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Nantucket Shellfish Advisory Board OKs letter on Vineyard Wind, asks for formatting tweaks and wider distribution
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Summary
The Nantucket Shellfish Advisory Board voted to approve a revised letter to the town Select Board about Vineyard Wind and offshore turbines, instructing staff to add paragraph spacing and a list of recipients to be CC'd before it is sent for town approval.
The Nantucket Shellfish Advisory Board voted in April 2025 to send a revised letter to the town Select Board expressing the board's concerns about Vineyard Wind and offshore wind turbine projects. The board approved a motion to submit the letter to Select Board staff for sign-off after the board's recommended formatting changes and the addition of a "copies to" list, with the motion made by Mr. DeCosta and seconded by Mr. Anderson.
The change the board mandated was primarily editorial: members asked that paragraphs be separated with carriage returns to improve readability and asked that a list of officials to be copied (CC'd) be appended to the letter. The board also directed the author, Peter Brace, to circulate the final draft to the board members by email once those edits are complete and before sending it to town administration.
Board members emphasized they intend the letter to be widely shared beyond the Select Board and noted plans to copy the governor and state delegates among other recipients. The board discussed concerns about perceived inconsistent town responses to other wind projects, and several members said they wanted the letter on record so the board's concerns would be available should a future installation be proposed.
The vote was recorded as unanimous at the meeting: Mr. DeCosta made the motion to approve the letter with the discussed revisions, Mr. Anderson seconded, and the board chair and members present voted aye.
The board did not adopt substantive new policy in the meeting; it approved the procedural step of forwarding the edited letter to town administration for Select Board review and sign-off. If Select Board staff requests additional edits, the Shellfish Advisory Board agreed it would revisit the letter at a future meeting.
