Warming Centers to Open Across Town and Village
With dangerous cold and high winds expected Saturday, East Hampton Town and Village will have a number of warming centers open, from libraries to the Emergency Services Building.
With dangerous cold and high winds expected Saturday, East Hampton Town and Village will have a number of warming centers open, from libraries to the Emergency Services Building.
As high wind gusts and low wind chills are forecast for Saturday, the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce has canceled the fireworks show scheduled for 5:30 that night as part of its Harborfrost celebration.
The East Hampton Town Board intends to modify parking restrictions on Edgemere Street in Montauk, possibly in time for Memorial Day weekend, to improve public safety on a stretch of road where the Surf Lodge has tied up traffic and created dangerous conditions for motorists and pedestrians alike.
State officials will hold a public meeting Tuesday evening at Montauk Downs to discuss a habitat restoration project in response to southern pine beetle impacts at Napeague State Park and Hither Hills State Park.
A United States District Court has granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction of the 924-megawatt Sunrise Wind farm in federal waters east of Montauk Point to continue. It will generate electricity sufficient to power nearly 600,000 residences.
How the public will use the town’s $56 million C.P.F. purchase at 66 Main Street in Wainscott came into slightly clearer focus as Scott Wilson, the land acquisition director, presented final edits on a draft management plan for the property, which will be the topic of a public hearing on March 19.
Jerry Larsen’s campaign touted $132,000 raised between Sept. 9 and Dec. 16 last year, calling it “the largest fund-raising total ever recorded” in a race for the East Hampton Town supervisor seat. Some donors gave as much as $5,000, which the Suffolk County Democratic Committee alleges violated state election law.
The East Hampton Town Trustees took another step forward in their long-discussed plan to reopen the east channel of Napeague Harbor, which began to close early in this century and has been completely closed since 2012.
The town’s Building Department will be moving to a new suite at 300 Pantigo Place. “This will allow for scalability if more staffing is potentially requested,” Councilman David Lys said. This comes as the department works to solve ongoing staffing issues and process a backlog of hundreds of permit applications that is frustrating building professionals.
East Hampton Town Airport would get a permanent control tower, ultimately costing $6.5 million, if Jim Brundige, its director, has his wish.
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