Land Survey Stay in Massachusetts Lifted After Protest Dismissed
A federal survey of boundary lines around Public Settlement Lands in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, has been officially filed after a protest was dismissed on February 26, 2026. The Eastern States Office in Falls Church, Virginia, recorded the plat on February 27, 2026, ending a hold first announced in the Federal Register in 2019. Copies of the plat can be requested for a $7.50 fee per copy.
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What does it mean?
A map of land boundaries in Aquinnah, on Martha's Vineyard, is now official and can be requested by the public. Anyone who wants a copy must pay $7.50 for each one.
Who is affected?
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, which holds the land in trust, and members of the public who want a copy of the plat.
What changes?
Earlier, the survey plat was on hold after a 2019 notice; now the protest has been dismissed and the plat is officially filed.