CfAR Video On YouTube

Citizens for Access Rights, which advocates for continued public access to East Hampton Town beaches, has released a video describing its mission. The video can be seen on youtube.com.

The group, known as CfAR, was formed in response to two lawsuits in which private homeowners claimed ownership of a stretch of ocean beach at Napeague. The town board and the town trustees fought and recently won these lawsuits, which, in addition to asserting private ownership of the beach, claimed that the public’s use of that beach presented both a nuisance and hazard to public safety.

The State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the town and trustees, but the plaintiffs have appealed the decision.