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Finance committee gives narrow recommendation for $7 million Waite Drive municipal employee housing article
Summary
The Nantucket Finance Committee voted 5–4 to recommend a $7 million debt‑exclusion warrant article to fund design, procurement and construction for a first Waite Drive lot intended as municipal employee housing; members split over cost estimates and whether to wait for April 10 bids.
The Nantucket Finance Committee recommended, by a 5–4 vote, that voters consider a $7 million debt‑exclusion article to fund a first‑phase municipal employee housing project at the town’s Waite Drive parcels. The recommendation instructs staff to bid the modular duplex and single‑family components and to include bid alternates that could expand unit counts if pricing allows.
Committee staff presented the plan as a phased proof‑of‑concept: the town would develop one lot initially — a duplex and a single family home that together would total up to seven bedrooms under current schematics — and return to town meeting for later lots after proving cost and delivery. Staff said the $7…
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