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The Board of Health joined other Nantucket boards to discuss streamlining housing permitting and expanding workforce, missing-middle, and year-round housing options. Participants also raised the need to protect aquifer water quality and suggested a follow-up meeting after upcoming planning milestones.
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The meeting produced discussion rather than a formal policy decision. Participants identified complex permitting, limited planning capacity, and communication among boards as barriers to housing development. Ideas included simpler processes for small projects, updated covenant housing rules, denser housing in appropriate areas, and better information about available housing options.
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