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Select Board adopts new public‑comment policy after debate over time limits
Summary
After public testimony and legal briefing from town counsel, the Select Board voted unanimously to adopt a townwide public participation policy; the board removed a proposed 10‑minute total limit and kept a 3‑minute-per-speaker guideline.
The Town of Nantucket Select Board voted unanimously Feb. 12 to adopt a new public participation policy recommended by town counsel, after a lengthy public and board debate about time limits and chairs’ discretion.
Town attorneys presented the policy and said recent case law requires clearer, content-neutral time, place and manner rules for public participation. Lauren, speaking for counsel, cited the recent Baron v. Kalenda decision and told the board the court “held that requiring a person to be polite essentially, is a decision that's made by the beholder,” and that a policy…
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