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Votes at a glance: licensing changes, transfers and utility petitions approved
Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Select Board approved multiple licensing items, management agreements, and two utility petitions; the board recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous votes where noted.
The Select Board took a series of formal actions on licensing and infrastructure petitions during its April 14 meeting. Highlights below list each motion, movers and vote tallies recorded on the public transcript.
Approved items
- Final list of seasonal liquor nonrenewals (Foggy Nantucket; Berkeley Place Restaurant Limited Partnership; Nantaco at 21 South Water Street). Motion carried unanimously (Matt, Malcolm, Tom, chair — ayes).
- Approval of change of officers for the "San Quinte Heppe Beach Club" (annual organizational turnover). Motion carried by roll call (Matt aye; Malcolm aye; Tom aye; chair aye).
- New seasonal wine & malt package store license for Nantucket Provisions, Inc. (d/b/a Provisions) at 3 Harbor Square. The public hearing was opened and closed; the board approved the transfer by roll call (Malcolm aye; Tom aye; chair aye). Board member Matt recused from this matter and did not participate in the vote.
- License transfer and management agreement for Beachside at Nantucket (30 North Beach Street). Motion to approve carried by roll call (unanimous among participating members).
- License transfer and management agreement for Faraway Hotel (29 Center Street). Motion to approve carried by roll call (unanimous among participating members).
- Utility petition from Nantucket Electric Company (National Grid) to install conduit near Roberts Lane pump station for a sewer pump station upgrade. Motion approved by roll call (unanimous among participating members).
- Utility petition from Verizon New England and National Grid (plan 1A6BV1U) to remove and relocate a pole on Newtown Road in support of the Newtown Road reconstruction and multiuse path project. Motion approved by roll call (unanimous among participating members).
How the board voted (summary of recorded roll calls)
- A number of approvals were unanimous among members present and voting. - Matt recused from the Nantucket Provisions package‑store vote and did not participate in that roll call. - The rental‑car medallions waiting list was handled as a separate motion (see article), and passed 3–1 (Tom yes; Matt no; Malcolm yes; chair yes).
Procedure and next steps
Staff will file administrative notifications and state notices where required (e.g., ABCC matters for alcoholic‑beverage transfers) and implement approved changes. For utility petitions, town staff indicated coordination with utility and property owners to finalize easements and placement details.
The transcript record shows motions, seconding members and roll‑call tallies for the votes listed above; staff will handle formal paperwork and any required state approvals.
