Nantucket Airport Commission votes unanimously to enter executive session on potential property acquisition

Arthur Gasparo, chairman of the Nantucket Airport Commission, called the commission to order March 17 and led a unanimous vote to enter executive session to discuss a possible property acquisition for airport manager and staff residences.

Gasparo said the commission would meet under “General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(6)” — the statutory exemption permitting closed-session discussion when open deliberation could harm the city’s negotiating position — and declared that “votes may be taken not to return to open session.” The motion to enter executive session was moved and seconded; a roll call produced ayes from Ms. Planzer, Mr. Biscaren, Mr. Marks and the chair, and the motion passed unanimously.

The transcript records no further public discussion of the property or its location and provides no details about the property, anticipated price, funding source, or timeline. The only stated purpose in the public portion of the meeting record is “to consider the potential acquisition of property for the airport manager and staff residences.” The commission did not identify a mover or seconder by name in the public record before the roll call.

Because the commission invoked the statutory negotiation exemption, the meeting moved into closed session; the public record therefore contains no subsequent deliberations or actions from that portion of the meeting. The commission did not announce any future public meeting date or additional public disclosures about the potential acquisition during the recorded portion of the meeting.