Katama Farm

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.

Morning Glory Farm, Trustees Granted Leases for Katama Farm

Capping a nearly year-long saga, the Edgartown conservation commission voted unanimously Wednesday to grant separate leases for the historic Katama Farm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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