The Edgartown conservation commission grilled The Trustees of Reservations Wednesday as the statewide land nonprofit continued its bid to renew its oversand vehicle program on Chappaquiddick.
After months of increasingly contentious correspondence, Edgartown town counsel has rejected The Trustees of Reservations’ claims that the land nonprofit does not own or have any responsibility to maintain the eastern side of the Dike bridge and aging bulkhead.
The select board got a first glimpse of a new bylaw that would limit private residences to two social events exceeding 50 people per week and no more than five events per month, enforceable by town police and punishable by a $300 fine.
Wampum jewelry, children’s art, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend for the 4th Annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair.
Depending on one’s perspective, the Island’s historic district commissions are the last stalwarts fighting to preserve the Vineyard’s eroding character or another bureaucratic hurdle for frustrated homeowners.
For decades, the Trustees have sold permits allowing people to drive out to the sandy beaches of Chappaquiddick, a popular destination for swimming, fishing and shellfishing. But the practice has come under fire in recent years.
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.
In a report to the select board Monday, the town’s parks department said it sold 2,079 oversand vehicle stickers for a total of $266,210 in revenue, about the same as the former stewards of the property.
