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Nantucket planning commission adopts 13‑member compromise on governance; asks petitioners to confirm support
Summary
After hours of debate, the Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission voted to present a 13‑member compromise for special‑act legislation to Finance Committee, with one at‑large seat designated for the business community and a single elected at‑large seat. The vote is contingent on written support from proponents of the rival petition.
The Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission voted Feb. 17 to forward a compromise version of warrant article 74 to the Finance Committee that would create a 13‑member regional planning commission under a special act.
Under the motion approved by the commission, the panel would include two Planning Board members, five at‑large members (one designated to represent the business community and one elected at large), and sector representatives including a county‑commissioner designee, a conservation commission representative, an affordable‑housing trust representative, a land‑bank representative and a historic‑preservation representative (the historical commission would have first priority to nominate). Members must be Nantucket…
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