Members of the Nantucket Cemetery Commission discussed long-term boundary marking and vegetation management at a portion of the cemetery that borders the Hicks property, and they asked staff to check whether licensing or an exchange of land remains under consideration before any fencing or boundary work proceeds.

The commission described the most sensitive side of the cemetery as the portion facing the Hicks property, where plantings placed by the neighbor have grown on town-owned cemetery land. Members said a plan to license or swap square footage with the neighboring property had been discussed previously but that the Hicks parcel is in land court; that status complicates any deed change or formal exchange.

The commission considered several options: leaving vegetation to grow as a living buffer, installing a split-rail fence on the currently maintained edge, or resurveying to pin the exact property corners and put a fence on the legal boundary. Members recommended a resurvey so the commission can be certain a new fence would not encroach on private property; one contractor previously used was named as Blackwell Associates. The Chair said she would check with town staff (Tracy) about any licensing or ongoing negotiations before the commission takes physical action on the site.

Commissioners also discussed outreach and the visual message a fence gives when properties change hands, and they agreed to visit the area before deciding on a course of action.

The commission tabled any immediate work pending confirmation from town staff and a firm survey of the boundary.