Plan Dies for Kayak Dock in Creek; Panel Resists Pool Within Wetlands Setback
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Rendering shows reduction in red of proposed kayak dock in Otter Pond Creek.
Rendering shows reduction in red of proposed kayak dock in Otter Pond Creek.
on Mar 11, 2020
The plan to put the first dock in Otter Pond Creek died last week in the face of continuing resistance from the Harbor Committee of Sag Harbor after months of... more
The State Legislature delivered a bill that provides for reinstatement of recognition and acknowledgment of the Montaukett Indian Nation to Governor Kathy Hochul last Thursday, December 12. The governor — who vetoed similar legislation a year ago — has until December 24 to sign or veto the bill, which supporters say would correct an unjust and racist 1910 ruling in which the tribe was declared extinct. “We hope she understands,” read a December 12 alert from Chief Robert Pharaoh, that Justice Abel Blackmar’s 1910 ruling “was based on racism and greed,” and that “for 114 years after the Blackmar ruling, ...
by Christopher Walsh
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on Mar 11, 2020