Wainscott Lobbies Other Hamlets To Speak Up In Opposition To 70-acre Commercial Development - 27 East

Wainscott Lobbies Other Hamlets To Speak Up In Opposition To 70-acre Commercial Development

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The Wainscott Commercial Center would be the largest commercial development in the town of East Hampton.

The Wainscott Commercial Center would be the largest commercial development in the town of East Hampton.

An artists rendering of the potential maximum development if the Wainscott Commercial Center were to be built as proposed.

An artists rendering of the potential maximum development if the Wainscott Commercial Center were to be built as proposed.

A new traffic light would likely be required on Montauk Highway in Wainscott if a commercial development proposed on the 70 acre former Wainscott Sand & Gravel property is approved.

A new traffic light would likely be required on Montauk Highway in Wainscott if a commercial development proposed on the 70 acre former Wainscott Sand & Gravel property is approved.

A rendering showing the size of the proposed Wainscott Commercial Center to the Bridgehampton Commons, which is less than half its total size.

A rendering showing the size of the proposed Wainscott Commercial Center to the Bridgehampton Commons, which is less than half its total size.

The bustle created by the development of the Wainscott Commercial Center, on 70 acres of a former sand pit, would tie up traffic through the hamlet, Wainscott residents say.

The bustle created by the development of the Wainscott Commercial Center, on 70 acres of a former sand pit, would tie up traffic through the hamlet, Wainscott residents say.

authorMichael Wright on Mar 16, 2022
Wainscott residents and environmental advocates are appealing to the residents of hamlets around the town to begin mounting opposition to the proposal for a 50-lot commercial-industrial development in Wainscott, which... more

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