Wireless communication in Springs will be the hot topic at three meetings this week. There's an East Hampton Town Planning Board hearing on an application for a 185-foot-tall tower at Camp Blue Bay; the town board will discuss the subject at its work session on Tuesday, and the lobbying group Accabonac Strategies will update people that evening on its advocacy for activation of the 150-foot-tall tower on Springs Firehouse grounds.
A proposed .5-percent real estate transfer tax to fund community housing will be on the ballot in East Hampton in November and the town board and pro-housing community groups are getting the word out about the proposal and its anticipated benefits.
The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and North Fork will host virtual debates between candidates for the New York State Assembly and State Senate’s First Districts on Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
The East Hampton Village Board is looking at a speed limit change on village roads, allowing dogs on leashes in Herrick Park, and pickleball court installation regulations.
