Splendid harbor views, minor congestion
Na n t u c k e t drivers get a preview of August's traffic headaches Tuesday and today, as the Atlantic Aeolus Corp. is moving a house in several pieces from 66 Washington St. to Norman Reith's property at 35 Bartlett Road. Sure, you're thinking, they move houses around the island all the time. Why is this such a big deal?

Well, this house move is closing the route - Washington Street to Francis Street to Union Street to Orange Street to Old South Road to Fairgrounds Road to Surfside Road to Bartlett Road - for June 10 and 11. As all of these roads and streets are major island thoroughfares, not only will drivers have to contend with detours and traffic back-ups, trucks will be rerouted.

Trucks disembarking from the steamship, should exit the Steamship Authority parking lot, go right onto South Beach Street, left onto Easton Street and then right onto Cliff Road, and follow that route in reverse to get back into town.

Once the house is removed from 66 Washington St., which the Nantucket Islands Land Bank purchased from Richard C. Wolfe in October 2007, along with 64 Washington St., totaling .31 of an acre for $4,690,000, Executive Director Eric Savetsky said the Land Bank is going to plant grass to create a public park with its nearby Holdgate property.

Clean Team: taking the fight to the trash Get out the Motrin, stock up on the Ibuprofen and get ready to bend over and kneel down to help pick up trash around the island with Bill Connell and his Clean Team in June.

Connell now has several more pickup dates for those who see trash all along our roadways and beaches and can't just drive or walk past it in good conscience. On May 24, 25 similar civic-minded individuals combed Madaket Road and 15 cleaning fairies descended on Jetties on May 31. Last Saturday, the Clean Team scoured the shoulders of Cliff Road.

Want in on the action? On June 14, the team is rallying at 'Sconset Beach to beachcomb for unwanted treasures; on June 21, they are mustering at Mill Hill Park on Prospect Street to Hoover the Colored Cemetery, Somerset Road and Vesper Lane, and on June 28, the crew is picking up after beachgoers on Nobadeer Beach at the east end of Nobadeer Avenue.

If you live in a part of the island you want to clean or you want to volunteer, or both, and think the Clean Team can help, email Connell at wconnell@ connellwiener.com. The Clean Team starts at 8 a.m. sharp and ends at 9 a.m.

Madaket Marine ConCom rap delayed Those hoping to hear the Conservation Commission continue discussing Madaket Marine's expansion plans, which include three new two-level boat racks for 54 boats and a reconfiguration of its marina, will have to wait a little longer. The Hither Creek boatyard postponed its June 4 date with the ConCom to hear its land-based plans to June 18 and the review of its marina changes to July 16. Call 228- 7230 for details.

Hazardous waste day is June 21

Is your garage packed with dangerous chemicals, used motor oils and buckets of spent batteries? Don't go running into the moors with your toxic waste. Hang in there. Think about the treasures of the open space and the contamination and damage your lethal waste will inflict on our precious wilderness. The June hazardous waste collection day, hosted by the Department of Public Works at the landfill, is next Saturday. This hazmat day is one of three collection days for commercial operations generating very small quantities of toxic waste.

Bring all of your nasty liquids and solids out to the

garage at 188 Madaket Road from 8 a.m. to noon. To get there, take the third entrance to the landfill property coming from town and the first entrance coming from Madaket. For a complete listing of what you can and can't unload, check out www. nantucket-ma.gov/departments/dpw. html, scroll down and click on the link for household hazardous waste or call

228-7244. i