News that the South Fork Wind farm’s developers planned to use a privately owned commercial-industrial property on Tan Bark Trail as a site for storing soil and treating groundwater sparked confusion this week among opponents of the project as to whether excavation to install the wind farm’s onshore transmission cable will cause the movement of hazardous perfluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS.
Rabbi Joshua Franklin of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons just returned from six days on the Polish-Ukrainian border with a delegation of American and Israeli rabbis where in addition to bringing supplies and providing hands-on aid, his main goals were to listen to the stories of refugees, offer them support, let them know that the world hasn’t abandoned them, and to ultimately bring the stories back home to the people of East Hampton.
The East Hampton Village Board approved a $6.8 million bond appropriation bill on Friday, with the bulk of the money — roughly $4.6 million — going to new fire trucks to replace an aging fleet, with some trucks approaching their 30th year.
Forgivable loans, income tax credits, and property tax exemptions are among the carrots that two bills introduced by Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. would dangle before property owners in an effort to encourage them to create accessory dwelling units to help ease the region's afforable housing crisis.
