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Officials Push Back on Bass Slot Reduction

Three weeks ago, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and its Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board voted to approve an emergency measure to lower the maximum striped bass size to 31 inches. The current “slot” regulation in New York allows anglers to keep one bass between 28 and 35 inches in length per day. However, there has been pushback from local political representatives on the reduced slot for the highly-prized striper before the New York Department of Environmental Conservation moves forward with a formal ruling.

Jun 1, 2023
A Chance to Meet the East Hampton Democrats

The East Hampton Town Democratic Committee will launch its 2023 campaign next Thursday with an event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse in Wainscott. Those attending will be able to meet the Democratic slate in this fall’s elections.

Jun 1, 2023
Pantigo Housing Plan Ready for Primetime

An East Hampton Town proposal for 16 affordable housing units on a vacant 12-acre parcel at 395 Pantigo Road in East Hampton is set for a public hearing Wednesday before the town planning board. It would be the third affordable housing project in the pipeline for the town, where both the public and private sectors are having difficulty finding and keeping employees, in part due to a lack of housing options.

Jun 1, 2023
Eyeing an 11-Acre C.P.F. Purchase

The East Hampton Town Board will hold a public hearing this afternoon on the proposed acquisition of nearly 11 acres on Springs-Fireplace Road in Springs using community preservation fund money. Should the board approve the purchase, the town will pay $5 million for the 10.9 acres.

Jun 1, 2023
LaLota Disappointed on SALT Act

The House of Representatives voted 314 to 117 Wednesday night to suspend the debt ceiling for two years and set federal spending limits, sending the Fiscal Responsibility Act to the Senate, but Representative Nick LaLota was disappointed his SALT reduction amendment was not included.

Jun 1, 2023
Deep Lake at Mine Is a Lot to Ponder

Sand Highway L.L.C., a 14.49-acre sand and gravel mine on Middle Highway in East Hampton, is challenging a 2022 determination by the town’s principal building inspector that its mining activities have surpassed what the town allows. The matter was in front of the town’s zoning board of appeals on May 16. There is a lot of history.

Jun 1, 2023
East Hampton Village to See a Tax Cut

Marcos Baladron, the East Hampton Village administrator, unveiled the village’s nearly $28 million 2024 budget at last Friday’s village board meeting. While budgets are never truly exciting, residents can be pleased that for the second year in a row taxes will be lower — for the first time in the village’s history, according to Mr. Baladron.

May 25, 2023
Town Trustees Revisit Dock Inventory

“We’re going to have to regroup,” Francis Bock, clerk of the trustees, said of their dock inventory effort, “figure out exactly what got done last year, what needs to get done this year, and make it a priority. We have to complete it this year.”

May 25, 2023
A 'No-Spray' Registry for Suffolk Residents

On May 1, as part of its mosquito control program, the Suffolk County Department of Public Works began to spray biological and chemical pesticides in some tidal marsh and wetland areas here, but county residents can opt out through a “no-spray” registry.

May 25, 2023
At the ‘Heart and Soul’ of Amagansett

A new mixed-use proposal for the Amagansett Historic District, centering on a 112-spot parking lot, was unanimously panned last week at a meeting of the East Hampton Town Planning Board.

May 25, 2023
Accessory Apartment Hearing Date Set

The East Hampton Town Board set June 15 as the date of a public hearing on amendments to the town code regarding attached and detached affordable accessory apartments.

May 25, 2023
Judge Says East Hampton Town Violated Airport Order, Must Pay $250K

New York State Supreme Court Justice Paul Baisley Jr. on Friday held the town in civil contempt for violating the temporary restraining order he issued last May to keep the town from converting the public airport to a private one or imposing restrictions on flight activity there. He ordered the town to pay the plaintiffs $250,000 and a fine of $1,000 per day “for each day it fails to comply with the T.R.O. from the date of this order.”

May 20, 2023