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Nantucket finance panel backs bylaw to create stormwater utility, estimates $7–$10 monthly ERU fee
Summary
The Nantucket Finance Committee voted to recommend Article 71, a bylaw to create a stormwater utility and enterprise fund to fund operations, permitting, and maintenance. Consultants said an equivalent residential unit (ERU) approach would likely average $7–$10 per month, and the utility aims to replace a current general-fund transfer projected at roughly $538,000 for FY27.
The Nantucket Finance Committee voted Feb. 19 to recommend Article 71, a bylaw that would establish a town stormwater utility, a permitting framework for land-disturbing activities and an enterprise fund to pay for operations, maintenance and stormwater monitoring.
Consultants from Hazen & Sawyer and Charles Johnson, the town's stormwater manager, told the committee the bylaw is designed to protect water quality, limit sedimentation and flooding, and give the town a stable funding mechanism for long‑neglected stormwater infrastructure. "We've done the research on that; it's about $7 a month," a Hazen & Sawyer…
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