No Spa or Pool For Controversial Edgartown Home

Last week, civil engineer Douglas Hoehn told the town’s conservation commission that his client, real estate investor David Malm, will no longer be moving forward with the exercise spa at 81 South Water street.

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Controversial Edgartown Renovation Returns With New Application

The plans for 81 South Water street first drew ire for their ambitious reimagination of the historic property that was once the homestead of former governor Thomas Mayhew.

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Conservation Commission Considers Controversial Renovation

A proposed home renovation on South Water street went before the Edgartown conservation commission Wednesday, prompting concerns about construction in the property’s wetlands and a proposed “exercise spa.”

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Conservation Restriction Placed on 164 Acres in Edgartown

The Edgartown selectmen voted this week to accept a conservation restriction that will be placed on 164 acres of land held by the Kohlberg family.

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Offshore Wind Developer Sues Edgartown Conservation Commission

Park City Wind filed a lawsuit after the town board denied the company’s application to install two offshore wind cables in town waters, potentially threatening the entire project.

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AT&T Files Plan to Replace Silos at Katama Farm

AT&T has submitted a plan to the Edgartown conservation commission to tear down two large silos at Katama Farm and replace them with a single silo that would house a cell tower.

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Conservation Commission Violated Open Meeting Law, State Rules

The state attorney general’s office has ruled that the Edgartown conservation commission violated the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law.

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Conservation Commission Denies Cable for Vineyard Wind

Developers who plan to build the nation’s first industrial-scale offshore wind farm south of Martha’s Vineyard saw their first major setback this week.

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Chappy Boardwalk Case Returns to Conservation Commission
Jane Seagrave

A property owner’s long-running bid to build a boardwalk over a salt marsh must be reviewed again, the Massachusetts Appeals Court said.

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Conservation Commission Prevails in Chappy Boardwalk Dispute

The Edgartown conservation commission recently prevailed in a long-running legal dispute with a Chappaquiddick property owner over whether he could build a boardwalk over a salt marsh.

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