Deepwater Ups Ante For Town Approvals While Fishermen Continue To Plead For Speed Bumps
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on Apr 3, 2018
East Hampton Town officials and Deepwater Wind representatives have been negotiating a new package of community benefits to be paid by Deepwater, worth more than $8 million to various corners... more
On February 18, after conducting just one public hearing — the minimum required by New York State law — Bill Manger passed a property tax cut that will exclusively benefit some of the most expensive homes in Southampton Village [“Southampton Village Board Adopts Historic Home Rehabilitation Tax Exemption, 4-1,” 27east.com, February 26]. Here’s how his plan works: The only way a property’s assessed value increases in Southampton Village is through new construction or renovation. When that happens, the property’s share of the overall tax levy it must pay increases. But under Manger’s new law, homes in the historic district — ...
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In 2017, East Hampton Town reduced the maximum size of the inside of a home on a half acre from 4,000 to 3,600 square feet. Now on the table is 2,900 square feet. For 1 acre, the number was reduced from 6,400 to 5,600; now: 4,300. After a hearing in December, in which new homeowners with smaller parcels said their plans would be ruined, the board decided not to reduce a quarter-acre parcel from 2,600 to 2,000 square feet. Instead, the number will be 2,300. The formula appears innocent enough: pre-2017 was 1,600 square feet, plus 12 percent of lot ...
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Southampton High School is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, April 2, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Businesses seeking summer employees are invited to set up a table. More than 700 students are expected to attend. For more information, email Tom Little tlittle@southamptonschools.org.
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The Hampton Library will present “Dinner & Conversation With Alec Baldwin & Bill McCuddy” on Thursday, March 13, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hampton Library’s ongoing capital campaign for interior renovations, titled “Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future: The Story Continues at the Hampton Library.” Eric Lemonides, co-owner of Almond Restaurant, is the campaign’s committee chair. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with cocktails and wine served. A sit-down, three-course dinner with wine pairings will follow. The evening will feature an entertaining conversation with Emmy Award-winning actor Alec ...
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The Baymen Theatre group at Hampton Bays School District will stage a production of “Legally Blonde” on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $7. At the door, adult tickets (over age 12) are $10; under age 12, $5. For ticket information, email atraiforos@hbschools.us. The high school is located at 88 Argonne Road East.
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All are invited to celebrate International Women’s Day at The Church in Sag Harbor on Saturday, March 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $15. $10 for members. The event will pay tribute to the inspiring women who have done incredible work this past year (and who continue to do so) for the local community and the community beyond Sag Harbor. The event is a dance party for all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Those being saluted for their work are Rev. Cecily Broderick of Christ Episcopal Church; the Celebrating Creatives of Color Committee (Beverly Granger, Gwendolyn Hankin, Victoria Pinderhughes, ...
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The East Hampton Library’s Long Island Collection is launching its 2025 “Sneak Peek” series of themed pop-up mini exhibits, the first of which is March 12. The series was created to encourage visitors to explore and learn more about the Long Island Collection’s fascinating items. The opening exhibit, “The Plain Sight Project,” will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. It will highlight research done by The Plain Sight Project, a local nonprofit that researches enslavement on the East End and seeks to identify enslaved persons and free People of Color who lived and worked in the East Hampton area. ...
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on Apr 3, 2018