Category: Government
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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 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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Grassroots Nantucket taking root.
I ran into Dan Ross out in front of the Stop & Shop today and he was signing people up to register to vote and attend Townmeeting. I think this is amazing. Great example of someone in our community helping to make it better. Thanks Dan!
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Stop & Shop has plans. And moldy strawberries.
Yes, that is one big supermarket. And it looks like a done deal, pretty much. The question is, how big should it be? How big is too big for Nantucket? Please weigh in.