Food Trucks Going Nowhere

A proposal to allow vendors to sell food and beverages at two East Hampton Village beaches has been abandoned. The idea, floated for the parking areas at Two Mile Hollow and Georgica Beaches by Barbara Borsack, the village’s deputy mayor, was presented at a village board hearing on Aug. 21 and criticized in several letters .

Given the public’s reception, Ms. Borsack said in an email Tuesday, “We all agreed it would not go further.”

The impetus, Ms. Borsack told a resident at the hearing, was the desire to maximize the use of Two Mile Hollow Beach, which she said is underutilized, as is its large parking lot. The Chowder Bowl snack bar serves food and drinks at the Main Beach Pavilion. “Perhaps if there was food available, like at Main Beach, it might be more used by families,” she said.

The hearing was left open through Friday for written comments, and several letters and emails were received, all in opposition. In one, Susan Gilmer, a village resident, worried about an increase in litter as well as increased traffic on beach access roads and its potential danger to pedestrians.

A reply to those who had commented was sent this week. After a review, it said, “the board of trustees has decided not to move forward with the proposal at this time.”