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Nantucket commissioners vote to oppose state bill setting term limits for Steamship Authority board
Summary
Nantucket's county commissioners unanimously agreed Aug. 20 to send a letter opposing Senate Bill 2395, which would impose term limits on Steamship Authority board members; commissioners and the island's SSA representative said term limits could reduce local control and board stability.
County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to ask state lawmakers to exempt Nantucket from or oppose legislation that would impose term limits on governing-board members of the Steamship Authority.
The letter responds to Senate Bill 2395, a proposal that surfaced this summer after earlier efforts stalled at the Statehouse. Rob Ranney, Nantucket’s Steamship Authority representative, urged commissioners to oppose the measure, saying the appointment process should remain with locally elected officials.
Ranney told the board, “This is not about me ... it’s really about what’s best for Nantucket and how we ...…
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