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Select Board OKs Parking Policy, Forms Committee

Nahant Select Board adopted an interim parking policy and voted to form a parking committee ahead of summer.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board raises parking fines to $75

The Nahant Select Board voted unanimously to raise parking violation fines from $50 to $75 and filled three town vacancies. Members appointed Jacqueline Fallon to the School Committee, Christina Roberto as town health nurse, and Lola Chasen to the Cultural Council, all by unanimous roll call.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 3

Government · Select Board

Select Board Sets June 24 Override Vote

The Nahant Select Board voted unanimously to schedule a June 24 special election on a $1 million Proposition 2½ override.

Townbrief reporting · May 20

Government · Select Board

Nahant Board OKs Suit Over Illegal Rental

The Nahant Select Board voted to authorize possible litigation against the owners of 47 Little Nahant Road over short-term rental violations.

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $1.2M water meter loan

Nahant's Select Board honored outgoing member Gene Cantieri and approved a $1.2 million zero-interest MWRA loan for water meter replacement. Town Administrator Allison Nieto will sign the loan documents under a 3-0 roll call vote.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Government · Select Board

Select Board OKs liquor license for convenience store

The Nahant Select Board voted unanimously to grant a new liquor license to Richland Convenience Store.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 1

Government · Select Board

Select Board Closes Town Meeting Warrant

Nahant's Select Board unanimously closed its Annual Town Meeting warrant after adding reworked language on a wireless telecommunications bylaw and a newly surfaced citizen's petition on pesticide regulation.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25

Government · Select Board

Board Backs Fire Staffing Override Request

The Nahant Select Board heard a dire warning that the fire department's century-old staffing model is failing. Fire Chief Austin Antrim asked the board to back a $1 million override funding four new firefighters, saying "we're driving them into the ground" under the current two-on-duty system.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18

Government · Select Board

Select Board sends election date change to warrant

The Nahant Select Board voted to send warrant articles moving the town election to June and cutting speaking time at town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board Advances Two FY27 Budget Plans

The Nahant Select Board voted to send two competing fiscal 2027 budgets to the town's finance committee ahead of May town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 11