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Committee raises concerns about Our Island Home financing and capacity
Summary
Members of the Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers said two published letters raise questions about whether the town's proposed structure for a new Our Island Home would deliver skilled nursing care cost-effectively and noted capacity and subsidy issues cited in public commentary.
Peter Halley, chair of the Advisory Committee of Non-Voting Taxpayers of Nantucket, told the group on May 2 that the committee's letter on financing for a proposed Our Island Home had been published in the Current and that Jean Briskin's letter appeared in the Inquirer.
The committee said those published pieces questioned whether the town's current plan would deliver skilled nursing care in the most cost-effective way and compared alternative structures used on Martha's Vineyard. Halley said the…
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