The Nantucket Owner's Manual

6. Jesse Bell of the Nantucket Land Bank

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:04:20 +0000

A few weeks ago, we recorded a talk at Children’s Beach (Listen for the kids in the background) with the director of the Nantucket Land Bank, Jesse Bell. We discussed a few of the new projects the Land Bank is taking on, primarily the new NLB rain garden at the corner of Easton and S. …

5. Nantucket Land and Water Council ATM24 recommendations.

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:05:57 +0000

On this episode, we talk with Emily Molden of the Nantucket Land and Water Council and walk through the organization’s recommendation for key articles in the Nantucket Annual Town Meeting Warrant. The NLWC is an important island environmental watchdog and advocate. And these recommendations have been made with the island’s fragile ecosystem in mind.

4. Guide to Annual Town Meeting

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 19:47:53 +0000

If you’ve never been to Nantucket’s Annual Town Meeting or you have, and it just confuses and frustrates you, this podcast is for you. We will talk about what is good about ATM and what is, maybe, not so good. Plus we cover a few things you can do to prepare for ATM — the …

3. Julia Lindner, Lease to Locals

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:45:25 +0000

The housing crisis on Nantucket has become more and more difficult and there’s no single way to solve it in one swing of the bat. But one program that has had success in its pilot year is Lease to Locals, a way to convert unused dwellings or short-term rentals into year-round rentals for islanders. The …

2. Michael Kopko discusses his citizen’s article on short-term rentals.

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:58:51 +0000

The STR debate has raged (And I mean raged) for several years on Nantucket. But there’s a good chance that we might be able to see town meeting agree on a new article that came out of an effort by two citizens (one of whom is our guest) and the Select Board to craft something …

1. Chris Sleeper of Pip & Anchor and The Nantucket Culinary Center

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:12:41 +0000

Food plays a more important role in the concept of community than many people know. With 20% of a largely affluent community like Nantucket struggling with food insecurity, the problem could not be more clear. In this episode, we talk to Chris Sleeper about how he got into the food business, what his organization is …

0. Trailer — An invitation to listen.

The Nantucket Owner's Manual — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:54:07 +0000

Welcome to the Nantucket Owner’s Manual Podcast. What’s it about? It’s about leaving the island better than we found it. And more. Give a listen.