The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission unanimously voted to have its staff look further into the potential impact of a seasonal campground proposal for Southern Woodlands Reservation off Barnes Road in Oak Bluffs. The initial proposal by Jacob Weaver of Boston was discussed during a previous meeting on Monday, June 6, and the commission unanimously […]
On Monday afternoon the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank commission voted to refer a campground proposal for the Southern Woodlands Reservation to the Oak Bluffs Land Bank advisory board for input. After deliberation, the commissioners waxed positively toward the concept of a seasonal campground set in a section of the Southern Woodlands Reservation off Barnes Road. […]
On Monday, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission delayed a decision on a lease with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group for a beach house on Chappy Point Beach in Edgartown. This is an annual review of whether the Shellfish Group’s activities at the beach house align with the Land Bank’s goals and is serving the […]
On Wednesday, the Aquinnah Land Bank advisory board presented the draft management plan for Squibnocket Pond Reservation during a public hearing. This 169-page plan was unanimously approved during a previous meeting in November. Board member Sarah Thulin facilitated the hearing. In general, the public was supportive of the plans. “I’m just really happy to know […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has brought in over $2 million in two weeks $623,960 for the week ending Oct. 8 and $1,544,570 for the week ending Oct. 15 from real estate transfer fees, most of it from a $25 million property transaction in Chilmark. “We have two weeks worth very good weeks, exceptionally good […]