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Nantucket's Our Island Home plan stalls after town meeting; committee volunteers to gather options
Summary
A proposed $125 million replacement for the Our Island Home failed to secure the required two‑thirds approval at town meeting and on the ballot; ACNVT members volunteered to form an information‑gathering group to review alternatives, costs and funding options, including modular construction and federal loans.
A proposed $125 million plan to replace Nantucket’s Our Island Home failed to secure the two‑thirds majority needed at the town meeting and later on the ballot, and the project’s future is now uncertain, Advisory Committee for Nonvoting Taxpayers members said at their June 7 meeting.
Why it matters: Committee members said the proposed cost — described repeatedly as “enormous” at public meetings — and concerns about moving a long‑standing town facility off its current site drove opposition. Members also noted that operating funding partly depends on Medicaid and that federal budget uncertainties could…
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