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Select Board delays vote on Baxter Road erosion‑control license, asks staff to develop work plan
Summary
After hours of public and board discussion about proposed license terms for the Sconset Bluff erosion‑control project, the Select Board voted 4–1 to take no action at the upcoming annual town meeting and asked staff to produce a timeline and negotiated draft for further review.
The Town of Nantucket Select Board on April 16 declined to bring a draft license to Town Meeting that would authorize the use of town property for the proposed Baxter Road erosion‑control project, directing staff to continue negotiating terms with the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund (SBPF) and to develop a work plan and public process.
Why it matters: The project, authorized by a positive order of conditions at the Conservation Commission level, would expand geotube‑style coastal protection along the Sconset bluff. The Select Board had been considering a license that would set terms — escrow for removal, maintenance responsibilities, public access and potential road‑relocation commitments — for use of town property. Several board members and members of the public raised questions about sand mitigation, long‑term maintenance funding and contingency mechanisms.
Discussion highlights: Town staff and SBPF representatives reviewed a draft…
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