Water on Nantucket (GOOD)

Drinking water on Nantucket comes from two fresh water underground aquifers, located deep beneath the island. Rainfall naturally recharges the aquifers and Wannacomet Water Company draws substantial quantities of water from two public wellfields to supply the island. There are two large water towers for storage, one on Washing Pond

Wastewater Management Plan on ACK

Nantucket has a Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP), approved by the state, to guide how we handle wastewater for the next 20 years. The major goal of the plan is to ensure that our waters are clean and to develop solutions to address water quality island-wide. We can measure the

Affordable Covenant Housing: New Numbers Out for 2020

The maximum sales/resale price for a Nantucket Housing Needs Covenant property is now $824,401, an increase of 6% over last year’s maximum price of $775,973. The qualifying income cap has been raised to $175,200 per year with unrestricted assets less than $412,200. The formula on which these changes are made

Nantucket Campaign to Stop the Straw

Stop the Straw Campaign

The Town of Nantucket, via the new ACKLocal platform and in collaboration with ReMain and the Maria Mitchell Association, launched a campaign to stop the use of plastic straws on February 23rd (National Skip the Straw Day).  Organizers say that the goal is to reduce unnecessary waste and to protect our oceans

Our Community and Our Agents

One of the advantages of living in a small island community is that if one chooses to get involved, one can make a real difference in tangible ways.  Here is what Meg Ruley is currently up to with her volunteer efforts: Meg Ruley is the vice president of the non-profit

Looking Ahead: Nantucket Islands Land Bank

We often take for granted the Land Bank and the enormous amount of good that has been done for our island community through their efforts. Today over one half of the island is preserved as open space by various conservation groups including the Land Bank.  Open space provides areas for

Nantucket Real Estate: New Listing July 24-25, 2015

Miacomet – 15 Ellens Way$ 2,895,000 ID: 80876 Owner: Bluefin Partners, LLC Property Type: Single Family Total Rooms: 8 Total Bedrooms: 4 Total Bathrooms: 4 full, 1 half Water Frontage: None Water Views: Distant Ocean Second Dwelling: None Zoning: LUG3 Lot Size: 0.24 acres Total Sq. Feet (GLA): Year Built:

Nantucket Real Estate: Properties Under Contract July 11- 17, 2015

Sconset – 14 Sconset Avenue  $1,385,000 ID: 80522 Owner: C Patrick Fox Purchase & Sale Days on Market:33 Property Type: Single Family Total Rooms: 8 Total Bedrooms: 4 Total Bathrooms: 3 Water Frontage: None Water Views: None Second Dwelling: Existing Zoning: SR-20 Lot Size: 0.27 acres Total Sq. Feet (GLA):