Cagramar Approved

The East Hampton Town Planning Board gave final approval last week for the creation of two new home sites at Cagramar Farm on North Main Street. The subdivision places the historic Sherrill farm cow barn on its own lot and creates two new lots behind it.

The proposal was first broached in the summer of 1995, when the Cagramar Farm owner, Thomas Martuscello, asked the town to purchase the development rights to 16 of the farm's 20 acres. The town made the purchase, leaving the remaining four acres to be divided by Mr. Martuscello.

The two new lots, just over an acre each, will be reached by a shared drive way from Accabonac Highway to the east. Planners opted for the longer driveway over an access from North Main Street to preserve the farm vistas. The new driveway will follow the path of an existing hedgerow.

Winery Plan

The lot split and the development-rights transfer were part of a package, which also proposes a winery on the site in the future. In response to Mr. Martuscello's plans to grow grapes on the farm and his request to allow a winery, the town drafted new laws permitting wineries in town.

If a winery were established on the property, it would be situated on the lot now housing the 100-year-old cow barn.