HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiane Coombs Appointment made by Dawn Hil HoldgateDAWN E HILL HOLDGATE
NANTUCKET HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION
2 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD
NANTUCKET, MA 02554
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This is a formal notification that I, as the current chair of the HDC, have formally ap2—,6infQ Di#W
Coombs, who is currently an associate member of the HDC, with said appointmemcm filtffie fQ
membership position vacated by Kevin Kuester on July 9, 2013, with the resignatioporm;- lly lRd with
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Ms. Coombs is the longest serving associate member and has rarely missed a TuesAy rn—Ating during
her tenure. Ms. Coombs would have all of the responsibilities and duties of the full membership position
until the expiration of the term in April of 2015, whereupon the vacancy would be on the annual town
election ballot.
Mass. Gen. Laws Section A301 -4 ( "Act") specifically states in Subsection 3 that the "Chairman of the
Historic District Commission may designate an associate member to sit on the Commission in case of
absence, inability to act or conflict of interest ... or in the event of a vacancy on the Commission until said
vacancy is filled in the manner provided herein."
The Act also provides for the ability of the Board of Selectmen ('BOS ") to also perform the same action
for the unexpired term. I am asking that the BOS refrain from such an appointment in favor of the
appointment of Ms. Coombs by me. Should the BOS prefer to open the vacancy then I would
respectfully request that they ratify Ms. Coombs appointment to fill said vacancy as she is eminently
qualified due to tenure and experience on the HDC.
Should you have any further questions or comments please contact me directly at 508- 364 -7342. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
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Dawn E Hill Holdgate