The Nantucket Select Board on July 9 confirmed annual appointments to town committees and commissions and accepted several donor gifts to town agencies.

Appointments: Most seats were uncontested and approved by acclamation. The board completed in‑person ballots for contested seats and announced winners: Michael Levitt won the single seat on the Airport Commission (3–2 vote over Walter Flaherty); Carrie McKenna won the single seat on the Board of Health (3–2 over Louisa Lindgren). For the Council on Aging four seats were filled: Martin McCarroll, Jill Vieth, Anthony Gutemond and Diane Flaherty received the positions (one seat filled as the shorter vacancy term as noted by the moderator). For the Finance Committee (four seats, seven applicants), the board selected Jill Vieth, Anthony Gutemond, Martin McCarroll and Chris Glowacki (tallies reported on the record).

Why it matters: Town committees and boards provide volunteer oversight and advisory functions across planning, conservation, housing, traffic and other areas; contested selections reflect ongoing interest in local governance.

Gifts accepted: The board unanimously accepted gifts to the Natural Resources Department: $4,100 from the Schmidt Family Foundation toward costs for a June 10 coastal conference; $34,492 from the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation for purchase and installation of a tide gauge and weather station at the Brant Point Shellfish Hatchery; and $6,850 from the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation for expanded educational signage and outreach related to the hatchery. The board moved to accept the gifts “for their designated purposes with thanks to the donors,” and the motion carried unanimously.

Contracts note: Discussion on the Baxter Road/Arcadis contract clarified that a new one‑year, $196,000 contract was on the agenda and that an intended amendment to the prior contract was not needed; the board voted to approve the contracts as revised when the board later took the contracts vote.

What’s next: Newly appointed volunteers must be sworn in by the town clerk before attending their first official meeting. Seats that remain open after this round will be advertised for additional applicants.