Southampton Town Board Extends PDD Moratorium, Delays Repeal Vote
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on Jun 28, 2017
The Southampton Town Board on Tuesday officially extended the moratorium on planned development districts, or PDDs, by another three months, and members said they still intend to repeal the zoning... more
Just in time for the holidays, some spare cash can be found in pockets. For a farmer, this pocket might be from a winter coat laid down years ago. He’d left a few twenties in the breast pocket — it felt like the lotto when he found them later. Anyway, the temperature dropped last week, and another farmer remembered another coat, seen thrown in the corner. Pretty suddenly, as if November was trying to make up for lost time, it rained, thank God, and it got colder. After a three-month dry spell, almost 2 inches of rain came down, and ...
by Marilee Foster
I am writing to express my deep disappointment in the actions of the Southampton History Museum in evicting the Conscience Point Shellfish organization from their longtime operating home at Conscience Point. This is not a “community-first” approach to resolving what appears to be a misunderstanding. The initial response these days in nearly any matter, or for any perceived slight, is to “go nuclear” — lawyer up, send nasty letters, bully and evict. It’s a terrible approach. The actions of the Southampton History Museum are not in the best interests of this community, its students or even the museum in the ...
by Staff Writer
I am writing to bring to the community’s attention the absurd, arbitrary and capricious actions of some of the Southampton History Museum board who have, without merit, terminated the lease of Conscience Point Shellfish. CPS is a valuable gem in our small community. They occupy a tiny sliver of unused, unimproved land, where they quietly raise oysters that they farm in our waters, which help to clean nitrogen and pollutants that help to keep the water clean for our children. The oysters act naturally, without consuming resources; plus, when mature, they are sold or donated to the community. The nominal ...
by Staff Writer
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on Jun 28, 2017