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PILOT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER CRASH Thomas J. Jackson, the pilot of the Cirrus SR20 airplane that crashed off Low Beach Road on Aug. 17, remains hospitalized in fair condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. MGH spokesperson Emily Parker said Jackson's vital signs are stable but was unable to provide more specific details when contacted last Friday afternoon.

No information was available on Jackson's wife; however after the crash Deputy Police Chief Charles Gibson said the woman's pregnancy appeared unendangered.

The Jacksons were flying into Nantucket on Friday, Aug. 17, when weather conditions began to deteriorate. Local officials said Jackson was not an instrument rated pilot, and when the island airport tower permitted him to make an instrument landing he declined. At that point the weather had worsened and darkness fell. At approximately 8:30 p.m. Jackson declared an emergency and deployed his plane's Cirrus Airframe Parachute System which lessened the impact of the crash but still left the craft badly damaged and Jackson seriously injured. The couple were taken to Nantucket Cottage Hospital that night and were flown to Boston Saturday morning.

The crash is being investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

PAY UP FOR AMENITIES Realizing that a suggested developer contribution of $25 per lineal feet of development frontage for off-site bike path projects is no longer a formula that works, the Planning Board changed this guideline at its Aug. 27 meeting. Voting 3- 2, the Planning Board revised the guideline so developers could calculate their contributions based on $2,000 per lot. Transportation Planner Michael Burns said this was a more equitable, up-to-date formula that encourages the developer to help cover more of the expense of building bike paths.

When a residential or commercial development is proposed, the Planning Board always seeks to balance the impact of that development by getting the developer to help fund nearby infrastructure improvements such as sewer lines, water mains, bike paths and sidewalks. Recent developments approved by the Planning Board in which bike path money was donated includes the nine-lot Pippen's Way off Gardner Road, for which developer See Terrier Farms Trust committed $20,000 to future construction of an in-town bike path, and the Westmoor Club that donated $50,000 to the Cliff Road bike path.

ALLIANCE CHANGES LEADERS Charles Vinick is out and Glenn G. Wattley is in as the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound's chief executive officer.

Starting yesterday, Vinick moved into the role of president to focus his energies on the federal regulatory review process in Washington, D.C. Wattley, former managing director of West Bay Energy, LLC has a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

According to an Aug. 31 press release from the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, Wattley's experience in the energy industry is wide-ranging including development of renewable energy projects. He has been concentrating on "near zero" emissions technology for clean coal and CO2 capture/sequestration. This new hire works well for the Alliance because Wattley lives in Boston and can commute to his job, giving Vinick the freedom to spend more time inside the Beltway.

COAST GUARD ASSISTS AILING CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER The Coast Guard medivaced a crewmember from the cruise ship Carnival Victory Sunday around 1 p.m. about 60 miles southeast of Nantucket.

Coast Guard Sector Boston received a call via VHF FM radio channel 16 from the Carnival Victory, reporting a crewmember experiencing acute abdominal distress.

A Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew from Airstation Cape Cod, assisting in the search for the missing scuba diver near New Inlet, Mass., was diverted to the scene.

The air crew arrived on scene around 12:30 p.m., hoisted the crewmember and transported the patient to Hyannis Airport to await EMS for further transport to Cape Cod Hospital.

"On-scene conditions allowed for a smooth hoist. The patient was in some pain and greatly appreciated our assistance," said Lt. Mike Snyder, a member of the helicopter rescue crew.

20 HOURS WITH SBPF The Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's public hearing schedule is due to resume with five-hour meetings on Sept. 10, 17, 24 and 26 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. but still doesn't have a confirmed meeting venue. To verify the details of these meetings, call the Conservation Commission office at 228-7230.

Also, if you know you've got something to say about this project, but can't always find the right words, the ConCom urges you to send or drop off your comments to the commission's office at the Town Annex building at 37 Washington St. I