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Neighbor raises concerns that proposed noise ordinance changes could create broad exemptions
Nantucket Finance Committee · February 6, 2026
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Summary
A Nantucket resident told the finance committee that inserting 'commercial' and adding 'routine golf course maintenance' to the noise ordinance could unintentionally exempt homeowners and allow early-morning loud activity by golf clubs; the committee scheduled a deeper review for Feb. 19.
Pamela Swan, a resident of Skonset, told the Finance Committee on Feb. 3 that proposed revisions to the town’s noise ordinance (Article 68) risked creating unintended exemptions.
Swan said inserting the word "commercial" could be read to exempt…
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