🎯 STRisker: Bulletin - Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Voters to Decide Between Expansion and Regulation of Short-Term Rentals
Vote 2025: Nantucket Decides Its STR Future
The future of short-term rentals on Nantucket could take a sharp turn this November 4, as residents prepare to vote on two opposing proposals that could reshape the island’s housing market.
Article 1 would expand permissions for STRs and even allow traditional homes to be replaced with larger properties — a move critics say prioritizes profits over people. Article 2, however, offers a counterbalance: stronger regulations to control the pace of STR growth while safeguarding the island’s community-driven character.
In an op-ed for the Nantucket Current, members of Nantucket Neighborhoods First — Abigail Camp, Meredith Lepore, and Charity Benz — make a passionate plea for residents to vote against Article 1 and in favor of Article 2. Their argument is simple but powerful: Nantucket is at risk of losing its soul.
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The trio points to the damage unchecked short-term rental expansion has caused in other resort towns, where local families have been priced out and neighborhoods turned into revolving doors for tourists. “We can see the writing on the wall,” they warn, noting how the island’s housing market has already shifted away from long-term residents toward short-term profits.
Their rallying cry? Protect Nantucket’s identity before it’s too late. “Nantucket is not a commodity,” they write. “It’s a community, and we want to keep it that way.”
With just days until the vote, the choice for Nantucket residents couldn’t be clearer — preserve the island’s charm through responsible STR limits or open the floodgates to more vacation rentals.
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