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Cemetery commission weighs license, mowing and fence work after decades‑old encroachment
Summary
The Nantucket Cemetery Commission discussed an 11‑inch garage encroachment, plantings on cemetery land and a proposed license to resolve the boundary; commissioners agreed to gather information and engage town real‑estate staff before taking formal action.
The Nantucket Cemetery Commission discussed whether to pursue a formal license for a long‑standing encroachment along the cemetery boundary and how to handle plantings and flags on town property.
Commissioners flagged a roughly 11‑inch encroachment by a garage back wall and plantings on the cemetery side of a fence. Bob Viskowski, identified in the meeting as a real estate specialist, told the commission the encroachment "is 11 inches" and that different earlier options — including a proposed land swap— stalled because of additional expense and land‑court complications dating to about 2015–2016.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the plantings are obscuring views into the cemetery, complicate maintenance,…
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