Katama Farm
Katama Farm
February 16, 2021
Town Will Split Educational, Agricultural Operations at Katama Farm
The Edgartown conservation commission is set to issue two separate requests for proposals that split the educational and agricultural uses of the historic Katama Farm.
October 5, 2020
Town Delays Eviction for Trustees, as Talk Turns to Future for Katama Farm
In the latest shift since evicting the Trustees of Reservations from Katama Farm, the Edgartown conservation commission is considering the idea of more than one tenant.
September 14, 2020
Town Extends Eviction Notice for Trustees at Katama Farm
With Tuesday’s move-out date looming, the Edgartown conservation commission has extended the Trustees of Reservations lease at Katama Farm until Oct. 15.
August 17, 2020
Edgartown Terminates Its Lease With Trustees at Katama Farm
The Edgartown conservation commission formally terminated its lease this week with The Trustees of Reservations at the historic Katama Farm.
February 13, 2020
Town, Trustees Clash Over Use of Katama Farm
Tensions over the use of Katama Farm by the Trustees of Reservations came to a head before the Edgartown conservation commission this week.
January 4, 2019
State Grants Boost Sandplain Grassland Restoration Efforts
The preservation of rare sandplain grasslands at Katama and in West Tisbury will get a boost thanks to some $46,000 in grant money awarded by Gov. Charlie Baker last week to the Trustees of Reservations.
December 4, 2014
Barn at Katama Farm Will Get a New Roof
The larger of two barns at the town-owned property leased by the Farm Institute has a failed roof and water has been leaking through. This week selectmen awarded a contract for replacing the roof that covers the 8,400-square-foot barn.
September 17, 2014
Katama Silo to be Repurposed as Cell Tower
A long-awaited project to bring improved cell service to the Katama part of Edgartown moves forward this week, following the completion of a lease with telecommunications company AT&T.
The company will pay the town $28,000 per year for the use of an abandoned silo at Katama Farm.November 1, 2013
With Contract Issues Solved, Edgartown Solar Project Moves Forward
Changes have been approved to an agreement between the town and the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative Inc. (CVEC) to create solar arrays on town-owned parcels of land. The projects are expected to save the town millions in electricity costs down the road.
February 7, 2013
Katama Farm Cell Antenna Approved
The Edgartown Planning Board Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to place a cell antenna in an abandoned silo in Katama, despite some opposition from neighbors. At meetings over the last few months, Katama residents had opposed AT&T’s plan to place the antenna in an abandoned silo at the Farm Institute, citing perceived concerns about radiation affecting property values and the Farm Institute’s donations, sales of produce and meat, and summer camp program. Farm Institute representatives said if the tower posed a risk to visitors or livestock, they would not have let the project go forward.
