Could a Professional Mediator Help Break Nantucket's Short-Term Rental Stalemate?

7/15/2025

Nantucket’s Select Board discussed the possibility of bringing in a mediator to hold sessions with stakeholders in an effort to craft a short-term rental (STR) bylaw for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting that could gain the backing of enough voters to pass. With the shadow of a decision in favor of a resident in her lawsuit against her neighbors and the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals hanging over the discussion, the Select Board expressed interest in finding a solution that could allow Nantucket to pass a zoning bylaw governing STRs.

Nantucket Current (07/10/25) McGradym JohnCarl