In fight against Nantucket housing development, an unusual battle cry

In fight against Nantucket housing development, an unusual battle cry

IN A SCENE that has played out in communities across the state, residents and town officials on Nantucket have waged a yearslong campaign to stop a development proposal for new housing. This one would bring 156 condominiums — a quarter of which would be set aside as affordable housing — to a neighborhood in the central part of the island. Opposition to new housing on Nantucket puts the island squarely in company with lots of affluent communities…