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ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES AGAINST ARTICLE 1 CHALLENGE!!!

As you may recall, last December, the legal firm that represented the lawsuit against the Town of Nantucket and the Grape Family, was asked by an unidentified client, to challenge the process used in the submittal of citizen Article 1. Article 1 proposed to modify Nantucket zoning to permit short and long-term residential property rentals in all zones, and passed by the required 2/3 majority at the fall 2025 Special Town Meeting.

The Attorney General is the deciding authority on such matters and has 90 days to make a ruling unless an 'up to' 90 day extension is requested. An initial 60 day extension was requested through April 17 and due to workload issues, it was then extended to the full 90 days which expired today, May 17. The AG's Ruling can be found
HERE :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HKJLMfNwx4PMvlSqsRycwjcqrJAgmesQ/view?usp=sharing
In summary, the challenge was rejected and Article 1 was found to be in full compliance with town and state laws. The AG's office is the last stop for an appeal so this matter is now settled.

After nearly 6 years of fear, debate, and lack of certainty, the ability to rent one's home for any length of time is now clearly defined in the town code and we can all go back to enjoying the island we love along with our neighbors.

Thanks to all of you who have helped support us along the way - through donations, casting your vote at town meetings, getting personally involved and watching/rooting from afar!

I don't know about you but I have made so many new, lifelong friends as part of this journey and our community involvement continues. That can only be a good thing.

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Another 30 day extension in the MA AG's ruling on whether Article 1 legalizing vacation rentals on Nantucket was proposed and passrd in a procedurally correct manner last fall. And so we wait again. Happy Daffy?

.....and it's done. The trifecta of fixing our zoning to protect residential rentals of any length, an Annual Town Meeting in the spring with no STR articles and the lawsuits are over. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas or Hanukkah and Happy New Year. May peace among neighbors return to our island.

Town drops appeal in Ward case after Town Meeting vote on STRs (Nov. 20, 2025) The long-running lawsuit that put short-term rentals in legal jeopardy and shaped years of political debate, has come to an official close, after the Nov. 4 Special