Conservation Commission Meeting
May 21, 2026 at 9:00 am
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REVISED - ZOOM CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA
May 21, 2026 at 9:00 am
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Nominate new chair and vice chair
9:00 AM – CONTINUED – Notice of Intent (SE12-959)
Applicant: Paul E. & Jodi Darrow
Address: 18 Greenhouse Lane (AP 33-32)
Representative: George Sourati
Site visit conducted: April 14, 2026
Not eligible to vote: S. Khedouri, C. Murphy
9:05 AM – Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Thumb Cove RE Trust
Address: 0 Cygnet Way (AP 24-35.1)
Project: repair existing pier damaged during Chilmark Pond dredging
Representative: Russell Maloney
9:10 AM - Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Beetlebung Cottage LLC
Address: 57 Menemsha Crossroad (AP 26-108)
Project: move existing generator and build a shed on a cement pad 16 ft from BVW
Representative: Bruno Oliveira
Discussion Items:
Vegetation plan SE12-940 Special Condition #6
Date Order issued: April 11, 2025
Applicant: Beetlebung Cottage LLC
Location: 57 Menemsha Crossroad (AP 26 - 108)
Project: to install and maintain a septic system upgrade within the buffer zone to a bordering vegetated wetland
6. In order to mitigate the effects of the construction and maintenance of the septic system in such close proximity to a wetland, additional vegetation is required. A vegetation plan as outlined in the hearing shall be submitted to and approved by the Conservation Commission.
Request for Extension
Notice of Intent (SE12-871)
Applicant: Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation
Address: 148 North Rd (AP 3-4)
Project: Proposed culvert replacement project at the headwaters of the Mill Brook, located on the Roth Woodlands. The applicant is seeking permission to replace two undersized culverts with a larger pre-cast culvert that conforms to MA Stream Crossing Standards and allows for the restoration of ecological functions and fish & wildlife passage. The project falls within a riverfront, bordering vegetated wetlands, land under water, inland banks, and land subject to flooding and associated buffer
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Request for Amendment - Notice of Intent (SE12 – 938)
Applicant: SWB Limited Partnership
Address: 8 Greenhouse Lane (AP 33-30)
Project: relocation of a pre-1978 single-family residence with associated utilities away from an eroding Coastal Bank and the construction and maintenance of a shore protection on the Coastal Bank to protect the relocated residence.
Request: Remove the shore protection from 8 Greenhouse Lane and all associated plans and Special Conditions
Certificate of Compliance
Notice of Intent (SE12-738)
Applicant: Mary Jane Austin Pease (Request by Brady Case, Trustee of Mary Jane Pease 2023 Family Trust)
Address: 11 Old Hunt Place (AP 24-201)
Project: Replacement of walkway and seasonal pier extension
Date: May 22, 2015, extended April 18, 2018, extended July 5, 2022
Discussion of MVC hearing on proposed BOH amendment to septic system requirements in Coastal District
Minutes
Topics not anticipated by the chair
Executive Session:
Pursuant to M. G. L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), the Commission will meet in executive session to discuss strategy regarding litigation regarding appeal to Superior Court cases:
SWB Limited Partnership vs. Town of Chilmark et al., 2574CV00026
Whale Hill Inc. vs. Town of Chilmark et al., 2574CV00024
Darrow, Paul et al vs. Town of Chilmark et al., 2574CV00025
if the Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the Board’s litigating position and the Board approves by a roll call vote.
Notice of Intent (SE12 – 938)
Applicant: SWB Limited Partnership
Address: 8 Greenhouse Lane (AP 33-30)
Project: relocation of a pre-1978 single-family residence with associated utilities away from an eroding Coastal Bank and the construction and maintenance of a shore protection on the Coastal Bank to protect the relocated residence.
Notice of Intent (SE12 –939)
Applicant: Paul E. & Jodi Darrow
Address: 18 Greenhouse Lane (AP 33-32)
Project: relocation of a pre-1978 single-family residence with associated utilities away from an eroding Coastal Bank and the construction and maintenance of a shore protection on the Coastal Bank to protect the relocated residence.
Notice of Intent (SE12 –941)
Applicant: Whale Hill, Inc.
Address: 16 Greenhouse Lane (AP 33- 31)
Project: relocation of a single-family residence with associated utilities away from an eroding Coastal Bank and the construction and maintenance of a shore protection on the Coastal Bank to protect the relocated residence.
The Commission will not reenter open session after the Executive Session.