The Martha's Vineyard Commission last night affirmed its decision to reject the Down Island Golf Club plan, but not before a minor fracas around an

The developers of the Down Island Golf Club turned up the heat on the Martha's Vineyard Commission last night, hammering home the threat of a large low-income housing project if the golf club plan is not approved.

The developers who want to build a luxury golf club in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs aimed conflict of interest charges at five memb

This time around, the gloves are coming off. That is the word that's been quietly circulated for the last several months by spokesmen for the Down Island Golf Club, as they prepared a new plan to build a private luxury golf club in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs.

The proposed Down Island Golf Club in Oak Bluffs is now officially back in the pipeline at the Martha's Vineyard Commission with plans filed last week and an initial hearing scheduled for June 11.

Acting on a joint request from attorneys for the Martha's Vineyard Commission and the Down Island Golf Club, a superior court judge sent the golf club plan back to the commission this week for fresh review.

"This matter is remanded to the Martha's Vineyard Commission for further proceedings, including a public hearing to consider plaintiff's amended application," declared the Hon. Richard C. Connan, an associate justice of the superior court who sits in Barnstable.