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DPW headquarters study and related climate resilience measures defeated at town meeting; committee urges clearer public outreach
Summary
A warrant article to fund study and relocation of the Department of Public Works (DPW) headquarters failed at town meeting; ACNVT members said the public confusion about headquarters vs waste‑disposal facilities and climate‑driven need for relocation hurt the measure and recommended better public education.
A warrant article to fund study and preliminary work for relocating Nantucket’s Department of Public Works (DPW) headquarters failed at the recent town meeting, Advisory Committee for Nonvoting Taxpayers members said June 7. Committee members described public confusion about what the article covered and said the town did not effectively convey the climate‑related reasons for the proposal.
What the vote covered: Meeting participants clarified that the defeated article sought funds to study and design a replacement for…
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