Town officials said they are hoping to start allowing oversand vehicle access on Norton Point as soon as next week.
The announcement came after a long road of regulatory challenges for the statewide land conservancy.
The Dukes County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to have the town of Edgartown take over the two-mile strip of shorefront east of South Beach.
The Edgartown parks department has unveiled its draft beach management plan for the two-mile strip of shorefront at Norton Point.
On Feb. 13, the town of Edgartown, in partnership with Dukes County and the Trustees, commenced the second phase of restoring the dunes along Norton Point.
A project to fortify and restore the sand dunes at Norton Point Beach is now at risk as the Trustees of Reservations pull out of managing the two-mile shorefront and Edgartown prepares to take over.