Skip to main content

A New Applications Portal

Wed, 05/07/2025 - 10:04

OpenGov, software powering payments, permitting, and licensing on the Town of East Hampton’s website, is now open for business.

In fact, all Planning Department applications must now be submitted digitally through the OpenGov portal, and beginning May 19 all Building Department applications must also be submitted online. Residents can begin using the portal immediately, however.

“OpenGov is available for the following departments: Marine Patrol, Ordinance, Planning, Building,” Councilman Tom Flight, who has led the implementation of the software, said at Tuesday’s town board meeting. During his liaison report, he acknowledged “concerns over the Building Department,” which he attributed to personnel changes. “There have been challenges with timing going on there.”

“I’ll just jump in there, Tom, and say one of the delays is because of courtesy and concern for the rollout of OpenGov in that particular department,” Councilwoman Cate Rogers said. “They’ve been operating with a hybrid system, where you can either bring your applications in paper or use the digital platform. When folks are bringing those applications in, the staff has to act as the applicant and upload all that information manually into the OpenGov system. So, we ask for folks’ patience, not only for staffing, but also as we transition to the OpenGov system.”

It’s hard to miss the portal if you visit ehamptonny.gov. Doing so generates a pop-up window with the relevant information. To submit an online application, residents must create an account.

“Transitioning to OpenGov brings greater convenience, better tracking, and faster application processes,” Councilman Flight said in a press release. “It also helps the town operate more efficiently and sustainably.”

With the system the town hopes to save on paper and ease interdepartmental communication. Applicants will be able to receive automatic status updates and pay fees online.

“This is about using technology to meet people where they are and continue to build a responsive, modern local government,” Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez said in the release.

Villages

New Call for Winter Shops

The Anchor Society of East Hampton, a nonprofit community group with a mission to revitalize the community and increase year-round foot traffic in the village commercial district, has issued a call for applications for the second year of its Winter Shops program.

May 8, 2025

Ospreys Return to Site of Wrecked Nest

Two ospreys return to scene of Accabonac Harbor destruction despite bird-deterrent devices, while town trustees call out feds and D.E.C. over lack of action.

May 8, 2025

Item of the Week: Sarah Horton’s 1917 Mother’s Day Card

This Mother’s Day card, made by Sarah E. Horton of East Hampton’s Fowler family for her mother, Maria Horton, on May 13, 1917, exemplifies how the day was initially celebrated.

May 8, 2025

 

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.