Trustees Sue Edgartown Zoning Board

Lawsuits and legal appeals continue to stack up in the battle over oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick.

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Missing Permit Sends Trustees Back to Planning Board

The Trustees of Reservations, which manages the miles of oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick, must go through another layer of review, potentially bringing more scrutiny to the controversial pastime of driving trucks and SUVs out to the pristine beaches. 

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Hearing Set for Golf Development

A plan to build a private golf club on land owned by the MacKenty family in Edgartown will get its first public airing this week when the Edgartown zoning board of appeals opens a hearing on an application for a special permit associated with the proposed development.

The MacKentys have signed an agreement to sell some 200 acres of their Edgartown Great Pond land to Rosario and Barry Latucca, a father and son team from Natick. The Latuccas hope to build an 18-hole golf club on the property.

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Public Debates Golf Development

Ending weeks of suspense and confusion about who will review plans for a private golf club on some 200 acres of Edgartown Great Pond land, the Edgartown zoning board of appeals voted unanimously this week to refer the project to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission as a development of regional impact (DRI).

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Golf Club Approved

Ending an exhaustive regional and local review that began some 15 months ago, the Edgartown zoning board of appeals voted unanimously this week to approve a plan for a private 18-hole golf club at the site of an old subdivision in the rural perimeters of Edgartown.

“I feel it complies with the vision set forth in the bylaw, and I don’t think it will adversely affect the neighborhood,” said John Magnuson, a member of the appeals board, just before the vote on Wednesday night.

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Neighbor Appeals Harbor View Approval

Lynn Allegaert is challenging the Edgartown zoning board’s March decision to allow the hotel to renovate three cottages and build a new guesthouse with a spa.

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New Edgartown Farmers' Market to Start this Summer

The market will be at the Dr. Daniel Fisher House on Tuesdays from the end of June through September.

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Edgartown Zoning Board Approves Harbor View Expansion Plans

In a step forward for a project more than 15 years in the making, the Edgartown zoning board of appeals approved the Harbor View Hotel’s plans for a new guest house and spa.

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Revised Permit Issued for Pool Business, Despite Neighbor Protest

Over some neighbors' objections, Atlantic Pool, an Edgartown-based pool construction and service business, will be allowed to continue operating on Watcha Path.

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Boch Home Helicopter Landing Is Denied by Zoning Board
Sara Brown

The Edgartown zoning board of appeals Wednesday upheld a cease and desist order prohibiting helicopter landing at the Boch home in Katama.
While an attorney for Barbara Boch cited Massachusetts law that allows Mrs. Boch, the widow of car dealership owner Ernie Boch, to land a helicopter on her property, the board cited neighbor concerns and precedent in affirming the building inspector’s cease and desist order.

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