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Village Tweaks Perks for E.M.S. Volunteers

The East Hampton Village Board spent last Thursday’s work session making small adjustments to sections of the village code, most involving beach regulations, and some pertaining to the code of ethics involving East Hampton Village ambulance volunteers. Rounding out the discussion was a measure allowing “dead spaces” over garages or pool houses to be insulated.

Dec 14, 2023
Trustees Approve Three Mile Harbor Dock Ban

The East Hampton Town Trustees codified new policies on docks and other floating structures in waters under their jurisdiction, including a prohibition on construction of any new residential piers or fixed or floating docks in the entirety of Three Mile Harbor.

Dec 14, 2023
A Little Lot Poses Large Questions

Small house, small addition, small parcel, big problem. That was the sense at the meeting last month of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals as it discussed a 707-square-foot house on Mulford Lane on Napeague, built before the adoption of zoning, that needs a natural resources special permit and variances before it can add a small addition and outdoor shower and rebuild a deck.

Dec 14, 2023
Town Board to Resume Thursday Evening Meetings

When East Hampton Town Supervisor-elect Kathee Burke-Gonzalez is sworn in next month, one of the first changes that will be seen at Town Hall is a resumption of the town board’s Thursday evening meetings. 

Dec 14, 2023
Georgica Pondfront Homeowners Seek Relief

The East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals was busy making up for lost time at its December meeting Friday, its November session having been canceled. Its first discussion peripherally involved a property on West End Road owned by Harry Macklowe.

Dec 14, 2023
To Fix a Five-Way Mashup in Montauk

A plan to alleviate chronic flooding and improve safety by constructing a traffic circle at the five-way intersection between Fort Pond and Fort Pond Bay in Montauk was hashed out at Tuesday’s meeting of the East Hampton Town Board.

Dec 14, 2023
Wind Farm Power Starts Flowing

Town, county, and state officials were in a celebratory mood last week at Town Hall, toasting the electricity that began flowing from the South Fork Wind farm through 78 miles of underwater cable to a LIPA substation here.

Dec 14, 2023
‘Green’ Purchasing Proposed

East Hampton Town’s senior purchasing agent recommended to the town board on Tuesday that the town become a Green Purchasing Community, a New York State program that confers buying guidance through state-approved specifications.

Dec 14, 2023
Jewish Center’s Pavilion Gets the Go-Ahead

The East Hampton Village Zoning Board of Appeals granted both a special permit and variances, with conditions, to the Jewish Center of the Hamptons to construct a pavilion for outdoor services and to install security planters along their front property line.

Dec 14, 2023
East Hampton Senior Center Queries

As the town prepares to start clearing next month at the Amagansett site where the new center will be built, the two people who spoke at a public hearing on the project both said the town may be moving too fast and that there are questions that should be answered first.

Dec 14, 2023
Sag Harbor Village Cracks Down on Rentals

After months of discussion prompted by a fatal fire in Noyac last summer, the Sag Harbor Village Board has amended its seasonal-use dwelling-unit law, resolving Tuesday night to require the addition of a rental registry permit. The intent of the new law, which takes effect on Jan. 1, is to ensure the safety of rented properties, in accordance with New York State Code.

Dec 14, 2023
Wainscott Bids Goodbye to Three Officials

The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee held its last meeting of 2023 in person at the Wainscott Chapel on Saturday, taking the opportunity to thank three officials who are retiring.

Dec 7, 2023