Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals continues Hinsdale Road case, accepts Baxter Road withdrawal and will advertise fee schedule change

The Town of Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday continued a homeowner’s application for 2025-00239 Hinsdale Road to the board’s Nov. 13 meeting, approved the withdrawal without prejudice of application 2025-0022 for 72 Baxter Road, and directed staff to advertise a proposed update to the board’s fee schedule for public hearing in November.

Susan McCarthy, chair of the Town of Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals, said she was "inclined to grant that continuance as they are working towards a resolution. Hopefully, we'll have more information." The board voted unanimously on the continuance; members recorded aye votes for John Grescher, Joe Marklin, Mark Poor, Jim Mundani and McCarthy.

The Hinsdale Road application was continued to the regularly scheduled Nov. 13 meeting; the board noted the case’s statutory action deadline is Nov. 21. The 72 Baxter Road application was withdrawn "without prejudice," a request the board approved by roll-call vote with the same aye votes. A board member stated they would recuse from the Baxter Road item before the withdrawal motion was called; the transcript records the recusal but does not attach a name to that remark.

Billy, a town staff member participating in the meeting, said the town will advertise any fee changes so they can be considered at the November meeting: "I was gonna just go ahead and advertise for the November meeting so we can have a public hearing." He told the board that the town is updating many fees and that the last ZBA fee change occurred in 2012.

No members of the public were present for comments on items not on the agenda. The board approved the meeting agenda and minutes from June 12 and Sept. 11 by roll call at the start of the session.

The board adjourned after roughly six minutes; its next regularly scheduled meeting is Nov. 13, 2025.