Southampton Village Board Gives Public Chance To Weigh In on Two Proposals That Could Bring Workforce Housing to Area
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Southampton Village Hall. File Photo
Southampton Village Hall. File Photo
Cailin Riley on Sep 18, 2024
The Southampton Village Board last week created opportunities for the public to weigh in on two separate projects that will both add workforce housing to the area in the future,... more
Affordable housing advocates and experts made a pitch to Hampton Bays residents last week that increasing affordable housing opportunities and the density of housing in what is already the South Fork’s most populated hamlet would not mean overcrowding, quality-of-life issues and rising taxes, but, instead would result in bursting vitality and better circumstances for the people already living there. The hamlet has been embroiled in a debate over the redevelopment of the downtown, which a developer has said needs to have dozens or hundreds of apartments incorporated into it in order to make it viable and vibrant, and residents have ...
18 Sep 2024 by Michael Wright
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by Staff Writer
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by Drew Budd
New rules imposed this year by the state in an effort to let consumers know when they are paying a credit card surcharge at a store or restaurant, while well-intentioned, fall short of their intended goal and have left business owners reeling at a time when the post-pandemic recovery continues. The end result of these new rules may just amount to a 4 percent “inflation,” as businesses simply increase prices across the board to account for the surcharge fees. In a nutshell, the new rules state that if a business is passing the surcharge — typically about 4 percent of ...
by Editorial Board
Finally, the shoulder season gods smiled on the South Fork and provided not just accommodating but absolutely perfect weather for the weekend’s two big events, HarborFest in Sag Harbor and the San Gennaro Festival in Hampton Bays, which happened to fall on the same September weekend this year. As a result, both events attracted the kinds of crowds event planners dream of, both in numbers and in temperament. Families were eager to enjoy one last true summer weekend of fun, and they got the sun and warmth to go with it, without a drop of rain to dampen the enthusiasm. ...
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Cailin Riley on Sep 18, 2024