Author: Grant Sanders
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Something new
I have been talking to a handful of people about a new way to get a positive, informed discussion about the island’s future going. It will not be the new YACKon.com but something even cooler. If you want to stay in the loop, send me an email at grant@sand.agency and I will let you know…
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Scariest darned article of town meeting? Article 55.
Article 55 is a sleeper of a zoning bylaw change. Few are paying attention. A lot of people are more concerned with the school article (12) or the Richmond Development (53) or the hospital rezoning (70). But for me, one of the most critical articles on the warrant is 55. On face value, it appears…
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Why Upzoning Is Downright Wrong.
This is a very tenuous time for Nantucket. In the 20 years I have been going to town meeting, I have never seen so many articles sponsored by the Planning Board that involve the active upzoning of various areas of the island. For those people who don’t eat, breathe and sleep the zoning code, upzoning…
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Why I will vote “yes” for a new school on Article 12. But I won’t like it.
The overcrowding in Nantucket Public Schools is not a problem. It’s a symptom. A symptom of our desire, as a community, to build and make money. Greed, basically. That’s right, I said it. The schools are a symptom of our greed. And we saw it coming. Let me explain. 20 years ago, it was no…
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Nantucket Music Festival Line-Up Announced
The Nantucket Music Festival (August 2-3), has booked some pretty good acts that you may actually want to go hear play. The line-up includes Grammy Winner Bruce Hornsby, alt-rock darlings Guster, roots reggae fave Steel Pulse, party band frontman Donovan Frankenreiter and a few others of note — Lucas Nelson & POTR, Ayla Brown, Ben…
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Nantucket Town Meeting Snarky Recap.
Ah, it’s Spring on Nantucket (or a reasonable facsimile) and that means Town Meeting has come and gone. Here’s a re-cap of the action on Saturday, April 5 at the Mary Walker Pendelton Auditorium. There was a short discussion on Article 10 concerning the purchase of new trash cans. Some of which were those newfangled…
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Preview: The Vandal by White Heron Theatre Company
It was one of the top five most beautiful days of 2013. A killer June day on Nantucket. And under normal circumstances, I would have been outdoors, enjoying the sunshine and perhaps even taking an early summer swim. But instead, I went to see a reading of a new play, the Vandal. And I was…
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Does Nantucket need to promote itself better?
Here’s a video promotion for Prince Edward Island. It sounds like a great place. And it made me wonder, does Nantucket need to do a better job of positioning itself? I don’t think we want to be known as the island of drunk frat boys peeing in the bushes any more. Maybe it’s time to…
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The YACK Manifesto.
A lot has been written about “The Tragedy of the Commons.” About how our shared resources can be squandered and depleted if we all take full advantage of them. And while Nantucket does not have a literal “Common” like so many other New England towns do, in many ways, the entire island is a Common.…
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Send your fave sunsets
Yeah, that pic was taken from the boat leaving the island. Red sky at night. Send your favorite sunset pic to YACK and I’ll add it to the gallery. the email is host@yackon.com, or you can send me a link to your image online if it’s already uploaded somewhere. Thanks. G.