portion of Monohansett
Road and Woodland Drive) the western sideline of Macy’s Lane;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue
and the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue and (excluding any portion of
Weweeder Avenue) between the northern sideline of Mequash Avenue
and the southern sideline of the Boulevarde;
School Street (s.k.a. Aurgia Auriga Street) between the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue and (excluding any portion of Weweeder
Avenue) the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 100” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 101
(Real Estate Conveyance: “Paper” Streets in Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, convey,
release or otherwise dispose of any interests in all or any portion of thirty (30)
unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket, shown on a plan recorded
at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds on May 17, 1889 at Plan Book 2, Page 60, but
subsequently removed or eliminated in later subdivisions, such disposition to be on such
terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem appropriate, which may include,
the reservation of easements and restrictions, as identified below:
Dearborn Street between the northern sideline of Maclean Street and the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Central Avenue (Street) between the northern sideline of the Boulevarde Avenue
and the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street (excluding any portion of Pochick,
Pocomo, Okorwaw, Chappomis, and Massasoit Avenues);
Hawthorne Street between the northern sideline of Weweeder Avenue and the
eastern sideline of Dearborn Street (excluding any portion of Pochick, Pocomo,
Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues);
Irving Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding any
portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues and Skyline
Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
(Mount) Vernon Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Street and
(excluding any portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet
Avenues and Skyline and Woodland Drives) the southern sideline of Oniska
Avenue and between the northern sideline of Pochick and the southern sideline
of Pocomo Avenues;
Waverly Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
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any portion of Chappomis, Massasoit, Monomoy and Miacomet Avenues and
Skyline and Woodland Drives) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue and
between the northern sideline of Pochick and the southern sideline of Okorwaw
Avenue (excluding any portion of Pocomo Avenue);
Adams Street between the northern sideline of Pocomo Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit, and Monomoy Avenues and
Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Miacomet Avenue;
Andrew Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Pochick, Pocomo,
Okorwaw, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues, and Skyline Drive) the
southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Clay Street between the northwestern sideline of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Jackson Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy
Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue and between
the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial
Airport) and the southern sideline of Pocomo Avenue;
Sumner Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy
Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Washington Street between the northern sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and
(excluding any portion of Monohansett Road, Chappomis, Massasoit and
Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Webster Street between the northern sideline of Skyline Drive and the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue and between the northwestern lot line of Assessor
Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport) and the southern sideline of
Chappomis Avenue;
Wilson Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Chappomis, Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern
sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Everett Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of
Oniska Avenue;
Russell Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road,
Massasoit and Monomoy Avenues and Skyline Drive) the southern sideline of
Oniska Avenue;
Starbuck Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road
and Monomoy Avenue) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Gardner Street between the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
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(Nantucket Memorial Airport) and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road
and Monomoy Avenue) the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue;
Pochick Avenue between the eastern sideline of Adams Street to the northwestern
lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Pocomo Avenue between the eastern sideline of Lovers Lane to the centerline of
Prospect Street (aka Harriet Street), between the centerline of Central Avenue
(Street) and the centerline of Hawthorne Street, and between the centerline of
(Mount) Vernon Street and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road) the
centerline of Jackson Street;
Chappomis Avenue between the eastern sideline of Hawthorne Street and
(excluding any portion of Monohansett Road and Skyline Drive) the northwestern
lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Massasoit Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Skyline Drive, Webster Street and Monohansett Road) the
northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Maclean Street between the eastern sideline of Lover’s Lane and the northern
sideline of Okorwaw Avenue and between the eastern sideline of Myrtle Street
and the western sideline of Lover’s Lane;
Monomoy Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Monohansett Road and Skyline Drive) the northwestern lot line of
Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12 (Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Prospect Street (aka Harriet Street) between the northern sideline of Boulevarde
and the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue and between the northern sideline
of Pocomo Avenue and (excluding any portion of Okorwaw Avenue) the eastern
sideline of Dearborn Street;
Miacomet Avenue between the eastern sideline of Dearborn Street and (excluding
any portion of Woodland Drive) to the southern sideline of Oniska Avenue; and
Oniska Avenue from the eastern property line of a parcel known as Assessor Map
68 parcel 68 and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road) the western
sideline of Macy’s Lane;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and the southern
sideline of Pochick Avenue and between the northern sideline of Mequash
Avenue and the southern sideline of the Boulevarde;
School Street (s.k.a. Auriga Street) between the eastern sideline of Atlantic
Avenue and (excluding any portion of Weweeder Avenue) the southern sideline
of Pochick Avenue;
Atlantic Avenue between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue and (excluding
any portion of Weweeder Avenue) the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue; and
Subject to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established
under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s office.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 101” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
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(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
sell, convey, release or otherwise dispose of any interests in all or any portion of thirty
(30) unconstructed rights of way in the Surfside area of Nantucket, shown on a plan
recorded at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds on May 17, 1889 at Plan Book 2, Page 60,
but subsequently removed or eliminated in later subdivisions, such disposition to be on
such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem appropriate, which may
include, the reservation of easements and restrictions, as identified in the Warrant under
Article 101, subject to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines
established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of
Selectmen’s office, and as amended below:
Chappomis Avenue between the eastern sideline of Hawthorne
Dearborn Street and (excluding any portion of Monohansett Road and
Skyline Drive) the northwestern lot line of Assessor Map 79 Parcel 12
(Nantucket Memorial Airport);
Oniska Avenue from the eastern property line of a parcel known as
Assessor Map 68 parcel 68 and (excluding any portion of Monohansett
Road and Woodland Drive) the western sideline of Macy’s Lane;
Poplar Street between the northern sideline of Nobadeer Avenue
and the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue and (excluding any portion of
Weweeder Avenue) between the northern sideline of Mequash Avenue
and the southern sideline of the Boulevarde;
School Street (s.k.a. Aurgia Auriga Street) between the eastern
sideline of Atlantic Avenue and (excluding any portion of Weweeder
Avenue) the southern sideline of Pochick Avenue.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 101”
dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 102
(Real Estate Acquisition: Land and “Paper” Streets in Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portion of
the following lands or unconstructed right of ways together with any public and private
rights of passage, for public ways, open space and/or general municipal purposes:
The easterly half of Shimmo Street a.k.a. Myles Standish Street between
the southern sideline of Nonantum Avenue to the Atlantic Ocean;
Atlantic Avenue from the eastern sideline of Uncatena Street, f.k.a.
Wannacomet Street to the western lot line of a parcel of land shown on
Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 43;
A parcel of land shown on Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 42;
A parcel of land shown on Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 44;
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To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or
transfer from available funds, a sum of money for such purposes.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 102” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests in all or any
portion of the lands or unconstructed right of ways together with any public and private
rights of passage, for public ways, open space and/or general municipal purposes as
identified under Article 102 of this Warrant, all as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant Article 102” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 103
(Real Estate Conveyance: Land and “Paper” Streets in Surfside)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to (1) sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of the
subject land pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and
guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of
Selectmen’s office, (2) dedicate all or any portion of the subject land for open space and
recreational purposes, and/or (3) sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser
interests of all or any portion of the subject land to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank,
any such disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen
deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions, in
regard to the following land:
The eastern half of Shimmo Street a.k.a. Myles Standish Street between
the southern sideline of Nonantum Avenue to the Atlantic Ocean;
Atlantic Avenue from the eastern sideline of Uncatena Street, f.k.a.
Wannacomet Street to the western lot line of a parcel of land shown on
Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 43;
A parcel of land shown on Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 42;
A parcel of land shown on Assessor Map 87 as Parcel 44; and
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 103” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
(1) sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of
the subject land identified under Article 103 of this Warrant pursuant to Chapter 30B of
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the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard
Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s office, (2) dedicate all or any portion
of the subject land for open space and recreational purposes, and/or (3) sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or any portion of the subject land to
the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, any such disposition to be on such terms and
conditions as the Board of Selectmen deem appropriate, which may include the
reservation of easements and restrictions; all as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual
Town Meeting Warrant Article 103” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 104
(Real Estate Conveyance: 144 Surfside Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of any interest the Town may have in, or to, part of that certain
property located at 144 Surfside Road, more specifically, Lots 3 and 4 on Plan File 53A
on file in the Nantucket County Registry District of the Land Court, subject to
Massachusetts General Law chapter 30B, and to take any other action as may be
related or appropriate thereto.
(David E. Webster, Jr., et al)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
sell, convey or otherwise dispose of any interest the Town may have in, or to, part of
that certain property located at 144 Surfside Road, more specifically, Lots 3 and 4 on
Plan File 53A on file in the Nantucket County Registry District of the Land Court, subject
to Massachusetts General Law chapter 30B.
ARTICLE 105
(Real Estate Acquisition: “Paper” Street (Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests in all or any portions of a
way opposite of Anns or Ann’s Lane bound by the eastern sideline of Baxter Road, the
southern lot line of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 14, easterly by land owned by the Town of
Nantucket and containing the Siasconset Bluffwalk (Assessor Map 49 Parcel 9), and the
northern lot line of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 13 and to see if the Town will vote to
appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or transfer from available funds, a
sum of money for such purposes.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 105” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action as related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests in all or any
portions of a way opposite of Anns or Ann’s Lane bound by the eastern sideline of
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Baxter Road, the southern lot line of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 14, easterly by land
owned by the Town of Nantucket and containing the Siasconset Bluffwalk (Assessor
Map 49 Parcel 9), and the northern lot line of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 13; all as shown
on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 105”.
ARTICLE 106
(Real Estate Conveyance: Land and “Paper” Street
(Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of all or any portion of a way opposite of Ann’s Lane bound by the
eastern sideline of Baxter Road, the southern lot line of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 14,
easterly by land owned by the Town of Nantucket and containing the Siasconset
Bluffwalk (Assessor Map 49 Parcel 9), subject to M.G.L. c.30B and guidelines
established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file with the Board of
Selectmen’s office, and further to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of interests, but not
including fee interests, of certain areas of land lying westward from the Siasconset
Bluffwalk (portion of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 9) to the eastern lot lines of Assessor Map
49 Parcels 11, 12, 13, and 14, such disposition to be on the terms or conditions as the
Board of Selectmen may deem appropriate, which may include the reservations of
easements or restrictions;
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 106” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
sell, convey or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of a way opposite of Ann’s Lane
bound by the eastern sideline of Baxter Road, the southern lot line of Assessor Map 49
Parcel 14, easterly by land owned by the Town of Nantucket and containing the
Siasconset Bluffwalk (Assessor Map 49 Parcel 9), subject to Chapter 30B of the
Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard
Sales” program on file with the Board of Selectmen’s office, and further to sell, convey
or otherwise dispose of interests, but not including fee interests, of certain areas of land
lying westward from the Siasconset Bluffwalk (portion of Assessor Map 49 Parcel 9) to
the eastern lot lines of Assessor Map 49 Parcels 11, 12, 13, and 14, such disposition to
be on the terms or conditions as the Board of Selectmen may deem appropriate, which
may include the reservations of easements or restrictions; all as shown on a map
entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 106” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 107
(Real Estate Acquisition: Various “Paper” Streets)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain, for public ways, open space and/or general municipal
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purposes the fee title or lesser interests, together with any public and private rights of
passage, in all or any portions of the following unconstructed right of ways:
Proprietors Road in the Shimmo area known as Gardner Road bounded
by the northeastern lot line of Parcels 131, 132, 133, the northeastern
sideline of South Valley Road, the northeastern lot line of Parcels 134 and
135, the southeastern sideline of North Road, the southwestern lot line of
Parcels 85, 86, and 92, and the northwestern lot line of Parcel 96; all as
shown on Assessor Map 43;
Vestal Street bounded by the southern sideline of Dukes Road, the
northern lot line of Parcels 244, 267 and 268, a line extending across
Vestal Street from the northeastern corner of Parcel 268 to the
southeastern corner of Parcel 246, and the southern sideline of Parcels
246 and 245; all as shown on Assessor Map 56;
Pollock (a.k.a. Pollack) Avenue and High Street between the southern
sideline of Morgan Square and the northern sideline of Western Avenue;
Morgan Square bounded by a line extending the southern sideline of
Brooks Avenue across Morgan Square, the western and southern lot lines
of Parcel 3.4, the southern lot line of Parcel 3.3, a line extending the
eastern lot line of Parcel 3.3 across Morgan Square; a northern lot line of
Parcel 4, the northern sideline of High Street, the northern lot line of
Parcel 91, the northern sideline of Pollock (aka) Pollack) Avenue and the
western and a northern lot lines of Parcel 86; and Western Avenue
bounded by the southern lot lines of Parcel 93, 4, and 91 and the
southern sidelines of Pollock Avenue, Washington Street and High Street,
northern and western lot lines of Parcel 36, and eastern by a line
extending across Western Avenue extending from the western lot line of
Parcel 84; all as shown on Assessor Map 87;
Orleans Road between the southwestern sideline of Boston Avenue and
the northern sideline of Brewster Road; all as shown on Assessor Map 54;
Hulbert Avenue Extension between a line perpendicular to the western
sideline at a point where the northeast corner of Assessor Map 30 Parcel
49 intersects Hulbert Avenue Extension to Nantucket Sound;
Sherburne Turnpike-Lot P-5 as shown on a plan entitled “Proposed
Modification of Sherburne Turnpike (a.k.a. Sherburne Avenue) dated
February 2007, by Blackwell and Associates, Inc.” and on file at the
Nantucket Registry of Deeds at Plan No. 2008-62;
And, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or
transfer from available funds, a sum of money for such purposes.
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All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 107” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain, for public ways, open space and/or
general municipal purposes the fee title or lesser interests, together with any public and
private rights of passage, in all or any portions of the following unconstructed right of
ways identified in Article 107 of this Warrant, all as shown on a map entitled “2011
Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 107” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 108
(Real Estate Conveyance: Various “Paper” Streets)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to (1) sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or any portion of the
subject land pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and
guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of
Selectmen’s office, (2) dedicate all or any portion of the subject land for open space and
recreational purposes, and/or (3) sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser
interests of all or any portion of the subject land to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank,
any such disposition to be on such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen
deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions, in
regard to the following land:
Proprietors Road in the Shimmo area known as Gardner Road bounded
by the northeastern lot line of Parcels 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135, the
southeastern sideline of North Road, the southwestern lot line of Parcels
85, 86, and 92, and the northwestern lot line of Parcel 96; all as shown on
Assessor Map 43;
Vestal Street bounded by the southern sideline of Dukes Road, the
northern lot line of Parcels 244, 267 and 268, a line extending across
Vestal Street from the northeastern corner of Parcel 268 to the
southeastern corner of Parcel 246, and the southern sideline of Parcels
246 and 245; all as shown on Assessor Map 56;
Pollock (a.k.a. Pollack) Avenue and High Street between the southern
sideline of Morgan Square and the northern sideline of Western Avenue;
Morgan Square bounded by a line extending the southern sideline of
Brooks Avenue across Morgan Square, the western and southern lot lines
of Parcel 3.4, the southern lot line of Parcel 3.3, a line extending the
eastern lot line of Parcel 3.3 across Morgan Square; a northern lot line of
Parcel 4, the northern sideline of High Street, the northern lot line of
Parcel 91, the northern sideline of Pollock (aka) Pollack) Avenue and the
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western and a northern lot lines of Parcel 86; and Western Avenue
bounded by the southern lot lines of Parcel 93, 4, and 91 and the
southern sidelines of Pollock Avenue, Washington Street and High Street,
northern and western lot lines of Parcel 36, and eastern by a line
extending across Western Avenue extending from the western lot line of
Parcel 84; all as shown on Assessor Map 87;
Orleans Road between the southwestern sideline of Boston Avenue and
the northern sideline of Brewster Road; all as shown on Assessor Map 54;
Hulbert Avenue Extension between a line perpendicular to the western
sideline at a point where the northeast corner of Assessor Map 30 Parcel
49 intersects Hulbert Avenue Extension to Nantucket Sound;
Sherburne Turnpike-Lot P-5 as shown on a plan entitled “Proposed
Modification of Sherburne Turnpike (a.k.a. Sherburne Avenue) dated
February 2007, by Blackwell & Associates, Inc.” and on file at the
Nantucket Registry of Deeds at Plan No. 2008-62;
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 108” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
take the following actions on such terms and conditions the Board of Selectmen deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions in regard
to the various “paper” street lands as follows:
To sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or
any portion of the Proprietors Road in the Shimmo area known as
Gardner Road pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General
Laws and guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales”
program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s office, provided that the
Board retains an easement over the existing travelled way where it is
within the layout;
To sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or
any portion of Vestal Street, Orleans Road, and Sherburne Turnpike-Lot
P-5 pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and
guidelines established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file
at the Board of Selectmen’s office;
To sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or
any portion of Morgan Square pursuant to Chapter 30B of the
Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the
“Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s
office. The balance of Morgan Square not conveyed, Pollock (a.k.a.
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Pollack) Avenue, High Street and Western Avenue may be conveyed to
the Nantucket Islands Land Bank;
To sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of a
portion of Hulbert Avenue Extension, to be determined, but not including
any land that may, in the opinion of the Board of Selectmen, provide for
recreational beach use adjacent to Nantucket Sound, pursuant to Chapter
30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established
under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of
Selectmen’s office, with the balance being dedicated for open space and
recreational purposes and incorporated into adjacent Town owned
property located at 40 Bathing Beach Road (Assessor Map 29 Parcel 1);
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 108” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 109
(Real Estate Acquisition: Miscellaneous Land)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by
purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests for public ways, open
space and/or general municipal purposes in all or any portion of the following lands or
unconstructed right of ways:
Map 75, Parcel 38, Jonathan Way
Map 21, Parcel 146, Rear Quidnet Road
And to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow pursuant to applicable statute or
transfer from available funds, a sum of money for such purposes.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 109” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the fee title or lesser interests for public
ways, open space and/or general municipal purposes in all or any portion of the
following lands or unconstructed right of ways:
Map 75, Parcel 38, Jonathan Way
Map 21, Parcel 146, Rear Quidnet Road
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 109” dated
January 2011.
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ARTICLE 110
(Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to (1) sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or any portion of the
subject land pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws, (2) dispose
of same pursuant to Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines
established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file with the Board of
Selectmen’s office, (3) dedicate all or any portion of the subject land for open space and
recreational purposes, and (4) sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser
interests of any portion of the subject land to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, any such
disposition to be on such terms and conditions the Board of Selectmen deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions in regard
to the following land:
Map 75, Parcel 38, Jonathan Way
Map 21, Parcel 146, Rear Quidnet Road
Map 87, Parcel 91, Western Ave
Map 43, Parcel 92, Gardner Road
Map 42.2.3, Parcel 19, 76 Washington Street
Portion of Miller Lane, Lot B2, containing 38,577 square feet of land and a
portion of Lot B1, labeled “Buffer Area”, containing 16,960 square feet of
land, as shown on a plan entitled “Review Plan to Show Proposed
Redivision of Lot B/Miller Ln.” prepared by Blackwell & Associates, Inc.
dated September 25, 2008.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 110” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
take the following actions on such terms and conditions the Board of Selectmen deem
appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and restrictions in regard
to the various land as follows:
To sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of all or
any portion of Map 43 Parcel 92, known as 25 Gardner Road, pursuant to
Chapter 30B of the Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines
established under the “Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the
Board of Selectmen’s office, provided that the Board retains an easement
over the existing travelled way;
To dedicate all or any portion of Map 75, Parcel 38, Jonathan Way and
Map 21 Parcel 146, Rear Quidnet Road, for open space and recreational
purposes, or sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser
interests of any portion of the land identified to the Nantucket Islands
Land Bank, or may sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser
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interests of all or any portion pursuant to Chapter 30B of the
Massachusetts General Laws and guidelines established under the
“Nantucket Yard Sales” program on file at the Board of Selectmen’s
office, provided that a conservation restriction has been placed on the
properties protecting their open space value to adjoining properties;
To dedicate all or any portion of Miller Lane, Lot B2 and all or any portion
of Lot B-1 labeled “Buffer Area”, and Map 42.2.3 Parcel 19, 76
Washington Street for open space and recreational purposes, or to sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests of any portion of
the land identified to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank;
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 110” dated
January 2011.
ARTICLE 111
(Real Estate Conveyance: Transfer of Miscellaneous Town Land to Airport)
To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter 40 section 15A to authorize the
Board of Selectmen to transfer the care, custody, management and control of the
following parcels of land to the Nantucket Memorial Airport for any and all airport
purposes; any such disposition to be on such terms and conditions the Board of
Selectmen deem appropriate, which may include the reservation of easements and
restrictions in regard to the following land:
Map 78 Parcel 19, Surfside;
Map 79 Parcel 13, Weweeder Avenue;
Map 79 Parcel 63, Monohansett Road;
Map 79 Parcel 113, Monohansett Road;
Map 88 Parcel 36, Boulevarde
Weweeder Avenue between the western sideline of Everett Street to the
western sideline of Russell Street
Everett Street between the southern sideline of Weweeder Avenue to the
Atlantic Ocean, not including any portion of Boulevarde;
Boulevarde from the western sideline of Everett Street to the western
sideline of Russell Street.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 111” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Airport Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen is authorized to
transfer the care, custody, management and control of the following parcels of land to
the Nantucket Memorial Airport for any and all airport purposes; any such disposition to
be on such terms and conditions the Board of Selectmen deem appropriate, which may
include the reservation of easements and restrictions in regard to the following land:
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Map 78 Parcel 19, Surfside;
Map 79 Parcel 13, Weweeder Avenue;
Map 88 Parcel 36, Boulevarde
Weweeder Avenue between the western sideline of Everett Street to the
western sideline of Russell Street
Everett Street between the southern sideline of Weweeder Avenue to the
Atlantic Ocean, not including any portion of Boulevarde;
Boulevarde from the western sideline of Everett Street to the western
sideline of Russell Street.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 111” dated
January 2011.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN COMMENT: The Board of Selectmen supports the Finance
Committee Motion.
ARTICLE 112
(Real Estate Conveyance: Miscellaneous Land)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the transfer of the following parcels of
land from the care and custody of the Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission to the
Town of Nantucket and/or the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for any and all legal
purposes:
Map 69 Parcel 3.1 (a portion of), 10 Sun Island Road;
Map 69 Parcel 106, 6 Sun Island Road;
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 112” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Airport Commission)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the following parcels of land are
transferred from the care and custody of the Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission to
the Town of Nantucket and/or the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for any and all legal
purposes:
Map 69 Parcel 3.1 (a portion of), 10 Sun Island Road;
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 112” dated
January 2011.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN COMMENT: The Board of Selectmen supports the Finance
Committee Motion.
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ARTICLE 113
(Real Estate Conveyance: Industrial Land)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, convey or
otherwise dispose of the fee or lesser interests in all or any portion of Lots F, G, I and N
as shown on a plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land” dated May 10, 2010 on file at the
Nantucket Registry of Deeds at Plan No. 2010-62, subject to Chapter 30B of the
Massachusetts General Laws and a finding by the Board of Selectmen that such sale,
conveyance or release furthers community planning and environmental protection goals.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 113” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 114
(Real Estate Conveyance: Easement – Madequecham Valley Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant an
easement for any purposes for which public and private ways are commonly used in the
Town of Nantucket over a certain parcel of land known as Assessor Map 78 Parcel 19
and a way, s.k.a. Madequecham Valley Road, a.k.a. Old Road, between Old South
Road, a.k.a. Bunker Road, and the northern lot line of Assessor Map 78 Parcel 19, to
the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. and other property owners with rights in a
road shown as South Road laid out by the County Commissioners in October 1933 (see
Road Book:3 page 337/C.C.O. #170) to be discontinued south of Shadbush Road
through Lot F as shown on a plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land” dated May 10,
2010 on file at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds at Plan No. 2010-62 and Lots C and D
(owned by the Nantucket Islands Land Bank) on a plan at the Nantucket Registry of
Deeds at Plan No. 2010-15.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 114” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
grant an easement for any purposes for which public and private ways are commonly
used in the Town of Nantucket over a certain parcel of land known as Assessor Map 78
Parcel 19 and a way, s.k.a. Madequecham Valley Road, a.k.a. Old Road, between Old
South Road, a.k.a. Bunker Road, and the northern lot line of Assessor Map 78 Parcel
19, to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. and other property owners with
rights in a road shown as South Road laid out by the County Commissioners in October
1933 (see Road Book:3 page 337/C.C.O. #170) to be discontinued south of Shadbush
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Road through Lot F as shown on a plan entitled “Subdivision Plan of Land” dated May
10, 2010 on file at the Nantucket Registry of Deeds at Plan No. 2010-62 and Lots C and
D (owned by the Nantucket Islands Land Bank) on a plan at the Nantucket Registry of
Deeds at Plan No. 2010-15.All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting
Warrant Article 114” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 115
(Real Estate Conveyance: Grant of Easement - 143A Surfside Road)
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant an
easement over land located at Map 80 Parcel 101.2: 143A Surfside Road, containing
approximately 5,009 square feet, in order to provide for access for underground utilities
to reach 143D Surfside Road, Map 80 Parcel 101.5.
All as shown on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 115” dated
January 2011 and filed herewith at the Office of the Town Clerk.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen for Habitat for Humanity)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to
grant an easement over land located at Map 80 Parcel 101.2: 143A Surfside Road,
containing approximately 5,009 square feet, in order to provide for access for
underground utilities to reach 143D Surfside Road, Map 80 Parcel 101.5, all as shown
on a map entitled “2011 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 115” dated January 2011.
ARTICLE 116
(Appropriation: Stabilization Fund)
To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to any applicable statute, or transfer from available funds, for the purposes of
the Stabilization Fund in accordance with Chapter 40 section 5B of the Massachusetts
General Laws, from which appropriations may be made by a two-thirds vote of an
Annual or Special Town Meeting for any purpose for which a municipality may borrow
money or for any other lawful purpose; said sum not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the
Fiscal Year 2011 tax levy.
Or to take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
ARTICLE 117
(Appropriation: Free Cash)
To see what sum the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash in the treasury to
meet the appropriations for the ensuing Fiscal Year and to authorize the Assessors to
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use in the fixing the tax rate, pass any vote, or take any other action related thereto.
(Board of Selectmen)
FINANCE COMMITTEE MOTION: Moved to take no action on the Article.
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Planning Board Report
PLANNING BOARD REPORT
Chapter 40A, section 5 of the Massachusetts General Laws authorizes the
Planning Board (hereafter the Board) to issue an advisory report to Town
Meeting. Although a motion for Articles 46 through 64 is printed in the Warrant,
this report provides additional information to help voters understand the basis for
each motion. In an effort to provide better information about the planning process,
the Board felt it was important to add this report and a glossary to this year’s
Warrant. The Board is guided by the approved Master Plan, unanimously
accepted by Town Meeting in April of 20091. Overall, the Board’s motions are
consistent with the goals and policies of the Master Plan and they represent a
balanced approach to guiding the community’s future physical development. The
information on each article is as follows:
Article 46 implements a Board of Selectmen initiative to produce renewable
energy at the landfill site and to participate in the Green Communities Program2.
The purpose of the Article is to create a Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD)
where a large scale wind turbine(s) would be permitted under zoning subject to
minor site plan review, which is consistent with Master Plan policies regarding
Natural and Cultural Resources3. Additional permitting must be sought from other
non-zoning agencies, such as the HDC.
Articles 47 through 57 are Zoning Map changes. Articles 47 through 52 are
sponsored by the Planning Board and Articles 53 through 57 are sponsored by
citizens. In their development and review, the Board considered compliance with
the Master Plan, including, but not limited to, such policies as:
Correcting Town and Country Overlay District anomalies4
Matching zoning districts with the character of the surrounding area5
Phasing out certain zoning districts6
Creating village neighborhood centers7
Protecting established neighborhoods from incompatible commercial
uses8
Addressing issues in 6 of 18 identified Planning Areas9
1 Warrant Article 26 of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting 2 2010-2011 Board of Selectmen Goals and Objectives, revised through January 12, 2011 3 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 5.1 Policy 5.1.5, page 40-41 “To support the responsible
development of alternative energy sources, including wind, …” 4 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 16, page 47 and Goal 2.2 Policy 2.2.1, page 90 (Articles 47, 49, 50,
51,and 52) 5 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.1, Policy 2.1.3, page 90 (Articles 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, and 56) 6 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.1, Policy 2.1.1a, page 90 (Articles 47, 48, 49, and 55) 7 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 15, page 46 and Goal 2.2, Policy 2.2.2, page 91 (Article 52) 8 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 2.2 Policy 2.2.2 and 2.2.3, page 91 (Articles 47, 48, and 49) 9 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 17, page 48 (Articles 47, 48, 49, 52, 55, and 57)
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Planning Board Report
Planning Board sponsored articles advance Master Plan actions identified in the
“Zoning District Implementation Schedule”10. The Board recommended citizen
articles that either advance or were not in contradiction with policy and
implementation goals. Articles 54 and 57 were amended by the Board to remove
parcels where development impacts were adverse to sound planning principles.
Overall, the proposed map changes balance additions and reductions in future
development, remove development potential in an environmentally sensitive
location next to Miacomet Pond, and focuses commercial development in
identified neighborhood centers11.
Articles 58, 61, 63, and 64 are Planning Board sponsored Zoning Bylaw
amendments. Of these four Articles, 63 is the most important, as it would reduce
barriers to the creation of affordable or moderate income housing12. Articles 61
and 64 are low impact or technical corrections. Article 58, regarding swimming
pools, will require additional study by a work group.
Articles 59 and 60 are citizen sponsored Zoning Bylaw amendments. The
Planning Board strongly opposes Article 59 for reasons articulated in the
comment section of Article 59. The Board must stress that the Article clashes
with advice and direction provided in numerous studies13 following the 1990
Goals and Objectives for Balanced Growth recommendation to study a downtown
parking garage14.
The purpose of Article 60 is to modify the definition of Lot Area, which currently
references State wetlands regulations, to also include a reference to the local
Wetlands Bylaw. The Board supports this Article as a good practice and notes
that it clarifies the authority of the Conservation Commission to establish wetland
boundaries15.
The Planning Board recognizes the hard work of its staff, the active participation
by citizens, and appreciates the thoughtful review of these articles by Town
Meeting voters. If you have questions or concerns about the zoning articles, we
encourage you to seek answers in advance of Town Meeting from individual
Board members or contact Planning Office staff at 508-228-7233.
10 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 39, page 90 (Articles 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, and 55) 11 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Figure 15, page 46 (Articles 47, 48, and 52) 12 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, page 49, and Goal 3.1 Policy 3.1.1, page 92 13 Wilkes Square Redevelopment, September 15, 2010; 2009 Downtown Parking Study, Tetra Tech Rizzo;
2009 Nantucket Master Plan, page 55; Downtown Circulation and Ferry Access Improvement Study,
Milone and MacBroom, 2008; 2007 Regional Transportation Plan 14 2009 Nantucket Master Plan, Goal 4.1 Policy 4.1.4, page 93 15 2007 Open Space and Recreation Plan, Goal 1 Objective 1.C.9, page 218 “The Town should continue
to promote and enforce regulations which ensure development in Nantucket which is compatible
with and promotes natural resources”
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Zoning Article Glossary
Zoning Article Glossary
The Planning Board has provided this glossary to serve as a summarized
reference for selected terms in Articles 46 through 64.
Article 46
310 CMR 7.10 Noise – the DEP has established a Noise Level Policy for
implementing this regulation. “The policy specifies that the ambient sound level,
measured at the property line of the facility or at the nearest inhabited buildings,
shall not be increased by more than 10 decibels weighted for the "A" scale
[dB(A)] due to the sound from the facility during its operating hours.”
“The ambient sound level is rarely found to be constant over time, and is usually
quite variable. The ambient sound level is considered to be the level that is
exceeded 90% of the time that the noise measurements are taken. This sound
level may also be established by other means with the consent of the DEP.”
“The guideline further states that the facility shall not produce a pure-tone
condition at the property line (or at the nearest inhabited buildings). A pure-tone
exists if the sound pressure level, at any given octave band center frequency,
exceeds the levels of the two adjacent octave bands by three (3) or more
decibels.” (Source: http://www.airandnoise.com/MA310CMR710.html)
Articles 47 through 57
The intensity regulations, pursuant to the Code of the Town of Nantucket,
Chapter 139 (Zoning), section 16 are referenced below.
Intensity Regulations - Zoning Bylaw Section 139-16
Yard Setback
Zoning
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LUG-2 80,000 35 15 150 4%
LUG-1 40,000 35 10 100 7%
R-40 40,000 30 10 75 10%
R-20 20,000 30 10 75 12.5%
R-10 10,000 20 10 75 25%
R-1 5,000 10 5 50 30%
ROH 5,000 0 5 40 50%
RC-2 5,000 10 5 40 50%
VTEC 40,000 30 20 100 7%
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Zoning Article Glossary
Spot Zoning – the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court found that spot zoning
occurs where one lot or a small area has been singled out for treatment less
onerous than that imposed upon nearby, indistinguishable properties. The Court
of Appeals has found that spot zoning arises “where a zoning change is designed
solely for the economic benefit of the owner of the property receiving special
treatment and is not in accordance with a well considered plan for the public
welfare.” (Source: Massachusetts Municipal Association)
“In assessing spot zoning challenges, it is quite proper to consider the effect of
the zoning change on the municipality as a whole. The court now favors a
balancing test to assess a spot zoning challenge. This is especially important
where the growth of the municipality has been addressed by a plan.” Challenges
alleging spot zoning have a heavy burden of proof, as great weight is given to
validity arising from the Town Meeting process. The total area being rezoned is
only important where it is not an extension of a district by the inclusion of border
lots. Generally, newly established zoning areas greater than two acres are not
considered to be a spot zone. (Source: Bobrowski, Mark “Handbook of
Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law” pages 91through 95)
Split Lots – lots split by two or more zoning district boundaries. Determining an
accurate reference point for the zoning boundary can be difficult for the property
owner and the Town. It is considered a good planning practice to place lots in a
single zoning district whenever possible. (Source: Bobrowski, Mark “Handbook of
Massachusetts Land Use and Planning Law” pages 386 and 387)
Country Overlay District (COD) – a zoning overlay district encompassing those
areas not included in the Town Overlay District. The purpose of the COD is to
preserve areas characterized by traditional and historic rural land use patterns
and to discourage the spread of dispersed development patterns that promote
automobile dependency. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket, section 12F)
Town Overlay District (TOD) – a zoning overlay district encompassing those
areas not included in the Country Overlay District. The purpose of the TOD is to
encourage development within an area where infrastructure already exists or can
be extended without undue expense, to create opportunities to produce
affordable housing for year-round residents through in-fill development and to
create development patterns that are conducive to service by alternatives to the
automobile, such as transit, bicycle, and pedestrian systems. (Source: Chapter
139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 12E)
Articles 58, 59, 61, and 62
Special Permit – requires a super-majority (4 out of 5 members in favor) vote of
the special permit granting authority. Special permits may impose conditions,
safeguards, and limitations intended to ensure that the use or structure is in
harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning Bylaw. (Source:
Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket, section 30)
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Zoning Article Glossary
Variance – requires a super-majority (4 out of 5 members in favor) vote of the
Zoning Board of appeals. Variances are granted for land or structures that cannot
meet the requirements of the Zoning Bylaw. A specific finding is required that due
to the circumstances relating to the soil conditions, shape or topography of such
land or structures, a literal enforcement of the Zoning Bylaw would involve
substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the applicant. The Board must also
find that the relief would not cause substantial detriment to the public good and
would not nullify or substantially derogate from the intent or purpose of the
Zoning Bylaw. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of Nantucket,
section 32)
Articles 61 and 62
Accessory Use – separate structures, buildings or uses which are subordinate
and customarily incidental to a principal structure, building or use located on the
same lot. Accessory uses shall not be construed to include a building or structure
used in whole or in part for human habitation. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code
of the Town of Nantucket, section 2)
Article 63
Ground Cover Ratio – the ground cover of a lot divided by the area of the lot,
expressed as a percentage. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town of
Nantucket, section 2)
Articles 63 and 64
NHNC Covenant – a voluntary covenant to maintain housing that is affordable to
households who earn less than 150% of the Nantucket County median household
income. The covenant is recorded at the Registry of Deeds and is enforceable by
the Nantucket Housing Authority. (Source: Chapter 139 of the Code of the Town
of Nantucket, section 2)
18 Tremont Street •Suite 401 • Boston, MA 02108 • Telephone (617) 742-0820 • Fax (617) 742-3953 • Website: www.chapa.org
March 16, 2011
Susan Bennett Witte
Housing Specialist
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA. 02554
Dear Susan:
I am writing in support of Article 78, “Amendments to Town of Nantucket
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – Declaration of Trust.” As stated in the
article, this would change the language in the purpose of the Affordable
Housing Trust Fund to encourage perpetuity whenever possible, but to allow
for some flexibility when necessitated by financing challanges.
President
Susan Schlesinger
Vice Presidents
Jack Cooper
Jeanne Pinado
Treasurer
Joseph Flatley
Clerk
Mary Doyle
Executive Director
Aaron Gornstein
While it is CHAPA’s goal to always encourage affordability for as long as
possible, the reality of the current economic climate has made financing of
affordable units increasingly challenging. By revising the language of the
Trust to state that affordable housing should be created “preferably in
perpetuity”, the Town will ensure that affordable housing can be continue to
be built in the future under more stringent financing criteria. This will not only
assist the initial purchaser of the home, but will help in terms of the resale of
the home to the next purchaser. CHAPA also recommends that the Town
utilize the Universal Deed Rider in all future projects, which effectively keeps
the unit affordable and is generally accepted by most lenders.
We look forward to continued success towards the provision of affordable
housing in the Town of Nantucket.
Sincerely,
Aaron Gornstein
Executive Director
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the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
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Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles 35 + 36
Legend
Articles 35 + 36
Buildings
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Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
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the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 37
Legend
Article 37
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Buildings
Parcel Lines
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Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
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the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
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Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
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Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
February, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
44, 45, 46
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Legend
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Articles 44, 45, 46
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 47
Map 1
Legend
Article 47
Zone
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RC-2 to VR
Parcel Lines
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
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Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Article 47
Map 2
Legend
Sewer Pipes
Article 47
Sewer District
Monomoy Needs Area
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 125 feet
Sewer Map Change
and Zoning Map Change:
Island Lumber - RC-2 to VN and VR
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 48
Legend
Article 48
Zone
RC-2 to CN
RC-2 to R-5
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 75 feet
R - 10
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Surfside Road - RC-2 to CN and R-5
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 49
Legend
Article 49
Zoning Change
RC-2 and LUG-2 to LUG-3
RC-2 and LUG-2 to R-20
RC-2 to R-20
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 89 feet
RC - 2LUG - 3
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Miacomet AvenueLUG - 2
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
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Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
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Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 50
Legend
Town/Country OD Boundary
LUG-2 to R-40
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 75 feet
R - 20
R - 10
Zoning Map Change:
Fairgrounds and Rugged Road
LUG - 2
LUG - 3
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Town
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
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the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 51
Legend
Article 51
Zoning Change
LUG-2 to LUG-1
R-20 to LUG-1
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 75 feet
R - 20
LUG - 1
Zoning Map Change:
Surfside - Nobadeer Avenue,
Surfside Road, Weweeder Avenue,
Atlantic Avenue, and Masaquet Avenue
LUG - 2
LUG - 3
LUG - 1
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upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 52
Legend
Article 52
Zone
R-20 to VTEC
LUG-2 to LUG-3
LUG-2 to VTEC
LUG-3 to VTEC
RC-2 to LUG-2
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 127 feet
RC - 2
Zoning Map Change:
Hummock Pond
LUG - 2
LUG - 3
LUG - 3
LUG - 3
LUG - 2 LUG - 2
R - 20
RC - 2 to LUG-2
LUG-2 to VTEC
LUG-2 to LUG-3
LUG-2 to LUG-3
LUG-2 to VTEC
R-20 to VTEC
LUG-2 to VTEC
WAUWINET RDCROWS NEST
WY
S Q U A M R D
SQUAM RD
WAUWINET RDData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 53
Legend
Buildings
Article 53
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
LUG - 3
R - 1
LUG - 1
Zoning Map Change:
Split Zoning District Correction
Wauwinet/Squam
To R-1
BAILEY RD
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L U F F R D
Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
February, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 54
Revised
Legend
Buildings
R-20 to R-10
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Zoning Map Change: Bartlett Road
R - 20
R - 10
R - 10 RC - 2
Article identifies the
correct street address,
but the wrong map and lot.
Should be 66 17.
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 55
Legend
Buildings
R-1 to ROH
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
ROH
R - 1
ROH
ROH
Zoning Map Change:
Howard, Gardner, and Main Streets
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 56
Legend
Buildings
LUG-2 to LUG-1
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 100 feet
LUG - 3
LUG - 2
LUG - 3
Zoning Change: Swift Rock Road
LUG-2 to LUG-1
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
February, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 57
Revised
Legend
Buildings
R-10 to R-1
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 72 feet
RC - 2
R - 1
R - 10
R - 1
R - 10
Zoning Change:
First Way, Backus, Allen’s Way,
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Way
R-10 to R-1
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
February, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 73
Revised
Legend
Buildings
Article 73
Parcel Lines
Sewer District
1 inch equals 311 feet
Bylaw Amendment:
Board of Sewer Commissioners
Sewer District Map Changes
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MONOMOY RDB R E W S T E R R D
POL
PI
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 74
Legend
Buildings
Article 74
Parcel Lines
Sewer District
1 inch equals 100 feet
Bylaw Amendment:
Town Sewer District Map Change
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BAILEY RD
CED A R C ISEA FOX CIBARTL
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DSHIP LNT DRData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 75
Legend
Buildings
Article 75
Parcel Lines
Sewer District
1 inch equals 75 feet
Bylaw Amandment:
Board of Sewer Commissioners
Town Sewer District
BROOK RD
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
February, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 76
Revised
Legend
Article 76
Article 76 remaining
Removed from Article by BOS
Sewer District
Wastewater Needs
Identified
1 inch equals 200 feet
Bylaw Amendment:
Board of Sewer Commissioners
Sewer District Map Changes
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BROCKS CT
ODBURY LN
Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
November 5, 2009
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 81
Legend
Article 81
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Home Rule Petition:
Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance
Building No
Longer Exists
Building Moved
to Selected Parcel
N
E
W
S
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R
D
WAYMADEQUE
C
H
A
M
V
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Y
R
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RDMADEQUECHAM VLY RDMADEQUECHAM VLY RDData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 82
Legend
Article 82
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 200 feet
Home Rule Petition:
Land Bank Real Estate Conveyance
LOVERS LANENOBADEER
A
V CLIFFORD STBOULEVARDEHARRIET STNOBADEER AV
DUNHAM STMYLES STANDISH STLOVERS LANEHAWTHORNE STData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
1 inch equals 50 feet
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 85
Home Rule Petition:
Conveyance of Land from County to Town
Legend
Article 85
Buildings
Parcel Lines
Nonantum Ave
S T E P L N
S BEACH STASH ST
WHAL
E
R
S L
N
STEAMBO
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W
F
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ST
BROAD S
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EXTS WATER
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BROAD ST
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PEN D E N C E L N MAIN ST
R O S E L N ST
Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 89
Legend
Article 89
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Disposition:
Dreamland Theatre Easement
JEFFERSON AVHULBERT AVData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 90
Legend
Article 90
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 40 feet
Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance:
Hulbert Avenue Extension
JEFFERSON AVHULBERT AVData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 90
Legend
Article 90
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 40 feet
Authorization for Real Estate Conveyance:
Hulbert Avenue Extension
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 91
Legend
Article 91
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 25 feet
Real Estate Acquisition:
77 Washington Street
77 Washington St.
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 92
Legend
Article 92
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 25 feet
Real Estate Acquisition:
50 Union Street
50 Union St.
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 93
Legend
Buildings
Parcel Lines
Article 93
1 inch equals 25 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Authorization/22 Federal Street
22 Federal St.
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 94
Legend
Article 94
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 40 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Authorization/37 Washington Street
37 Washington St.
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 95
Legend
Article 95
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 200 feet
Long Term Lease Authorization:
Airport
Proposed Solar Array
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 96
Legend
Buildings
Article 96
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 115 feet
Long Term Lease Authorization:
Surfside WWTF
Proposed Solar Arrays
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 97
Legend
Article 97
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 115 feet
Long Term Lease Authorization:
Wannacomet
Proposed Solar Arrays
Proposed Solar Arrays
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
98 + 99
Legend
Articles 98 + 99
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 400 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
"Paper" Streets in Surfside
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
100 + 101
Legend
Articles 100 + 101
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 300 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
"Paper" Streets in Surfside
M
aclean Street Dearborn Street Clifford Street
Prospect Street
Central Ave
Hawthorne Street
Pocomo Ave
Chappomis
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Massasoit
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Monomoy
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Miacomet
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Oniska
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NOBADEER AV
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V CLIFFORPEQUOT STUNCATENA STNONANTUM AV DUNHAM STMYLES STANDISH STLOVERS LANEData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 2003 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2008.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
2 Fairgrounds Road
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
102 + 103
Legend
Articles 102 + 103
Type
Open Space
T.O.N.
To be Conveyed to Abutter
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Land and "Paper" Streets in Surfside
Land Bank
Fisherman’s
Beach
Parking
WPOCHICK AV
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PLUM STNAUSHON WYWOODBINE STWEWEEDER AV
WEWEEDER A
SURFSIDE RDM STData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 104
Legend
Article 104
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
144 Surfside Road
SANKATY RDANNS LNANNS LN
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
105 + 106
Legend
Articles 105 + 106
Article 106
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 40 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Land and "Paper" Street
(Opposite Ann’s Lane) in Siasconset
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
107 + 108
Map A
Legend
Articles 107 + 108
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 287 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Various "Paper" Streets
D U K E S R D
VESTAL S T
HAWTHORNE LN
Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
107 + 108
Map B
Legend
Articles 107 + 108
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Various "Paper" Streets
WEWEEDER AVS SWEWEEDER AV
NOBADEER AV
NOBAD
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POPLAR STSURFSIDE RDWOODBINE STAURIGA STSTATION STFIELD SURFSIDE RDMORGAN SQMORGAN SQNONANT
WESTERN AVMORGAN SQCANONICUS STHILL SI
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
107 + 108
Map C
Legend
Articles 107 + 108
Buildings
Parcel Lines
Town Owned Property
Land Bank
Town of Nantucket
1 inch equals 130 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Various "Paper" Streets
To be
Conveyed to
Land Bank
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
107 + 108
Map D
Legend
Articles 107 + 108
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 75 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Various "Paper" Streets
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map A
Legend
Articles 109 +110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 110 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
CHUCK HOLLOW RDL O W
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map B
Legend
Articles 109 +110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 77 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
NORTH RDM
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map C
Legend
Articles 109 + 110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 100 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map D
Legend
Articles 109 + 110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
MORGANMOR
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HI
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AVAURIGA STSTATION STM O RGAN SQSURF S
WESTERN AV
POLLOCK AVCANONICUS STData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map E
Legend
Articles 109 + 110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 100 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
MARY APINE TREE RDMACYSLNBLUEBIRD LN GOLDFINCH DROLD SOUTH RD
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Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles
109 + 110
Map F
Legend
Articles 109 + 110
Acquisition and Conveyance
Conveyance
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 100 feet
Real Estate Acquisition and Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
IRVING STER AV
ADAMS STIRVING STMONOHANSETT RD
ORWAW AV
MONOHANSETT RDK AV
IRVING STVERNON STWAVERLY STMADEQUECHAM VLY RD STData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles 111
Map A
Legend
Article 111
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 148 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Transfer of Miscellaneous Town
Land to Airport
N
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WIGWAM RD
WAQUOIT
RDMADEQUECHAM VLY RDMADEQUECHAM VLY RDData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Articles 111
Map B
Legend
Article 111
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 200 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Transfer of Miscellaneous Town
Land to Airport
YMILESTO
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L
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R
D
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The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 112
Legend
Buildings
Article 112
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 108 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Miscellaneous Land
B U N KER RDBUNKER RDG
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N
Data Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 113
Legend
Article 113
Road
Lots
Buildings
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 100 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Industrial Land
I
ndustrial RoadS h a d b u s h R o a d
Road Abandoned
North of Shadbush Road
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CHAM VLY RDB U N KER RMADEQUECHAM VLY RDBUNKER RDData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 114
Legend
Buildings
Article 114
Road
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 215 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Easement - Madequecham Valley Road
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ndustrial RoadS h a d b u s h R o a d
Abandoned
North of
Shadbush Road
To be Abandoned
from Southern Property
Line to Shadbush Road
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Land Bank
POCHICK AV
POCHICK AV
PLUM STNAUSHON WYWEWEEDER AV
FSIDE RDData Sources:
The planimetric data on this mapsheet is based primarily
upon interpretation of April, 1998 aerial photography.
It was compiled to meet the ASPRS Standard for Class I
Map Accuracy for 1"=100’ scale maps.
The parcel boundaries are based primarily upon
the Tax Assessor’s data through December, 2005.
Nantucket governmental agencies will not necessarily approve
applications based soley on GIS data. Applicants for permits and
licenses must inquire of the relevant agency for applicable requiements.
The presence of information of this mapsheet does not necessarily imply
public right-of-way or the right of public access.
Please send identification of any errors
and corresponding corrections to:
GIS Coordinator
Town of Nantucket
22 Federal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
The data on this mapsheet represents the efforts of the
Town of Nantucket and other cooperating organizations
to record and compile pertinent geographical and related
information utilizing the capabilities of the Nantucket Geographic
Information System (GIS). The GIS staff maintains an ongoing
program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought
to its attention. The Town of Nantucket makes no claims as to the
absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any
particular use.
Town of Nantucket - GIS Mapsheet
January, 2011
2011 Annual
Town Meeting
Warrant Article 115
Legend
Buildings
Article 115
Parcel Lines
1 inch equals 50 feet
Real Estate Conveyance:
Grant of Easement - 143A Surfside Road
Map 80 Lot 101.5