With its last effort at creating affordable housing legislation struck down by the New York State Supreme Court in April, the Sag Harbor Village Board introduced a new affordable housing initiative at last week’s board meeting, “just to start the conversation,” said Mayor Tom Gardella.
In the race for Suffolk County executive, voters will choose between an experienced politician, Ed Romaine, a Republican and the current Brookhaven Town supervisor, and a newcomer to politics, Dave Calone, an entrepreneur and former prosecutor who is a Democrat. Steve Bellone, a Democrat who has served as county executive since 2012, is term-limited and could not run for re-election.
The hamlet's historic district guidelines, which were drawn up in 2000, was one topic of discussion at Monday's meeting of the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee. The Reform Club, an event and wellness venue on Windmill Lane, was another.
The extension of the residential dock moratorium, first enacted in 2021 and now effective through Dec. 31, will “give the public a chance to weigh in on the points that we’re bringing up,” said John Aldred, an East Hampton Town trustee, during Friday's meeting.
