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The outdoor lighting bylaw proposed by Nantucket Lights founder Gail Walker (Citizen Warrant Article 76) was adopted at Nantucket's 2023 Annual Town Meeting on a vote of 298-152, following a motion to amend by Nantucket Public Schools superintendent Beth Hallett that would have gutted it was soundly defeated on a vote of 169-288.
The proposal received a positive recommendation from the Town’s Finance Committee and was endorsed by the Nantucket Civic League, the Nantucket Historical Commission, the Nantucket Land and Water Council, and many neighborhood associations.
Article 76, as adopted, was approved by the Massachusetts Attorney General on Sept. 8, 2023 (see Town of Nantucket Notice here) and thus became effective Jan. 1, 2024, by its terms.
The new bylaw replaces the outdoor lighting bylaw that was adopted in 2005 and appears as Chapter 102 in the Nantucket Code. It is available online here.
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