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Staff said they received as-builts from Bracken Company but not the required affidavit(s); Pearl Company site as-builts and affidavits remained outstanding at the time of the meeting. Staff conducted a punch-list walkthrough with maintenance and the contractor to address minor items and said maintenance had been helping temporarily with watering of hydroseeded areas given germination timing and town-level water restrictions (level 1 watering restrictions limit irrigation days). Staff also said they were obtaining quotes to add permanent dorm irrigation and expected to share those quotes when available.

On capital projects for fiscal year 2027, staff said they had refined project lists and pricing and would meet with the town manager before submission to the town’s capital/finance process; staff noted one change: replacement of several aging on-site servers (security and training) raised the IT request to about $100,000 because of multiple servers needing replacement. Other capital items remained as previously presented; staff anticipated turning the refined package over to the town by the July 18 deadline.

Why it matters: the CO is required before staff can occupy crew quarters and begin full operations in that facility; capital requests and server replacements affect FY27 budgeting and capital planning with the town.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket Airport Commission - July 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission heard that the crew quarters certificate of occupancy remains pending while site as-builts and affidavits are completed; staff also refined FY27 capital requests including higher server costs and submitted project lists for town review.","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},6177593,"Airport ops: ramp management, GPU shortfalls and fuel-delivery issues prompt short-term measures",350,4004000,4354000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f&start=4004&end=4354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f/thumbnail_4004000.jpg","/articles/6177593/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Airport-ops-ramp-management-GPU-shortfalls-and-fuel-delivery-issues-prompt-short-term-measures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177593-f7d74e19dbfc86e9c69fb5de87611d99/orig.mp4?Expires=1775188553&Signature=g9laHdxR-7aVfGsrhH9GqkV8UtyqieJS2h5gbKnfhkYXxMBfBI7i4VOdSroibDFqWD4RxffDw5DfuNH3JG46osUGRlhxv03FTvUOp~w8~rWW5tHojPlqp4NfdBmcJjP95JgUCSt8f7CpBsBTGgEZngGLRl29WzF0t4YXim9GoDLT~JZGa4XftE1gb6BQUg9wgkccjiytsJOU4-rzFmJ1GCy6VlMxjRgymniDbrCt0U2E7ypBBOmpwLjJRAqHheLCJP24wY~~mx095ehPGrYnsm8ZYgnDfD3t1i0p5F3hWfqaK~meNVmqkCBTN9kg1nYGXGyedywyZze0Ln9nbAHx2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Airport management reported a series of operational issues July 8 that prompted near-term responses: the airport will pursue two new ground-power units (GPUs) to support larger business jets, consider short-term GPU rentals for the remainder of the season, and implement ramp-management enforcement measures to limit auxiliary power unit (APU) run-time.

Staff said existing portable GPUs cannot reliably serve some newer large-cabin business jets; procurement of two new universal GPUs was under way but carries a roughly 32-week lead time. Commissioners and staff asked operations to seek short-term GPU rentals to reduce aircraft APU runtime and associated noise during the remainder of the season.

Operations also reported a baggage-belt system malfunction over the July 4 weekend that caused intermittent operation of the belt; contractors and TSA were scheduled to troubleshoot hardware and potential software interactions. Staff said they had used overtime to manually handle bags while the belt was unreliable.

Fuel supply: the barge scheduled to deliver 20,000 gallons experienced a mechanical problem, reducing the airport’s incoming jet-fuel inventory. Staff said they were forecasting sales (roughly $20,000/day at current burn rates) and would consider staged restrictions — beginning with general-aviation corporate customers and preserving airline supply — if inventories fell toward critical levels. Staff also asked the commission to help secure additional deliveries through supplier contacts if possible.

Noise and enforcement: operations reported 18 initial APU warnings in May (16 complied or provided valid reasons) and issued two secondary warnings; overall noise complaints were down (four new complaints in May). Staff noted two drone sightings over the weekend and reminded the public that drone operations within the airport area require FAA clearance.

Why it matters: GPUs, ramp-management enforcement and fuel availability affect daily airport operations, passenger experience and community noise exposure; installing the correct hardware and enforcing APU limits are steps staff said will reduce noise and emissions while supporting operational reliability.","Commissioners heard updates on ramp management (APU enforcement and planned new GPUs), a baggage-belt malfunction, two drone sightings, and a fuel-barge mechanical delay that could trigger fuel restrictions; staff will rent interim GPUs and meet with airlines on ramp procedures.",{"_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},6177597,"Airport updates PFAS response: bottled water deliveries expanded, lysimeters to be installed; treatment options discussed",466,2614000,3080000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f&start=2614&end=3080","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f/thumbnail_2614000.jpg","/articles/6177597/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Airport-updates-PFAS-response-bottled-water-deliveries-expanded-lysimeters-to-be-installed-treatment-options-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177597-581859abc5f60811e4da83aa045acb6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775188553&Signature=YZXo~yB3jgxTy5zsk9FNuoqAR6DKyQrMTxwj96w568PnTHtqVriIS2QHDITOOAHjQXvN9108bR9t0a92Z15Ks5wPSirJmoA9SrM1YEO1fDIjDV4AQ3AsJcxvXlaQE9mrSWOcxRXmcJ~6RT62X28wC4iapEnvqPvvEpOHk36-hfpi6C~ByxyaKggkk5hIXG~NDk5XCzAPlGePWLgZ7qeTZbbfLXAeOxGgUuMGgOM30Jy3nEYPMdxILWhvh1nDTbfj0dbxAh33ZnE~GryVElZDjF~meVatfQATw~tE7atHhurZxQXpMte8d9sxe2u50TIJt7TUHvMcwjwqGMXciCUibA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Airport environmental staff on July 8 reported progress on PFAS response work, including adding two homes to bottled-water deliveries, planned lysimeter installations to inform Phase 4 remediation, and coordination with a new town PFAS coordinator.

Madison Collins, the airport’s environmental coordinator, said the airport added two homes to its bottled-water-delivery program (bringing total delivered homes to eight: five on Monahansett, one on Nobadeer and two on NBR). Collins also reported that lysimeters would be installed the week of July 14 to support Phase 4 testing and inform where remediation activities such as soil excavation or other treatment technologies would be located.

Commissioners and staff discussed treatment-system options. Staff said the airport had been awarded approximately $1.2 million from a federal PFAS treatment grant and presented a task order for McFarland Johnson to provide engineering to test a PFAS treatment product. Commissioners and members of the public compared the airport’s options with a recently installed, larger town treatment system that Mark Gillette permitted staff to view; that town system cost approximately $1.4 million and treats a much higher flow rate than the airport would need. Commissioners urged staff and consultants to evaluate whether a smaller inline filter or a resin-bed system like the town’s approach could be designed and costed quickly so the airport could be shovel-ready for funding opportunities.

Airport staff said they are coordinating with Weston Solutions (the airport’s environmental consultant) and with MassDEP on MCP (Massachusetts Contingency Plan) timelines; staff reported they were preparing a draft request to extend the MCP timeline and expected to share that draft with the commission soon. Staff also said Airport Gas consented to assist with installation and sampling for new lysimeters at Statue Park and near the Airport Gas site.

Why it matters: PFAS contamination has ongoing public-health and remediation implications for island wells and soils; the airport’s engineering task order and the decision whether to pursue in-line treatment versus excavation and other remedies will affect schedule, costs and regulatory approvals.","Airport staff reported two additional homes added to bottled-water deliveries, new town PFAS coordinator engagement, lysimeters coming for Phase 4 testing, and commissioners discussed in-line and larger treatment systems to accelerate cleanup.",{"_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},6177602,"Airport staff present preferred master-plan alternative; commissioners request draft ALP before public open house",1025,821000,1846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f&start=821&end=1846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f/thumbnail_821000.jpg","/articles/6177602/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Airport-staff-present-preferred-master-plan-alternative-commissioners-request-draft-ALP-before-public-open-house","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177602-33449b725e75e9cfa8e63355abfed4ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1775188553&Signature=WHfFUmYADdFUitV7XNNwIVDgvROIr-avjzLEJM7oNs3zSaGmYp9ih6rHWH9Jihq0f4j~cQ8KNMJECJnnh3umi~TLBJkAQBFu1eIfv7Ffpz8aieNV9Y~6se9YEFlNUMBJfRysyUFO2vD8IX5332ejINkeylMLFodLts7-5SaKot0xwb8cv~vxlUWQ-0Xx9~zfXblrV~64aB7scHbF4UbsoyUrN-eiCcvq5PSofp1ivhjjDUuiQ04EwtNrAaPlif2PBNBcfb3K6Gq1AWBtG2uLSee6gtp5tCyWhL6tqzr9w3-s6YvMAN-DcAnMl2JFrmB0QmSOqaOpPAl7iQGp~CF-Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants and airport staff on July 8 presented the draft airport master plan and a preferred airport-layout alternative that includes shifting Runway 6/24 along its existing alignment to meet runway-safety-area objectives while minimizing coastal-erosion impacts.

Laura Kim, the consultant leading the presentation, told the Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission the preferred runway alternative was selected because it best balanced construction feasibility, minimized environmental impacts and allowed the airport to accommodate a full runway-safety-area where feasible. The study considered multiple FAA-recommended options — including doing nothing, reducing runway length, rotating the runway and installing an engineered material arresting system — and recommended a shift of the existing runway alignment as the most feasible approach.

The plan maps aeronautical and potential non-aeronautical development areas, phases projects into three time bands (1–5 years, 6–10 years and 11–20 years), and includes preliminary cost estimates and funding pathways that rely on FAA grants, state (MassDOT) assistance and airport revenue. Staff noted the airport is exceeding earlier passenger facility charge (PFC) collection forecasts, which may help local shares for future projects. The airport layout plan (ALP) and full sheet set will be submitted to the FAA for review once final edits are complete.

Commissioners asked for an advance copy of the draft ALP so they could review legible sheets prior to the next public open house; consultants agreed to provide the ALP to commissioners before the outreach. Commissioners also debated whether the open house should remain Aug. 5 during the peak summer season (consultants said the date was chosen specifically to capture summer-season input) or move to a later date such as September when terminal congestion and visitor volumes are lower. Staff said they would revisit timing and logistics, and confirmed a poster-board format showing the preferred alternative would be available at the open house rather than a final ALP sheet set if the ALP had not completed internal QC.

Why it matters: the master plan establishes a 20-year development framework, sequences runway reconstruction and potential airside/landside improvements, and sets the airport layout plan that the FAA will review. Decisions on project phasing, funding and public outreach affect when construction and environmental review would proceed.","Consultants presented a preferred whole-airport alternative that centers on a shift of Runway 6/24 to meet FAA runway-safety-area objectives; commissioners asked to receive the draft Airport Layout Plan in advance of a public open house and debated timing of the scheduled Aug. 5 outreach.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6177607,"Airport panel approves three contracts including PFAS engineering work; one change order deferred",699,100000,799000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f&start=100&end=799","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5335602-7319f86fc63e596735fc25f26950b25f/thumbnail_100000.jpg","/articles/6177607/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Airport-panel-approves-three-contracts-including-PFAS-engineering-work-one-change-order-deferred","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177607-a5038748b945393fdb0909db19a7b162/orig.mp4?Expires=1775188553&Signature=IDL72QzfeJmhjmD1NpCoDWO4uJyviJs7WPkJpxuvBugdkt1qhjl6cwUp2g3W7sYYdEssWBRiYAQA2IReVZXc2N7wk8MVW7yuYP63OIg53UKBsOEuUjqIZYJrV2KMzM2kTS1TSEKQjFfC0RB31fG6kkQKsuBngYXwTXfKk-IQYhfIdyEqMDPqK8VP2J8Fj~3eWzBAlxdcFUMP~HRDDiPkRK1Iu9M7MI41rjYhAkReqr3nZWmmXnAJ1wbI-e4OSy85Xo153FHyDwOG8UTFlXOsR2FhtSWL8LQMf9qfHg1qMHzDoTgXoeWiVZ7JTjaTAaKaF4zbMItDdznLsL6qalWoJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission on July 8 approved three contract actions: acceptance of a MassDOT reimbursement of $602,721.49, an engineering task order tied to a federal PFAS treatment grant, and a $4,174,000 contract award to Premier Fence for a south noise-barrier wall; commissioners deferred a Pearl Company change order pending clarification.

The votes came during the commission's review of pending leases and contracts. Commission staff said the $602,721.49 represents MassDOT’s portion of a recent project for items the FAA deemed ineligible, including noise monitoring units, airfield security cameras, Hangar 4 apron replacement, landside sewer manhole replacement, Runway 6/24 centerline mill-and-overlay and a Runway 6 fence relocation. Commissioners also approved a task order for McFarland Johnson tied to engineering on a PFAS treatment approach funded by an approximately $1,200,000 federal grant the airport received.

The Premier Fence contract covers construction of a 1,300-foot, 20-foot-high noise barrier (with a 3-foot, 45-degree-return) along the existing tree line on the south ramp; staff said work is slated to begin this fall with a target completion date of May 15 of the following year. During discussion commissioners asked staff and the airport’s consultant to confirm the liquidated-damages language; the commission requested the contract text be corrected to show a $2,500-per-calendar-day liquidated-damages figure rather than a per-year or otherwise ambiguous reference.

Commissioners asked that the Pearl Company change order be removed from the vote so staff could obtain more information from the contractor, project manager and designer about the overruns and the line-item detail. Staff did not move forward on that change order at the meeting.

Motion and vote details: a motion to approve the items described in the meeting exhibit was made and seconded; commissioners voted in favor and the chair announced the motion passed. The Pearl Company change order was explicitly held for further review and not voted on.

Why it matters: the MassDOT reimbursement returns local capital funds for recent surface and airfield work; the McFarland Johnson task order advances engineering tied to a federal PFAS remediation grant; and the Premier Fence contract begins construction of a sound-mitigation barrier that staff described as a community-benefit project. The commission asked for contract-language corrections and further documentation before final execution of the Pearl change order.","The Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission voted to approve reimbursement and two contract awards — including engineering work tied to a federal PFAS grant and a $4.174 million noise barrier — and held a change order from Pearl Company for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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Crew quarters certificate of occupancy delayed by missing as-builts; FY27 capital requests refined

Airport ops: ramp management, GPU shortfalls and fuel-delivery issues prompt short-term measures

Airport updates PFAS response: bottled water deliveries expanded, lysimeters to be installed; treatment options discussed

Airport staff present preferred master-plan alternative; commissioners request draft ALP before public open house

Airport panel approves three contracts including PFAS engineering work; one change order deferred