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Target Runoff at West Lake

A plan to replace a large asphalt parking area, remove invasive species, and create bio-retention areas that could help filter and capture stormwater runoff before it reaches Lake Montauk moved ahead at the April 8 meeting of the East Hampton Town Board. The West Lake boat ramp, the project target, is large, denuded of vegetation, and its asphalt and hard-packed soil is on a pitch that sends it directly into the lake.

Zoning Code Cheats

The present town board may believe that any project it devises is benign, but the members fail to understand that a future board could misuse the relaxation of rules having to do with community-centered projects.