A fourth traffic lane and pedestrian crosswalks on Newtown Lane, along with repairs and changes on Railroad Avenue and Race and Gingerbread Lanes, were the primary topics at the East Hampton Village Board’s meeting on Friday. The design review board was also presented with an award for its effort to preserve historic buildings.

The board agreed that the proposals for Newtown Lane described at the meeting by Drew Bennett, a consulting engineer, should go forward, along with the work on the other streets. The Suffolk County Transit bus shelter on Newtown Lane is to be relocated. Mr. Bennett said the changes were based on the volume of traffic. Newtown Lane will also be resurfaced and parallel parking on both sides of the street continued.

While moving the crosswalk at the East Hampton Middle School was considered, in part to separate it from the bus shelter, Mr. Bennett said it will remain in place and the shelter will be moved closer to the retail outlets. That “will eliminate the congestion of people standing and waiting for the bus as well as the children having to go back and forth to gym class,” across Newtown Lane from the school in Herrick Park, he said.

Richard Burns, the school district superintendent, who attended the meeting, expressed support for moving the bus station but questioned the fourth traffic lane. He said he hoped it “doesn’t? become what Main Street sometimes is,” a road where vehicles travel at higher speed. “I’m a little concerned about kids crossing four lanes of traffic, even if it is a crosswalk. . . . I’m always worried about that intersection when it’s dusk,” he said.

Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. told Mr. Burns that the state had authorized funding for radar speed cameras in school districts and that the village would look at it. “I wouldn’t have any difficulty in having the village reach out if that was a goal that could be achieved,” he said. “You not only have a camera but, by golly, documentation and potentially a summons.” The board agreed.

Barbara Borsack, the deputy mayor, suggested that the crosswalk at the school be lighted, which Mr. Bennett called a good suggestion. He then added the possible construction of a center island at that part of Newtown Lane, which he said might further increase pedestrian safety.

Elsewhere in the village, a new curb will be added at the intersection of Gingerbread and Race Lanes, creating a 90-degree intersection. The present “swoop,” Mr. Bennett told the board, encourages motorists to roll through the stop sign there. He also proposed a raised island at the westerly end of Railroad Avenue and moving the existing stop sign there closer to the stop line, which he said would result in improved visibility.

The concrete island that separates train-station traffic and flow-through traffic on Railroad Avenue is going to be repaired. “The curbing is corroding; rebar is popping out,” Mr. Bennett said. “We’re proposing to replace the curbs in kind.” He also is asking for reflectors in the pavement at the intersection of Newtown Lane and Railroad Avenue. “As the striping wears out, people seem to come further and further over the line,” he said, and reflectors will help.

Nomination

Janet Dayton, the president of the Ladies Village Improvement Society, told the board that its landmarks committee had nominated the East Hampton Village Design Review Board’s timber frame landmarks project, covering structures built between 1700 and 1850, for an excellence award from the National Alliance of Preservation Commission.

Legislation to implement the landmarks project, initially presented to the board in October 2012, was designed to preserve significant buildings outside the village’s historic districts. In exchange for a restriction that land-marked houses cannot be demolished or relocated and rigid design review standards apply to exterior changes, the owners of such houses will be allowed to build a guest house and to transfer some of the allowable floor area in their primary residence to an accessory dwelling such as a guest house.

Many of the houses in question are small buildings on large lots. “Without this protection,” Ms. Dayton said, “it is certain that the village would lose many of its oldest houses as well as the significance of the first communities on the East End of Long Island.”

 “It is with great pleasure that now I present this award to you. Congratulations to the village and the Design Review Board for their foresight in working to preserve our historic village,” she said to the mayor and to Carolyn Preische, vice chairwoman of the review board.

The board also scheduled public hearings on Oct. 17 on proposed code amendments. One involves requiring insurance for mass-gathering events held on public property. The other would reduce the speed limit to 25 miles per hour on Mill Hill Lane and Meadow Way. The hearings will take place at 11 a.m. at the Emergency Services Building.

The 2015 budget for the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor was passed overwhelmingly on Monday.

In a 198-to-32 vote, residents of the Sag Harbor School District said yes to the approximately $2.4 million budget, which includes a 5.8-percent increase from the current budget, or a $128,723 increase over all. Taxpayers can expect about a $12 rise in their tax bills.

Also, the two incumbents running for the library board were re-elected, and one newcomer will join them on Jan. 1. Ann Lieber was re-elected with 154 votes, Jackie Brody, who now serves as board secretary, received 129 votes, and Anne Sutphen was elected with 144 votes. Susan Sabin took in 127 votes, Robert Hooke received 84, and Caleb Kercheval got 71. Tony Spitz, an incumbent, did not seek re-election.

Peconic Baykeeper, the not-for-profit advocate for protection of the Peconic and South Shore estuaries, has named Brady J. Wilkins as the organization’s baykeeper. Mr. Wilkins succeeds Kevin McAllister, who had served in that position for 16 years, until March.

A Suffolk County native, Mr. Wilkins is a New York State licensed educator with a master’s degree in childhood education and has taught general education, special education, and science in several school districts. He is also a Coast Guard Merchant Marine officer, master of inland waters, and has served as captain and crew on vessels on the Great South Bay and Washington State’s Puget Sound.

“We are very excited to get Brady on board, and we believe he will be a great addition to the organization,” Daniel Gulizio, Peconic Baykeeper’s interim executive director, wrote in an email. Peconic Baykeeper, he wrote, “will continue its clean water advocacy mission with Brady. However, we also felt it was necessary to expand our efforts to include more community outreach and education in addition to our previous advocacy efforts.”

To that end, he said, the group has separated the positions of baykeeper and executive director. That reorganization, Mr. Gulizio wrote, “will allow us to reach more communities and a broader array of water quality issues than we have accomplished in the past. We look forward to expanding our presence in East Hampton waters.”

“My job will be going to local school districts,” Mr. Wilkins said, adding that Peconic Baykeeper is developing a curriculum focusing on wastewater treatment. “During the summer, my job will be working with scientists from Stony Brook and Suffolk County groups, taking them on board the vessel.”

Harborfest 2014, Sag Harbor’s annual celebration of its maritime history, will launch tomorrow at 5 p.m. with “A Whale of a Party” at the Whaling and Historical Museum and continue throughout the weekend with a jam-packed calendar of events for people of all ages.

New this year is the Beach Blast concert. Previously held on Shelter Island, the show, which will feature live performances by Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks, the Hoodoo Loungers, Hopefully Forgiven, and others, will start rocking Havens Beach on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

The Whaling Museum party will include Cromer’s Market fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, salads, and desserts, Driftwood Ale from Montauk Brewing Co., wine from Water Street Wines and Spirits, and music by D.J. Carlos Lama. Individual tickets are $50, $25 for children.

Both Saturday and Sunday will feature an arts and crafts fair in Marine Park; a sidewalk sale in the business district; children’s amusements on Long Wharf, including games, activities, a bouncy house, and, new for this year, a dunking tank; live music on Windmill Beach; a Taste of Sag Harbor, and whaleboat races.

The Sag Harbor farmers market will be open for business on Bay Street Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and tours of a Coast Guard cutter docked at Long Wharf will be offered from 10 to 2 that day. Bay Street Theater will present its All Star Comedy Show Saturday night at 8.

Other activities will include walking tours, food tastings, a corn shucking contest for kids, a clam chowder contest, a lobster roll eating contest, tug of war and sack races for children, dog and cat adoptions, Pilates on Windmill Beach, and roving clowns, musicians, face painting, and a stilt walker.

Havens Beach will be the site of free, unlimited parking and serve as home base for free shuttle service to points of interest throughout the village. A complete schedule of events is available at sagharborchamber.com.

There were hugs and tears at a Tumbleweed Tuesday celebration sponsored by the Montauk Chamber of Commerce on the downtown green. But the show of emotion was not a happy one celebrating the end of the season and the departure of the tourists — it was pure grief over the death on Monday of Carl Darenberg, a member of the Montauk chamber and all-around chronicler of Montauk life.

The close-knit community has been hit hard with the news of his death. Known for taking pictures at almost every event and weekend party, Mr. Darenberg was also a significant presence on Facebook. Weekend partyers anxiously visited his Facebook page on Mondays to see if their pictures had been posted. As of yesterday, his Facebook page had more than 1,000 pictures posted and was full of glowing testaments to him, with many thanking him for his help over the years.

In recent years as Montauk became more of a surfing mecca focused on the downtown area and ocean beaches, Mr. Darenberg made it his mission to get people back to the harbor area, as it had been all but forgotten by tourists. And he helped establish an annex of the chamber’s building on Main Street to honor the history of the fishing industry. His mission was accomplished, with barely a parking spot available near the docks on summer weekends.

The expression Tumbleweed Tuesday was born years ago when it was said that the day after Labor Day only tumbleweeds could be seen blowing through the near-empty town. At Tuesday’s celebration, which was dedicated to Mr. Darenberg, the Nancy Atlas Project played his favorite song, Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” which has the lyric “?’Cause every little thing gonna be all right.” Ms. Atlas then raised a red Solo cup of cheer toward the sky and asked the crowd to join her, saying that he would be missed and is at peace.

As tears ran down her cheeks, Laraine Creegan, the chamber’s executive director, who worked closely on numerous projects with Mr. Darenberg, said there was never any thought given to canceling the event. “Carl loved a party,” she said. “He would never have wanted us to cancel it.”

A benefit will be held Saturday for the Donald T. Sharkey Memorial Community Fund, established in honor of the late East Hampton Town building inspector.

The day will begin with the community fund’s fourth annual motorcycle ride with the Red Knights Chapter 25. Registration will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the Bridgehampton Fire Department, with coffee and bagels provided by Goldberg’s. A ride to Montauk Point will begin at 11 a.m. A donation of $30 per rider has been requested.

At 12:30 p.m. at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, a memorial tree for Mr. Sharkey will be dedicated, and food and beverages served. A 50-50 raffle will raise more money for the organization’s community projects.

In case of rain, the events will postponed to Oct. 5.

Having seen an onslaught of development and redevelopment in recent months, the Sag Harbor Village Board passed a moratorium at its meeting Tuesday night temporarily halting construction on single-family house lots and wetlands permits for 180 days while existing laws are re-examined. The moratorium, which had been introduced last month, applies only to applications submitted after Aug. 1, and does not affect commercial properties.

The moratorium is intended to avoid “overburdening the present capacity of the staff and regulatory boards,” while they assist in reviewing existing laws. The harbor committee will work with Rich Warren of InterScience, a village consultant, and Denise Schoen, the harbor committee’s attorney, on ways to strengthen the code as it applies to wetlands. Later in the meeting, the board tabled a proposed amendment of the wetlands regulations that addressed the definition of “substantial restoration and reconstruction.”

An exemption procedure is in place. “The rest of the process is identical to the moratorium used when the village was updating the business district” code several years ago, said Fred W. Thiele Jr., the state assemblyman who also serves as the village attorney.

Although a public hearing on the moratorium was held Tuesday, no one spoke, and it was adopted with little discussion by the board.

The board also considered three other proposed amendments to the code at the meeting, adopting two, which Mr. Thiele said were “housekeeping” items that had been recommended by Tim Platt, the former village building inspector, and holding off on one related to construction. The approved amendments address drainage requirements for swimming pools and several clarifications of the zoning code.

The amendment that was put off would have required property surveys to be no more than a year old when building permits and certificates of occupancy are issued. Mr. Thiele said that was a policy of the building inspector’s office, but had not actually been in the code.

Pierce Hance, a former mayor, questioned the language of this proposal as it applied to additions to main structures. The proposed amendment addressed only new construction, the addition of 250 square feet or more to an accessory structure, and driveways. Mr. Thiele said he would clarify the language and bring it back to the board next month.

Mariners who store their boats at the Sag Harbor Yacht Yard pleaded with the Sag Harbor Village Board on Tuesday night to find a way for the storage yard to remain as is.

The village and Louis Grignon, who has owned the yacht yard on Bay Street for 20 years, haven’t been able to come to an agreement over a lease of 16,180 square feet of village-owned land (plus nearly 7,000 square feet of bottomland) he uses to store approximately 50 boats. The land was given to the village in 1994 by the Mobil Oil Corporation, which unloaded fuel from barges into tanks located there in the 1960s.

Mr. Grignon’s 15-year lease, $15,592 annually, was up May 31. The village, after having an appraisal done that suggested an estimated annual rental value of $20,000 per month, according to Mayor Brian Gilbride, offered Mr. Grignon a short-term lease.

Fred W. Thiele Jr., the village attorney, said Mr. Grignon wanted a 10-year lease with a 10-year option. The board thinks there may be a better use for that property, whether it is parking or a pathway to the water or a home for picnic tables, the mayor said. The village countered with a five-year lease, which was also turned down, Mr. Thiele said.

After a lot of back and forth over the summer, Mr. Grignon hired an attorney, Dennis Downes, and Mr. Thiele took over negotiations. The most recent offer from the village was a one-year “stop-gap” lease for $24,000, which included $1,500 that would be used for an environmental assessment of the property. Mr. Grignon’s last offer was $22,500. The negotiations stalled with the difference of just $1,500. Mr. Thiele said his last correspondence with Mr. Downes was that the boats were being removed from the property.

At the meeting Tuesday night, though, the discussion centered on those most affected by the lack of a resolution.

“I’m not here to discuss negotiations or numbers, but instead to broach the subject of responsibility,” Mr. Grignon told the board. “As an owner of a marina boatyard it is not my responsibility by law to store everyone’s boat,” he said.

“It is my opinion that the village has the responsibility, if in their power, to consider the well-being of the boaters in the community. The village makes a handsome profit from their slips and moorings with minimal expense. Have you considered the economic impact to the village of losing 50 to 60 boats that I store to other harbors?”

A handful of his clients who received notices that he won’t be able to offer their storage space this year asked the board to remember them. Several said they would have to take their boats elsewhere because their sailboats don’t fit under the Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter Memorial Bridge to get to the next closest yard or because that side of the harbor isn’t deep enough for their boat’s draw.

Sean Leary believes he was given a notice that he wouldn’t be able to keep his boat there because he doesn’t spend as much money at the yard in maintenance as some others.

George Martin, who started using the yard in the 1970s, said he would have to take his boat out of the village, as well. It is a shame, he said, because the village has become “a real sailing community.”

Lynn Leary said she found it interesting that this discussion was taking place just a few days before Harborfest, the annual celebration of the village’s maritime history. “It’s almost disrespectful,” she said.

At the end of the meeting, Pierce Hance, a former mayor, urged the board to find a resolution, and said that all too often negotiations with the board turn into legal fights. “I hope you guys can figure it out,” he said.

Mayor Gilbride said yesterday it may work out for the best. “We’re not really in the rental business. We’re in the business of providing our residents access to water,” he said, adding that the board would discuss the future use of that property before any decisions are made.

“It’s a long, narrow piece of property. Is it good for Lou? Yeah. Do I think $24,000 is cheap? Absolutely,” Mayor Gilbride said yesterday.

A historic property in a historic district was before the East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals at its meeting Friday when it considered an application from the Presbyterian Church for variances to add 11 parking spaces and realign its driveway. The applicant also seeks permission for the continued existence of four air-conditioning units along the rear wall of the church.

Two of the additional parking spaces would be designated for the handicapped. They would be among seven diagonal spaces, while four others would be perpendicular to the rear of the church. The additional parking would for the most part be used only on Sunday mornings and during weddings or funerals, as church employees park at the rear of the property near the Session House.

Because the church is in a historic district, approval by the design review board will also be required. Frank Newbold, the Z.B.A. chairman, said the additional spaces would not adversely affect drainage. The potential removal of an evergreen tree 24 inches in diameter was also mentioned, and of concern to some board members. However, at the suggestion of Linda Riley, the village attorney, the board seemed amenable to granting permission for the 11 spaces and allowing the D.R.B. to consider their exact location. Mr. Newbold said the board was inclined to approve the application while allowing the D.R.B. flexibility if it sought to preserve existing landscaping. A decision is expected at the board’s next meeting, on Sept. 26.

The board also announced a number of other decisions. Shahab Karmely won approval to construct a tennis court on his property at 127 Main Street, which drew the ire of one neighbor and then another after its proposed location was moved. The board approved the first location, proposed at the western side of the property and the John M. Marshall Elementary School playing fields. It was conditioned on the plans submitted by the tennis court’s designer, Hamptons Tennis Company, being implemented.

Other approvals went to John Griffin of 20 Gracie Lane, who will be able to maintain sculptures within required setbacks as well as a pool house, hot tub, patio, stone walls, a concrete base for a generator switch, and a barbecue.

A freshwater wetlands permit was okayed at 40 La Forest Lane for Matthew Mallow. He plans to demolish a residence, swimming pool, driveway, and sanitary system, and construct a new residence, retaining wall, swimming pool, patio, equipment shed, driveway, and sanitary system.

Also granted were variances to permit the continued maintenance of a generator, slate pavers, and a trellis with a swing, all within setbacks, at 6 Lily Pond Lane, which is owned by the musician Jon Bongiovi of Bon Jovi fame. Variances to allow interior and exterior alterations to a pre-existing nonconforming pool house at 146 Newtown Lane went to Elizabeth Peabody, on the condition that no cooking or sleeping facilities will be added.

Lastly, Christopher and Sarah Minardi of 12 Conklin Terrace were granted a variance to permit an existing basement to be replaced and a new window well and exterior stairway added. The construction will increase the lot coverage from 2,104 to 2,194 square feet where the maximum is 1,741 square feet. Mr. Minardi, an alternate member of the board, had recused himself from the hearing.

Voters from the East Hampton, Springs, and Wainscott School Districts will be eligible to vote Saturday on the 2015 East Hampton Library budget. The polling will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the library.

Next year’s spending plan of just over $2.2 million contains an $85,500 increase in expenses over 2014, a total increase in taxes of $104,000. The largest growth, about $76,486, is for salaries, benefits, insurance, and related staff costs. Facilities costs, including building and grounds keeping, rise by about $19,000.

The amount of tax collected from each of the three school districts varies depending on their population. East Hampton’s share of the increase would be about $80,000; Springs residents would pay an additional $17,489 in library taxes, and Wainscott would contribute $6,255.

Over all, the total to be raised by taxes in 2015 would be $1.6 million. The proposed budget anticipates fund-raising and donations to be about $472,000. In a statement, the library said that the cost of the tax increase to the average taxpayer would be $6.60.

Saturday’s vote is open to all registered voters in the three school districts.