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Government Briefs 07.14.16

East Hampton Town

Airport Parking

With the institution in the coming days of paid parking at East Hampton Airport, Hertz and Enterprise, the car rental companies based at the airport, have agreed to lease the spaces they need.

The public will be charged $10 a day to park there once the installation of meters is complete. A free, short-term lot will be available for stops of up to half an hour.

Jul 14, 2016
Anna Throne-Holst Anna Throne-Holst Apparent Winner

With 1,800 absentee ballots counted, Anna Throne-Holst leads David Calone by 319 votes in Democratic primary race.

Jul 8, 2016
Ballots Yet to Be Tallied

Eight days after Democratic Party voters went to the polls to nominate a candidate to represent New York’s First Congressional District in the House of Representatives, the contest between Anna Throne-Holst and Dave Calone was still undecided, with almost 2,000 absentee ballots yet to be counted.

Jul 7, 2016
East Hampton Town Police Field 642 Calls

The Fourth of July weekend in East Hampton Town was “major, very busy,” Supervisor Larry Cantwell said at a board meeting on Tuesday, but “there were no calamities, no serious crimes. Overall I think we managed to get through the weekend reasonably well.”

Jul 7, 2016
State Dollars For Napeague Trails

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced last week that New York State has awarded $150,000 for improved hiking trails and expanded vehicle access in Napeague State Park.

Jul 7, 2016
State Law Allows Vote on Buried Lines

Following a storm of protest over the installation last year of new overhead high-voltage electric lines in East Hampton by PSEG Long Island, the state has passed legislation that could pave the way for future utility lines to be installed underground instead.

Jul 7, 2016
AAA for Southampton Town

Moody’s Investors Service, which evaluates municipalities, schools, businesses, and other entities on their ability to repay short-term debt, has upgraded the Town of Southampton’s credit rating to the highest level possible, AAA.

Jun 30, 2016
Tara Segara wants to legalize three structures at the back of her Beach Hampton house. Owner Blames Her Parents

A deck, shed, and brick patio at 12 Deerfield Lane in the Beach Hampton area of Amagansett, all of which allegedly were built without permits next to, or even in, wetlands, received critical scrutiny Tuesday night at a meeting of the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals.

Jun 30, 2016
David Calone and Anna Throne-Holst Calone, Throne-Holst Primary Race Too Close to Call

The winner of Tuesday's Democratic primary between Anna-Throne Holst and David Calone will come down to the absentee ballots.

Jun 28, 2016
Airport Appeal Considered

An East Hampton Town law limiting use of the East Hampton Airport by aircraft defined by the Federal Aviation Administration as noisy was the subject of arguments before a panel of three judges at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan on Monday.

Jun 23, 2016
Dubbed Wainscott Wombles II by their owner, Michael Davis of Michael Davis Design Construction, they are developed with two aging houses that have been used for businesses in recent years. Board Favors Building Inspector, Twice Over

The East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals has made several decisions this month upholding the town’s head building inspector’s interpretation of the zoning code.

Jun 23, 2016
Dave Calone and Anna Throne-Holst Candidates Trade Barbs As Primary Nears

Democratic voters are getting primed for Tuesday's primary, in which they will choose a candidate to face Lee Zeldin, the first-term Republican incumbent in the House of Representatives from the First Congressional District.

Jun 23, 2016
Government Briefs 06.23.16

East Hampton Town

Eye C.D.C.H. Building

Jun 23, 2016
Lower Speed Limits Ahead

Three pieces of state legislation specifically drafted for the Sag Harbor community have passed the Assembly and the Senate.

Jun 23, 2016
Seaweed Cultivation a Go

Cultivation of edible seaweed is coming to Gardiner’s and Peconic Bays.

Last week, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed legislation authorizing Suffolk County to allow bottomlands in those bays to be used for a pilot program to research and assess the feasibility of cultivating seaweed. Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle sponsored the legislation, which will be delivered to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for his signature.

Jun 23, 2016
Government Briefs 06.16.16

Improving crosswalks and searching for a police chief in the Town of Southampton.

Jun 16, 2016
Seek Input On Sidewalk Dining Plan

A proposed East Hampton Town law that would allow downtown Montauk restaurants to have legal sidewalk dining will be the subject of a hearing tonight at 6:30 at Town Hall.

Jun 16, 2016
All Aboard L.I.R.R. Shuttle

A long hoped-for local shuttle-transport service, involving light diesel trains that would coordinate with buses and taxis, may be in place as soon as next year.

Jun 9, 2016
C.P.F.: For Water, Too?

Town officials are preparing for a vote in the fall on whether to let a portion of the community preservation fund, now earmarked for land purchases only, be used for water quality improvement projects.

Jun 9, 2016
Concern About Sand Pit

Residents of a neighborhood surrounding a sand-mining pit off Middle Highway in East Hampton asked the town board last week to investigate dumping they said was taking place there.

Jun 9, 2016
Condemnation Moves Ahead

In their ongoing effort to resolve the dispute over the ownership of stretches of the ocean beach on Napeague, East Hampton Town officials moved ahead this week with eminent domain proceedings.

Jun 9, 2016
Don’t Let Things Get Worse: Consultants

The commercial areas of Amagansett and East Hampton outside the incorporated village were in the spotlight when residents met in discussion and hands-on design sessions with planning consultants last week.

Jun 9, 2016
Future of Truck Beach in Court’s Hands

A lawsuit aimed at keeping vehicles off a 4,000-foot stretch of ocean beach on Napeague began on Monday with the presentation of an edited video showing a beach crowded with vehicles, people, and dogs on a summer weekend in 2014.

Jun 9, 2016
Crowds came by land and by sea to hear Willy Nelson play at the Surf Lodge in June of 2013. The spot will start the summer without a music scene after the New York State Liquor Authority found that it is not categorized as a live music venue under its license classification. Live Bands Silenced As Summer Begins

As the beat of the summer season begins this Memorial Day, live bands that have been booked for performances this season at many an East Hampton Town restaurant and bar could be silenced, depending on the outcome of a systematic license review being conducted by the town.

May 26, 2016
Audit Faults Financial Practices at LTV

A comprehensive financial audit of LTV, the nonprofit organization that provides public access cable TV in East Hampton and is funded largely by the town, found no misappropriation of funds but pinpointed 19 financial practices that fell short.

May 19, 2016
E.P.A. Nod for Water Work

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has honored Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences for his research on Long Island’s water quality problems.

May 19, 2016
May Legalize Apartments

East Hampton Town officials are discussing changes to the town code aimed at encouraging homeowners to create rental apartments to add to the town’s stock of affordable housing.

May 19, 2016
Tom Ferreira, outside his house on Navy Road in July of 2010. Mechanic Is Vindicated in Civil Rights Case

Seven years after twice seizing cars and other belongings from a property on Navy Road in Montauk, the East Hampton Town Board has settled a civil rights lawsuit brought by the homeowner.

May 19, 2016
Court Rejects Ditch Lawsuit

A State Supreme Court Justice has rejected a lawsuit brought by the owners of a Montauk Shores Condominium trailer against the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals.

May 12, 2016
Fishing Group Opposes A Marine Preserve

The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has joined the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in the latter group’s motion to oppose the designation of an offshore marine monument in the Northeast Atlantic, which environmental groups support.

May 12, 2016