Author: Kristin Taylor
Short Term Rental Fees – Public Comment Period
The Board of Selectmen have opened up a Public Comment Period for Short Term Rental Fees.
These fees will be subject to residents operating a Short Term Rental Unit(s) in Nahant.
After the comment period ends the Board of Selectmen will review the comments/questions and take a vote to approve the fees and the Short Term Rules and Regulations at a future meeting. These fees will then be added to our Town’s Master Fee Schedule.
If you have any comments or questions about the Short Term Rental Fees please send to ktaylor@nahant.org by November 01, 2024.
The list of proposed Short Term Rental fees, the Master Fee Schedule and the Draft Short Term Rules and Regulations can all be found on the Short Term Rental Committee landing page at nahant.org by following the link below.
Planning Board Vacancy – Alternate Members
This past July we put out an announcement that the Planning Board is seeking two alternate members and asked that letters of interest be submitted by August 14, 2024.
At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Nahant Planning Board on August 29, 2024, both boards agreed to extend that submission deadline.
The new deadline for submissions will be September 05, 2024 after which both Boards will meet again on September 18, 2024 to take a joint vote to fill the seats.
As a reminder, Alternate Members are allowed to join all meetings, make comments/questions and weigh in on topics. However, they are not allowed to vote.
All letters of interest should be sent to both Sheila Hambleton at sheilanahant@yahoo.com and Kristin Taylor at ktaylor@nahant.org.
Nahant Girl Scouts Clean Up Town Beaches
On Tuesday, August 13th, five Nahant Girl Scouts in Troop 62860–Ione Byam Miller, Maeve Nugent, Violet Powell, Julianne Sheehan, and Eliana Uzcategui–celebrated the installation of their Beach Basket Coastal Cleanup Resilience Project alongside Town Administrator Tony Barletta and Select Board Members Rob Tibbo and Gene Canty. The completion of their project comes after months of work, in which, the Girls in Troop 62860 identified a community issue and developed a solution to address it. With help from the Nahant DPW and Safe Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM), the Girls installed four Beach Basket Stations: two at Short Beach and two at Tudor Beach.
When visiting Short Beach or Tudor Beach, beachgoers can pick up an empty yellow basket at the stations and use it to collect trash and debris along their way. When finished with collection, they can empty the basket in the trash and return the basket to its station.
The Town of Nahant would like to thank the Girls of Troop 62860, their parents, DPW Superintendent Zach Taylor, and members of Nahant’s SWIM and their President Vi Patek. It was through the collaborative effort of these individuals that led to the completion of this project. With the help and participation of Nahant Residents, we should all look forward to enjoying cleaner beaches.