In releasing the 2016 tentative assessment roll, Southampton Town officials report that the municipality’s total tax base appreciated by $3.1 billion, or 5 percent, over the previous year, increasing from... more
If anyone still thought that a horse farm, proposed for a 30-acre open field in Bridgehampton, could be staved off, those thoughts were disavowed on Thursday, September 26, when the Southampton Town Planning Board reviewed a presubmission conference report — a precursor to a formal application — for North Edge Stables II, LLC. The property owner wants to build a facility for up to 26 horses with stables, riding rings, a garage for farm equipment and horse trailers, and employee housing at the corner of Lumber Lane and Scuttle Hole Road. Wayne Bruyn, the attorney for Gabi Morris, who has ...
2 Oct 2024 by Stephen J. Kotz
The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Fork will sponsor candidates debates for four contests this month, including for New York State’s 1st Congressional District, the state’s 1st Assembly and 1st Senate District, and the Shelter Island Town Board. The candidates for the 1st Assembly District will debate on Monday, October 7, at 7 p.m. The contest pits Southampton Town Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni, a Democrat, against Stephen Kiely, the Republican candidate. Kiely is the Shelter Island Town attorney. The seat is being vacated by Fred W. Thiele Jr., the longtime incumbent, who has endorsed ...
by Christopher Walsh
Voters in the Sag Harbor School District approved the 2025 operating budget of $3,735,957 for the John Jermain Memorial Library by a 246 to 45 tally on Thursday, September 26. Voters also approved two propositions that would provide taxpayer support for both the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum and the Eastville Community Historical Society. The whaling museum will receive $75,000 a year on top of the $50,000 it already receives in taxpayer support for a total of $125,000 a year. The measure passed 237 to 55. The Eastville Community Historical Society, which until now has received no taxpayer support, ...
26 Sep 2024 by Stephen J. Kotz
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