Committee sets two‑week deadline to resolve track changes, plans mid‑July public forum

The committee drafting the Nantucket harbor plan set a two‑week timeline for members to review tracked edits in the draft and said it will convene again to accept or discuss outstanding edits before circulating the draft to responsible and participating parties.

At the meeting, staff offered to send both a redlined version and a clean copy of the draft so members could read the plan without edit‑mark distractions. Committee members asked that any substantive disagreements be raised at the next meeting, which the group described as a firm deadline for acceptance of changes in the working draft.

Why it matters: the schedule sets the committee’s path to a public forum on the plan in mid‑July. Committee members emphasized that getting to a stable draft quickly is needed so responsible parties can be notified and asked to review their listed responsibilities before public outreach.

Discussion and key points: several members said they prefer a clean document for ease of reading; others stressed the importance of seeing the tracked changes to verify that prior comments were incorporated. Staff said they would provide both versions and circulate contact names and emails for entities listed as responsible parties so notices could be sent once the committee finalizes language.

Public meeting logistics: the committee discussed holding the final public forum around July 16–17 with options for a daytime session and an evening session or a venue that offers Zoom. The group settled on tentatively planning for July 17 (a Thursday) with the aim of making the meeting accessible to waterfront stakeholders.

Outcome: committee members agreed (direction) to review all tracked changes and to reconvene in two weeks; staff will distribute a clean copy and contact list for responsible/participating parties. No formal vote was recorded on plan approval at this meeting.