2026-10-07 - Select Board

Summary

Built from official minutes.

Regular meeting, 5:30-8:21 PM; all five members present: Chair Hill, Robert, Matt Fee, Brooke Mohr, Jill Vieth.
Announcements: 15 health and human services and 3 substance misuse grant recipients awarded for FY 2027; Town Meeting warrant submittals due November 16; citizen warrant article signatures increased from 10 to 25 (pending governor signature).
Committee Round 4 applications announced for appointment October 14: Cannabis Advisory Committee (0 applicants, readvertise), Coastal Resiliency (4 applicants), Town of Nantucket Scholarship Committee (1 applicant).
Ticcoma Green housing project update; Affirmative Investments workforce housing project on Nantucket Affordable Housing Trust sites (multiple options discussed, no votes).
MOU and grant agreement with Housing Nantucket for 7 Dooley Court development (3 attainable homes) approved (5-0).
Sewer Connection Permit Fee Waiver for Covenant Lots for 13A Hawthorne Lane approved (5-0).
Discussion of Affordable Housing Trust funding sewer fee waivers.
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update update presented.
Capital Improvement Plan FY 2028-2037 FY 2028-2037 reviewed; many items forwarded to Capital Program Committee.

Dylan Metsch-Ampel (Deputy Housing Director) introduced; David Oliveri (HallKeen Managing Partner) reviewed project and lottery requirements (70 percent local preference).
Update only; no Board action required.

Dylan Metsch-Ampel introduced; Craig Nicholson (Affirmative Investments) reviewed project for 135 and 137 Orange Street, 12 and 12R Bartlett Road, 16A, 16B and 16C Vesper Lane.
Discussion on funding options, income limits, Town Meeting approval need, borrowing capacity, and local resident preference.
Kristie Ferrantella (Housing Director) to return with financing details for each option.

Dylan Metsch-Ampel introduced; Craig Piper (SMRT architect) reviewed renderings; Kristie Ferrantella provided timeline update.
Partnership with Nantucket Land Bank; budget and additional funding needs to be determined.

Dylan Metsch-Ampel reviewed MOU and grant agreement with Housing Nantucket for acquisition of 7 Dooley Court and development of three attainable single-family homes.
David Armanetti (Housing Nantucket) credited property owner and expressed confidence in project funding.
Vicki Marsh (Town Counsel) confirmed no soft costs from Town.
Brooke Mohr moved approval and execution; Matt Fee seconded; unanimous.

Dylan Metsch-Ampel reviewed waiver request for covenant lot at 13A Hawthorne Lane.
Brooke Mohr moved to waive fee; Matt Fee seconded; unanimous (connection fee only, not capacity fee).

Brooke Mohr requested that Affordable Housing Trust fund sewer fees waived through Board policy.
Board consensus to move forward with review of history and recommendations.

Holly Backus (Town Preservation Planner) and consultants Moriah Stanford and Myra Murray (Chloeta) presented plan overview.
Plan will be submitted to state and federal agencies for approval and eligibility for grant opportunities.
Discussion on survey location and coverage including Tuckernuck.

Rick Sears (Deputy Town Manager) reviewed updates; many projects forwarded to Capital Program Committee including fleet vehicles, DPW park improvements, sidewalk and path work, Fire Department projects, IT and Police updates, Natural Resources projects.
Final determination on General Fund items in two weeks.

None posted.