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Utility snafu continues to bog down Beach Road project
Bagged asphalt is applied to patch Beach Road on Feb. 11. Rich Saltzberg
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation identified drainage “conflicts” in December that have impacted a $4.8 million shared-use path project along Beach Road in Vineyard Haven. The conflicts, which were revealed to be water and sewer lines running in places different from what was allegedly found in plans, were discovered by cutting through the asphalt and digging test pits. The water and sewer lines occupy space where drainage infrastructure is slated for installation.
“Due to the findings, the designer is working to redesign drainage elements to avoid conflicts with the sewer main, and looking for options to handle the water main conflicts that include relocation of [an] additional water main, along with alterations to the proposed drainage,” MassDOT spokesperson Judith Reardon Riley emailed
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Why does Oak Bluffs still own the âdoughnut holeâ?
Town, Land Bank canât close out 2004 deal.
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A current map of the Southern Woodlands. The doughnut hole S is landlocked by the Land Bank s existing property F. Once the swap is executed, the Land Bank would absorb S and carve out 24 acres connected to the town-owned parcel O. The X and K parcels on County Road are listed as town property, but the Land Bank purchased the parcels in 2000.
An agreement is in place to swap landlocked town parcel S with parcel T. Parcels O (already owned by Oak Bluffs) combined with T would give the town a large parcel with frontage on EdgartownÂVineyard Haven Road, expected to be used for affordable housing.
By WXTK News
A proposal to expand a boutique hotel on Martha s Vineyard is being rejected.
The Martha s Vineyard Commission voted 7-to-5 at a meeting last week to deny a proposed development of regional impact for the Hob Knob Inn on Main Street in Edgartown.
Among the concerns from the commissioners were how the larger hotel would impact the neighborhood, and the nature of the requested zoning change.
MVC denies Hob Knob project in close 7-5 vote
While acknowledging economic benefit, a majority of commissioners felt the project was not essential.
The MVC denied the Hob Knob’s expansion project.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission denied the Hob Knob Inn’s proposed expansion project in a close 7-5 vote Thursday night, following months of public hearings and multiple iterations of the project.
The denial of the development of regional impact (DRI) came after after a lengthy discussion of the benefits and detriments of the Edgartown project, with commissioners Christina Brown, Fred Hancock, Michael Kim, Ben Robinson, Linda Sibley, Ernie Thomas, and Christine Todd voting no, and Clarence (“Trip”) Barnes, Kathy Newman, Douglas Sederholm, Jim Vercruysse, and Joan Malkin voting yes.
Members of a long-range planning task force are looking to fix the noise and traffic issues caused by the Steamship Authorityâs Woods Hole to Marthaâs Vineyard ferry operations.
The group, which has met five times so far, will continue to meet for the next year or so and will make recommendations to curb the issues. Heavy traffic, both auto and freight, on the Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs route draws ire from communities on both sides of Vineyard Sound. Members are still in the fact-gathering stage, Steven Sayers, former general counsel and consultant, told the Steamship Authority board of governors during their January 25 meeting. He updated the board on the progress of the task force and the traffic mitigation work group, both of which were formed last year.