We live near the gas station development in Westwoods. We read with disbelief Joe Shaw’s Q&A with Lance Gumbs [“Q&A: Lance Gumbs Says Agreement With State for Highway Access Would Benefit Everyone,” 27east.com, November 22], in which Mr. Gumbs states, with respect to the February clearing of Westwoods, “There was absolutely no clearing that started in the middle of the night.”
There absolutely was clearing in the middle of the night, as we heard ourselves, and as attested to by many of my neighbors. Furthermore, at the Hampton Bays Civic Association meeting in July, Shinnecock Chairwoman Lisa Goree and Shinnecock Council of Trustees Secretary Bianca Collins both confirmed that, indeed, the clearing of Westwoods took place in the middle of the night.
On Channel 2 news, Lance said every residential neighborhood has gas stations. That is such a misrepresentation of the major 30-plus-pump travel plaza being built.
Seems the neighborhood’s level of mistrust is justified.
Gail and Lynn Murcott
Hampton Bays
Clarity for AdvocacyThank you for your recent publication of the Q&A with Lance Gumbs, which delivered critical information and transparency to your readers around the development plans for Westwoods [“Q&A: Lance Gumbs Says Agreement With State for Highway Access Would Benefit Everyone,”...
StraightforwardI just read Joseph Shaw’s interview with Lance Gumbs [“Q&A: Lance Gumbs Says Agreement With State for Highway Access Would Benefit Everyone,” 27east.com, November 22]. I was so impressed with Lance’s honest, candid and informed answers. After each interview question,...
Beneficial ProgramWe are very saddened by the news that the Southampton History Museum is terminating the lease with the Conscience Point Shellfish Hatchery [“Eviction Notice Sparks a Split Between Venerable Museum and Shellfish Group,” 27east.com, November 20]. Their program is not...
Effective StrategySouthampton Town will soon take up a critical proposal to close the town’s nonconforming sand mines and support the longstanding environmental goals of the town’s Comprehensive Plan. There is likely to be some drama, but here is what your readers...
The Real ProblemSince the Shinnecock Nation cleared trees from the Westwoods property in the middle of the night in early February, the town has insisted on an approach of open dialogue and friendly communication with the nation. Since the summer, when the...
Giving ThanksThe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5350 in Westhampton Beach completed its annual “Turkey Trot” on Thanksgiving morning at Gabreski Airport. The weather is traditionally challenging on this great American holiday, and it was again on this day, yet many...
Due DiligenceHoping everyone reads the Q&A article in The Southampton Press concerning the development of the Shinnecock Nation’s Westwoods property [“Q&A: Lance Gumbs Says Agreement With State for Highway Access Would Benefit Everyone,” 27east.com, November 22]. I agree with Lance Gumbs:...
History Before 1640I was very disappointed to learn that the Southampton History Museum is evicting the Conscience Point Shellfish Hatchery from Conscience Point in order to highlight the English settlers who landed here in 1640 [“Eviction Notice Sparks a Split Between Venerable...
