Dispute Settled Over Strong Island in Pleasant Bay

“Agreement Settles Legal Dispute Over Strong Island”
The Cape Cod Chronicle, July 10, 2008
By Tim Wood

Tim Wood reports that an agreement settling a legal dispute over Strong Island, a 55-acre island in Pleasant Bay, has been reached between the Chatham Conservation Foundation and the heirs of the island’s former owner. The island, which is open to the public, was sold to the foundation in 1974 for $700,000. The heirs were granted exclusive use of a three-acre “reserve” through the year 2073. The two parties have disagreed over replacement of an underwater electrical cable and development on the island.