Government Briefs 01.22.15

Town Hall Campus Remake

East Hampton Town will accept proposals from architectural firms with ideas for remaking the Town Hall campus, where the original Town Hall building has sat empty for several years after the completion of a new main building from donated historic structures.

The plan is to eliminate off-campus town offices, such as those at the Pantigo Place office condominiums, which would be sold, and to consolidate all of the town offices on the main campus.

Specifications can be obtained from the town purchasing agent; proposals must be received by 3 p.m. on Feb. 19. A pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held at 11 a.m. on Feb. 4. Attendance has been “strongly suggested” but is not mandatory.

New York State

Speed Reduction Authorization

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. plans to introduce legislation that would give three local municipalities the authority to reduce speed limits in instances where other traffic-calming measures are not feasible. The legislation would allow East Hampton Town to lower speed limits townwide to 25 miles per hour, and to 15 miles per hour in school zones. It would also allow East Hampton and Sag Harbor Villages to reduce speed limits to 20 miles an hour.