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Nantucket Historical Association's freestanding wayfinding signs draw split vote; committee orders view and temporary removal of existing markers
Summary
After lengthy debate, the HDC Sign Advisory Committee on May 6 held a controversial application by the Nantucket Historical Association for freestanding wayfinding signposts and ordered removal of existing unapproved markers until the locations are reviewed.
The HDC Sign Advisory Committee on May 6 held a prolonged debate over a set of freestanding wayfinding signposts proposed by the Nantucket Historical Association and ultimately voted to hold the application for a site visit and to require removal of existing freestanding markers until the matter is resolved.
Ashley Santos, representing the Nantucket Historical Association, told the committee the signs were intended as low‑profile wayfinding markers modeled on similar posts used by other conservation and nonprofit organizations around the island. "We wanted to create a similar signpost that the Land Bank has," Santos said, describing the design as discrete navy posts intended to…
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