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The matter matters to neighbors because the stairway’s proposed location overlaps root areas of a significant tree. \"They wanted to give attorney Arthur Reed and the applicants the opportunity to come back and revise their plans to remove those elements, particularly the stairwell, that we're concerned about impacting the tree,\" said Emily Molden, summarizing the ZBA discussion.

Why it matters: If the stairway remains out of the setback or is shown on Historic District Commission (HDC) plans as a parking location, other permits would still be necessary before construction. \"Before they could actually construct that, they would still need to go before the planning board for a special permit for the curb cut and also go through DPW to get permission,\" Molden said.

Dave Chantu, another meeting participant, said he was encouraged that some ZBA members seemed prepared to deny the application as proposed. \"I was heartened by the fact that they were . . . definitely ready to deny, out of hand, I think, based on what we wanted to see,\" Chantu said. He and others urged continued scrutiny at subsequent reviews and active enforcement if permits are approved with conditions.

Speakers also raised practical enforcement concerns if the applicants proceed without the stairway. Chantu said his worry was that extensive daily truck operations to remove roof material and bring in construction supplies could overwhelm the small site and require frequent on-site oversight. \"It's almost like the original thing they wanted to do there where they were gonna hand dig a foundation,\" he said, stressing the need for monitoring and enforcement.

Meeting participants said the ZBA had at least discussed the neighbor and committee concerns and that the next relevant meetings — including the ZBA and potentially the planning board — will determine whether the proposed changes address tree-protection issues and curb-cut requirements. One participant urged members to attend the next ZBA hearing to follow the item.

Ending: Meeting attendees said they will monitor the planning board and DPW agendas, and many planned to attend the next ZBA hearing to press for conditions or denial if the stairway or other elements that might harm the tree remain in the plans.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tree Advisory Committee - 4/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a meeting of local residents and committee participants, attendees described a May Zoning Board of Appeals hearing on 43 Union Street that was continued so the applicant and attorney Arthur Reed could return with revised plans that remove a stairway that residents say threatens a nearby tree.","taxTitle","Nantucket County, Massachusetts","taxId",61456,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262683,"Committee approved the agenda and adjourned by unanimous voice votes",1315,20885,1336019,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408&start=20&end=1336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408/thumbnail_20885.jpg","/articles/6262683/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Committee-approved-the-agenda-and-adjourned-by-unanimous-voice-votes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262683-1c23749b6d56e197edb02a6c1580e5c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770637486&Signature=D2SOCK0ILkOiwz4YCcf-wCg-Kqn1PK70uTvu~LXQOeei-qlciqHQD5T-6jTAHIbC8eClqoabXfqoHS737M3ho3WuqXJa2inQzI~eiYCG4unfs5O1XmWzqZ6YVe1VI5q5CvYqqMO0hTO7BrDEKAh8cu00u2ZgKmEX-zacZCTs-pdgl3H48i8ku8s7KKjqoCZAZgc-pOCYxIR1vil~tsVnm2LW1PO8ibumAgVI-orXYvcF7VVeKhBXhUUWbYbfHEvLdo1NVWiqdFBnPpvovvSaW1M2Xps3PUwGwwHQOuKfkHPSL4FsvSbPhAhJ2vkUF1Tx6oyMy3UicjgHpC6pLkMbhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the start of the meeting, a participant moved to approve the agenda and another seconded the motion. A voice vote followed; the chair recorded the outcome as \"Aye.\" Later, members moved and seconded to adjourn, and the meeting ended.

The transcript records the motion to approve the agenda with the mover identified as Judy George and a second recorded. Judy George said, \"I move I move to approve.\" A second was made and the chair responded that the motion carried by voice vote.

At the end of the session, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The transcript records: \"So moved. Second? Second.\" No formal roll-call or tally for individual yes/no votes appears in the transcript.

Ending: The meeting closed after the adjournment motion; no additional formal actions or ordinances were recorded in the transcript.","Meeting participants moved and seconded approval of the agenda at the start of the meeting and later moved and seconded to adjourn. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262688,"Airport commission declines to help with tree plantings; committee discusses planting town trees and removal requests",498,774399,1272575,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408&start=774&end=1272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408/thumbnail_774399.jpg","/articles/6262688/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Airport-commission-declines-to-help-with-tree-plantings-committee-discusses-planting-town-trees-and-removal-requests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262688-4f4729c08e9fec05f52f8757e71f749b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770637486&Signature=VtmQBXAYlj4l-SjxYK7Lp2X0DUqXhVPn7vWWPHz6QAM-J4gUg3xiIq8pIkVQeY74XHKwfDiyng1sFFsXCaZJrZVX46~d94FevU1joShxrEIQbRvOF3y9jNkR-pqHtY59EQy934ToZV-OEzCHgp9Dw4SAT1EHDo-q0P8s43Yhm6yI-OSpLl3N5cpzL7MlA9EsJai0~cLzopdfTjRcjGR1~ay4kZXGgdCiE-d6dhIIXQ9aa1qoqR9d9qIIF12pplggGRdk3yE6Lxz~zAZMqrCNrgmv7QjGwxhAJ4HtGv7bEISCLUamVkNEtYXmdJV5PE~MVY7MG7FBUro0x6k9UTpSeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members said the Airport Commission declined to participate in a proposed tree-planting program, but attendees discussed reusing town-owned nursery trees for the airport parking area and noted the site’s irrigation makes it a suitable planting location.

\"They got back to us about the planting, and they declined to participate in the . . . but they might have thought they had to contribute in some way, and they don't,\" one participant said, reporting the commission’s response. Members said Kreshula (spelling as mentioned in the meeting) or another party might still plant the trees if the airport will not contribute funding.

Participants noted the airport parking lot still contains acclimated trees ready for planting. \"The trees are still sitting there. They're acclimated. They look like nice trees,\" one attendee said, adding that irrigation at the airport would aid long-term survival compared with less-irrigated town areas.

Separately, speakers reviewed a tree-removal request for a specimen identified by students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute as tree number 2056, next to a light pole. A shared photo was shown during the meeting. An attendee said the airport had requested removal of two other trees previously and that those were on a list but had not been removed yet.

Meeting members discussed asking the airport for a public hearing before removals and agreed to follow up with staff contacts to confirm whether replacements would be planted if removals proceed.

Ending: The committee plans to press the airport commission for clarification about removal requests and to explore planting town-owned trees in irrigated parking islands if the commission will accept donated stock.","The airport commission declined to participate in a proposed tree-planting effort at the airport; committee members said existing town-owned trees there are irrigated and suitable for replacement plantings, and they discussed a request to remove a tree (ID 2056) near a light pole and other removals on the airport property.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6262693,"Sidewalk work near two historic elms on Atlantic Avenue halted after tree-root concerns",80,638450,718874,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408&start=638&end=718","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3111533-dc82106394b351f115745da95140f408/thumbnail_638450.jpg","/articles/6262693/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Sidewalk-work-near-two-historic-elms-on-Atlantic-Avenue-halted-after-tree-root-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6262693-59c0c60a25c66a2a1234c510488f21c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770637486&Signature=fnICfONaHztVG8xwYWq6zOxAQxaBYqpjmOiv8lsE6pHTahClm7WAafH8Qe32lrC7wxELW2Ics32G37OLWCVNBVm13G824fI5XBMFtdH4hQVBBwCz7b7d0RJ-iAD3LqEn4yHSkEh0NNJ8B6FZhguIKnuff1lkLS-zBf5cBl9pWLZXaxQzypiWODpp8eDry3rs~YSqVRImx-AcdEr5XKaGOuVleFcbLOdqhNgDq~WU84f52hEQ7dZi37TmexIeuez93REm7u3zKP5qz4kdsKTm0dVk6-5F5AdMejw9nXv-PBoriIZfD4la0CJjjL3IGM3~hx3aK7L77j7n9hlgmOkvug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents and committee members reported that sidewalk restoration work on Atlantic Avenue stopped before two historic elm trees after concerns about root damage and a homeowner’s refusal to allow construction around one tree.

\"They stopped the curbing a ways away from each of the elms that kind of are right on the street,\" said a meeting participant, describing the contractor’s decision to leave setbacks around the trees. Attendees said the sidewalks now sit closer to the trees than earlier in the project but are not flush against trunks.

Meeting participants said the homeowner would not permit a sidewalk to pass around the back of one tree, and speakers expressed doubt that further work would continue there without agreement. \"They might have stopped every other day before they really damaged the tree,\" a participant said, noting that some of the earlier work was halted to avoid harming roots.

Speakers concluded the unusual sidewalk alignment would likely remain as-is — visually awkward but protective of tree roots — unless a new resolution is negotiated between the town and the homeowner. Attendees asked to monitor any additional planning or contractor notices and to document tree health going forward.

Ending: Committee members said they will keep watching the Atlantic Avenue work and the trees’ condition and will report if the homeowner or the town reaches a different agreement.","Participants said sidewalk contractors stopped short of two historic elms on Atlantic Avenue. A homeowner refused to permit a sidewalk behind one tree, and speakers said continued work could damage tree roots; the committee expects the layout to remain unchanged for now.","actionData","errors"]

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Neighbors say ZBA continued 43 Union Street application after concerns about stairway and tree

Committee approved the agenda and adjourned by unanimous voice votes

Airport commission declines to help with tree plantings; committee discusses planting town trees and removal requests

Sidewalk work near two historic elms on Atlantic Avenue halted after tree-root concerns