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Madaket Wind Turbine Project Press:
  • DONE 1/4/11 6:00 PM Cyrus Pierce Cafeteria - HDC Meeting Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • DONE - 1/31/11 4:00-6:00 PM Admiralty Club - Madaket Wind Turbine Presentation to various Madaket Associations.
  • DONE - 1/19/11 4:00 PM 2 Fairgrounds Conference Room - Finance Committee Special Meeting Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
Energy Study Committee 
Monthly Meeting:  1st Thursday at 5:00 at  Conference Room at 2 Fairgrounds Rd.  Click here for Agenda or attend any meeting for open Public Comment.
  • DONE 1/19/11 6:00 PM Town Hall 16 Broad Street - Board of Selectmen Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • DONE - 2/17/11 4:00 - 6:00 PM     2-Fairgrounds Conference Room - Finance Committee Meeting Second Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • POSTPONED 2/28/11 5:00-8:00 PM - 2-Fairgrounds Garage Area- Nantucket Planning Committee Meeting Presentation on Madaket Wind Project Article 46 - Wind Energy Overlay District
  • POSTPONED 2/28/11 4:00-6:00 PM- Nantucket High School-  Joint BOS/ Finance Committee Meeting.  NOTE:  FinCom is STILL meeting but not with the BOS and the Madaket Wind Articles are NOT on the agenda.
  • DONE - 3/26/11 Time - Check listing in I&M - Nantucket Civic League "Meet the Articles" at the Atheneum -  Discussion of turbine-related Articles 44 & 46,  NOTE: Article 45 - Authorization to raise funds for the Madaket Turbine project is deferred to 2012 ATM.
  • DONE - 3/7/11 5:00-8:00 PM - 2-Fairgrounds Garage Area-Planning Board Meeting on Article 46 - Wind Energy Overlay District 
Previous Meetings and Public Forums:
  • DONE - 3/9/11 6:00 PM - 16 Broad Street - Board of Selectmen Meeting - Discussion of Article 45 - Wind Turbine Funding.
  • DONE - 3/17/11 5:00 -7:00 PM - New PSF Community Room at 4 Fairgrounds Road - Energy Study Committee Public Forum on the Madaket Wind Turbine project.  PowerPoint Presentation.
  • DONE - 3/15/11 Noon - Maria Mitchell - 4 Vestal St - Consortium of Nantucket Naturalists.  MMA hosts Selectmen Willauer to discuss wildlife studies conducted on behalf of the Madaket Wind Turbine project
  • DONE - 3/31/11 5:00-8:00 PM - 2-Fairgrounds Garage Area-Planning Board Meeting.  Second meeting on Article 46 - Wind Energy Overlay District 
  • DONE - 4/411 - 4/5/11 6:00 PM - ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - High School Auditorium.  Consider a Yes vote on Article 44 (NOTE:  Articles 45 & 46 are deferred until next year)
  • DONE - 4/26/11 5:00 PM - HDC PRESENTATION - PSF Community Room, 4 Fairground Road - HDC Meeting Second Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • DONE - 4/22/11 10:00 AM - Natucket Memorial Airport - NHS Students for Sustainability - Earth Day Presentation to Jim Wolf at Cape Air/Nantucket Airllines.
  • HDC Meeting  (continued from Tuesday, 8/9/2011) -  Public Safety Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds  Road - HDC Meeting - 6th Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • DONE - 5/23/11 2::00-4:00 PM 2 Fairgrounds Conference Room - Administrative Workgroup on NGrid's Net-Metering policy's affect on Nantucket's energy projects.  
  • DONE - 5/18/11 12:00 PM - Presentation to Rotary Club - Not open to the public; Rotary Club members only.
  • DONE - 5/7/11 11:00 AM - NHS Wind Turbine Dedication - Base of the NHS Wind Turbine at 10 Surfside Road.
  • NOTE - DATE CHANGE!  (formerly listed as Tuesday, 7/26/2011)      
            Tuesday 7/19/11 - 5:00 PM Public Safety
            Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds 
            Road - HDC Meeting - 3rd Presentation on
            Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • DONE - 7/7/11 - 9:00 AM-5:00 PM   Balloon Demonstration Test at the Madaket Landfill for the Madaket Wind Turbine Project (rain date is Friday, 7/8)
  • HDC Meeting  (continued from Tuesday, 8/2/2011)      
            Tuesday 8/9/11 - 5:00 PM Public Safety
            Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds 
            Road - HDC Meeting - 5th Presentation on
            Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • HDC Meeting  (continued from Tuesday, 7/19/2011)      
            Tuesday 8/2/11 - 5:00 PM Public Safety
            Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds 
            Road - HDC Meeting - 4th Presentation on
            Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • (DONE) 8/27/11 12:00 PM Millie's Restaurant - Fisher's Landing Association Presentation on Madaket Wind Turbine Project
  • (DONE) Thursday, 10/20/11 5:00 PM, Public Safety Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road  Public Forum; Madaket Area Associations  Download powerpoint presentation 
  • (DONE) Thursday, 11/10/11 5:00 PM, Public Safety Facility Training Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road  Open Public Forum                
WIND ON NANTUCKET:
An Historical Source of Power 






Prepared for the  Nantucket Historic Commission (August 2011)
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Mooney Building; 3rd Floor
22 Federal Street
Nantucket,MA 02554

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NOTE: The Madaket Wind Turbine Project (Article 13) was defeated in the 2012 Annual Town Meeting on March 31. 2012. This website is retained for archival and reference purposes.