Given the challenges East Hampton Village will encounter between now and the election, it made sense to name someone to fill the open position. But process matters.

The fact that we as a community have to contend with far more people than we can comfortably carry on our shoulders was made amply clear last week when the East Hampton Town Board dispatched a panicked letter begging the state to shut the door on tourist stays.

These prices have been calculated from the county transfer tax. 

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