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Nantucket’s Culture & Tourism seeks small operating bump for printing, cites 500 passport applicants
Summary
Chantal Blase Murphy told the Finance Committee the Culture & Tourism office is requesting a modest operating increase — $1,500 for printing and $500 for office supplies — to cover higher costs and new passport services after recent renovations. The department reported nearly 500 new passport applications last year.
Chantal Blase Murphy, director of Culture & Tourism, asked the Nantucket Finance Committee on Feb. 2 for two small operating increases to the department’s 2027 budget: $1,500 for general printing and $500 for office supplies to support expanded passport services. "We're asking for an additional $1,500 for general printing," Murphy said, adding the increases reflect higher printing costs and new passport-related expenses.
Murphy described the overall budget as “pretty small this year” with no capital…
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