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Committee debates fertilizer language and enforcement limits in harbor plan
Summary
Members debated whether to include enforceable fertilizer regulations in the harbor plan, the limits of local authority, and where fertilizer recommendations should live in the draft plan.
At its March 17 meeting, the Nantucket Harbor Plan Committee discussed a recommendation about reducing excess fertilizer use near harbor waters, including whether the committee can adopt local enforceable rules and where the recommendation should be placed in the plan.
Members agreed fertilizer is a persistent local concern but flagged legal and practical limits on town authority: the state regulates certain fertilizer-related matters, and the committee heard…
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