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The board approved the warrant for payment of town bills for May 21 after a motion by Select Board member Malcolm and a second by Select Board member Matt. The chair called the vote and the board recorded the outcome as \"Aye\" with the meeting minutes noting the vote was unanimous, 4-0. The chair also announced Select Board member Holgate was not present at the meeting.

The town clerk requested reappointments: Michael Day as a constable and Carolyn Gold as a registrar of voters. The clerk noted constable appointments are made pursuant to MGL Chapter 41, sections 91a and 91b. The board approved both reappointments by voice vote; the meeting record shows the motions passed unanimously, 4-0.

In committee reports, a member of the African American House investigative committee said the committee had completed an RFP with help from finance staff and that the RFP was officially posted that day. The committee report did not require a board vote; it was recorded as an informational update.

Town offices will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day, and staff noted a published \"finding of no significant impact\" (FONSI) from the environmental assessment process for an offshore water drilling project was being added to the meeting packet as a PDF and to the minutes for public access.

Votes at the meeting were recorded as unanimous where noted; one Select Board member was absent for the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Nantucket Select Board - May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","In routine business the Select Board approved May 21 treasury warrants, reappointed a constable and a registrar of voters, and heard that an RFP for the African American House investigative committee was posted.","taxTitle","Nantucket County, Massachusetts","taxId",61456,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6231504,"Resident urges select board to reject recent repairs to Upper Main Street war monument",138,559000,697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3430279-da9011460a9bc8d481b3c78932d69e5b&start=559&end=697","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3430279-da9011460a9bc8d481b3c78932d69e5b/thumbnail_559000.jpg","/articles/6231504/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Resident-urges-select-board-to-reject-recent-repairs-to-Upper-Main-Street-war-monument","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231504-520198335ea471c1415a3bed8ab70060/orig.mp4?Expires=1770671668&Signature=ZmsrV1abxb48BGK4R8AQB-G4fsfRC3zHyDJs8AqRd1aL-o4DhMJUiqbhVaFr6hWgNMyFdT4QuKjr8uxGpaAIjbYZCc7NHADpw2Er~SMVFa9~wqgMk-CvlGPXTgtJe9yYSTUAA5h3Z0x5LIF1qO2BxxH6nOVLG3rLgXy4DYMuZnpjX~q7jGgkM1LM86g9Y3JK1oaAAn~uvtoRg3-bDfJTpb~elOnWh6EDqz-hHW69GSbWavilt2ol9465gYWA8NQ1eRTyVoN-VYOkA4ZgR0HH4vC-M1QWKzaEJGjVxWv9dG-vcxU-fW34OYtQ4A51RrbKuuygoDAELFEQRkZHNt9diQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rita Carr, chair of the Nantucket Historical Commission, speaking on her own behalf during public comment on May 21, urged the Select Board not to accept recent repairs to the Soldiers and Sailors monument on Upper Main Street and asked the town to press the insurance company for a corrected restoration.

\"I would really encourage the select board not to accept the current date of these repairs,\" Carr said, describing the newly installed granite posts and curbing as taller, not level, slightly wider and of a different stone type that does not match the original Quincy granite. She said the replacement stone \"has a much more homogeneous appearance and lacks the large dark flecks of the original stone.\"

Carr said the Nantucket Historical Commission was told new stone could take a year to weather to match old stone, but that the differences in size, level and color are not only about weathering. She said she had previously advocated for sourcing reclaimed historic Quincy granite and that although staff told her that was \"not feasible,\" reclamation is possible but would take more time and expense. Carr also asked the board where the original historic stone removed from the monument is being stored and urged the Select Board to seek further work from Bartlett Consolidated, the insurance contractor she said oversaw the repair claim.

\"I urge the select board not to accept the substandard repair and to go back to the insurance company that oversaw the repair claim, Bartlett consolidated, to say that the work performed by the contractor which Bartlett consolidated hired, is unacceptable and to demand a proper repair be completed,\" she said.

Select Board members did not take formal action during the meeting on the monument; the remarks were recorded as public comment. Another public commenter, Brooke Gibbs, suggested moving the monument to Prospect Hill Cemetery to reduce a traffic pinch point at the top of Main Street, but the board did not vote on that proposal.

Carr said she believed four posts and two pieces of curbing were removed and replaced and that the town may already have the historic material in its Department of Public Works storage. She asked the board to press the insurance company and the contractor for a repair that better matches the original materials and dimensions. No formal direction or vote to accept or reject the contractor's work was recorded at the meeting.","Rita Carr, chair of the Nantucket Historical Commission (speaking for herself), urged the Select Board not to accept recent stone repairs to the Upper Main Street war monument, arguing the replacement granite and installation were inappropriate and asking the board to reopen the insurance claim.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6231508,"Select Board approves parking removals and accessible-space change after safety review",121,1342000,1463000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3430279-da9011460a9bc8d481b3c78932d69e5b&start=1342&end=1463","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3430279-da9011460a9bc8d481b3c78932d69e5b/thumbnail_1342000.jpg","/articles/6231508/Nantucket-County/Massachusetts/Select-Board-approves-parking-removals-and-accessible-space-change-after-safety-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6231508-2b56c1052002d0a86c9f5f868151cf31/orig.mp4?Expires=1770671668&Signature=FL8Ty1G0xpqsinxdDbuwdDGa4ZHuumGP9-1hOJyDk~oP79THubeR3DVmY3gEAmM1H55wWcAqEkN5lB-EW5bJ--KZ1ZGJuMPP1sYDZ6Wbpb7LRArTiPqs~Fd5y0T06F5BGkymP6pqULeB4JJqOMGD42RqPMZ~FYAGmxs1LEfVKjqXWhDpnA2fxmhSRXXRHCh~BlPRQ54G1ANs7OfTJEfELNXdIWcqGIRa~iIzFpV4TLkSQhQ7zGoPrZkWoz~tlDsYXql-aEJwgnMnBdcnxTRr9B~JWQQEOEaxNh4gunmSTmNV9jiJf4dU6cLnhHQbWdb6nk-AZlesTLHq4Sml3zbDvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Nantucket Select Board on May 21 unanimously approved traffic-safety recommendations to remove several on-street parking spaces and to relocate an accessible parking space at Church Court to improve emergency-vehicle access and turning clearances.

Town traffic staffer Drew (standing in for Mike Burns) told the board the recommendations grew from a review of existing conditions and post-sewer-project surface restoration. Drew said the group identified two on-street spaces on Liberty Street that create a “dilemma zone” where two-way traffic, parked cars and vehicles exiting Hussey Street force conflicts and impair fire apparatus turning radius. He also described a narrow sidewalk/parking situation at 6 Gay Street that makes it difficult for residents to exit their property and has vehicles encroaching on the sidewalk.

\"The fire chief also expressed a concern about turning radius for our, fire apparatus when vehicles are parked there,\" Drew said. \"Taking the right hand turn onto India from Liberty is incredibly difficult, because of the narrowness of India Street.\"

The board discussed broader sidewalk and parking trends, with Select Board member Matt saying curbside parking has drifted toward allowing cars to park partially on sidewalks and suggesting the town set clearer line markings or width limits. \"Are we going to give our sidewalks away to cars?\" Matt asked, urging renewed attention to delineating acceptable parking dimensions.

During public comment, Campbell Sutton raised separate safety concerns about the new Pulpus/Milestone Road intersection, saying the current geometry is \"nearly disaster\" and that the design has not clearly improved safety for motorists and cyclists. Brooke Gibbs urged posting an officer at the intersection during the summer and suggested moving the war monument at Upper Main Street to Prospect Hill Cemetery to reduce a traffic pinch point; Gibbs said a temporary officer could \"alleviate all the bike problems and all the conflicts in traffic.\" Both public commenters were heard but the intersection concerns were not part of the traffic-safety motions before the board.

Select Board members voted to approve the traffic-safety recommendations, including (1) removal of the specified on-street parking spaces on Liberty Street, (2) removal of one on-street parking space at 6 Gay Street, and (3) designation change/removal of the accessible parking location at Church Court to improve access for emergency apparatus. The motions passed on voice votes; the meeting minutes record the outcome as unanimous (4-0).

The board asked staff to implement the changes and to continue evaluating sidewalk and parking widths townwide. No additional engineering alternatives for the Pulpus/Milestone intersection were adopted at the meeting; board members encouraged residents who raised safety concerns to submit details by email for staff follow-up.","The Select Board voted unanimously to adopt traffic-safety recommendations to remove on-street parking at multiple locations and to relocate an accessible parking space at Church Court to improve emergency vehicle access and turning radius.","actionData","errors"]

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