The Edgartown select board voted Monday to send a letter to the state arguing against recent shorebird conservation rules.

Town officials said they are hoping to start allowing oversand vehicle access on Norton Point as soon as next week.

The Dukes County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to have the town of Edgartown take over the two-mile strip of shorefront east of South Beach.

The Edgartown parks department has unveiled its draft beach management plan for the two-mile strip of shorefront at Norton Point.

On Feb. 13, the town of Edgartown, in partnership with Dukes County and the Trustees, commenced the second phase of restoring the dunes along Norton Point.

A project to fortify and restore the sand dunes at Norton Point Beach is now at risk as the Trustees of Reservations pull out of managing the two-mile shorefront and Edgartown prepares to take over.

For the first time in more than a decade, a breach at Norton Point beach has officially made Chappaquiddick an island once more.

Edgartown plans to keep over-sand vehicle permit pricing the same as the town begins the planning process for its takeover of Norton Point Beach management.

The Dukes County Commission will move forward with Edgartown’s bid to take over management of Norton Point Beach, beginning contract negotiations with the town.