Draft 2026 Master Plan
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: the 2026 Town of Nantucket Master Plan. Written comment on the draft closed in mid-October (Oct 15 per the earlier posting); the Planning Director was to present to the Select Board Oct 14.
- Where it stands: the Planning Board voted 5-0 on 2026-10-19 to approve the plan with the edits listed in the comment spreadsheet.
- Next: consultants and staff finish the edits and return the final version to the board; out-of-scope comments are to be shared with town departments.
Review of public comments
- Consultant Judy Barrett and staff (Leslie Snell, Megan) sorted comments into factual corrections and policy or editorial questions.
- Corrections to be made: ferry service history, references to "POS" (likely protected open space), an inclusionary zoning inconsistency, surface water information from the Nantucket Land and Water Council, fertilizer regulations, the list of nonprofits, and a note that zoning on the assessor card (not the GIS) is what is inaccurate.
- Comments judged out of scope (coastal resiliency costs, a housing dashboard, buildout and capacity studies, preservation, tickborne illness and PFAS) are covered by other town plans; the plan lists them on page 11 by reference.
- The suggestion to add safeguards to AI-assisted enforcement will be forwarded to town administration; Brant Point Association comments go to the area plan update.
- A commenter requested more time to review; Hillary Rayport and Peter Feldman asked what out of scope means and whether the public can still influence the referenced plans (answer: those belong to other boards and departments).
- Campbell Sutton asked that the plan be revisited before the seven-year implementation window ends and that out-of-scope comments be forwarded; staff agreed to share the list with the cabinet.
From the video (October 14, 2026)
2026-10-14 - Select Board: Written comments were due the next day, the Planning Board would discuss the draft Monday at 4 p.m., and joint Select Board and Planning Board meetings were proposed before Town Meeting.
Sources
- https://nantucketma.portal.civicclerk.com/event/26562/overview
- Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UWKCbpltIDk
- Agenda: https://nantucketma.portal.civicclerk.com/event/26585/overview
Discussion time
About 26 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Planning Board | 26 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - Planning Board — Comment spreadsheet reviewed with the consultant and staff; board approved the plan 5-0 with the listed edits.
- 2026-10-22 - Page created from a posted agenda; no meeting transcript processed yet.
- 2026-09-30 - Select Board — Announced that written comments were being accepted through October 15.
- 2026-09-28 - Planning & Economic Development Commission — Staff announced written comments are due by the end of October 15 and the Planning Board hearing is October 19.
- 2026-09-23 - Select Board — Announced that public comment is open through October 15.