Rona Klopman is seeking a trustee seat for the third time, having run twice before, though unsuccessfully. The 32-year resident of Amagansett is a retired reading teacher who volunteers for the Ladies Village Improvement Society and serves on the board of Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor.
A registered Democrat who describes herself as “a board-watcher for 11 years,” Ms. Klopman said she is running again because “there’s a lack of transparency, a lack of democracy. What the party boss wants is what you get, and nobody questions that.”
She would like to see trustee elections staggered instead of all at once, and would like to see East Hampton create a “blue book,” similar to Southampton Town’s, which outlines policy, procedure, and permitting clearly for all residents in the town. She opposes the South Fork Wind Farm as well as the proposal to move the town’s shellfish hatchery from Fort Pond Bay in Montauk to a residential parcel adjacent to the commercial dock in Springs.
“I’m really civic-minded. I give back to the community,” Ms. Klopman said. “What’s important to me is doing things after doing research.”
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