Government Briefs 04.14.16

East Hampton Town

Food Truck Vendors Chosen

After a bidding process, East Hampton Town has chosen food truck vendors who will lease spots this summer at two Montauk beaches. Liliana Fasanella was the top bidder for a vending truck spot at Ditch Plain Beach and will pay $33,451 for a three-year lease. Bex Waffles will set up shop at Kirk Park, according to a vote of the town board last Thursday accepting the bids, and will pay $35,250 for three years.

A mobile food concession spot at Gin Beach, also in Montauk, is still up for grabs. Bids will be accepted through April 28 by the town purchasing office, which can provide specifications.

Lifeguard’s Settlement

Doris Quigley, a former town lifeguard who was injured in the ocean surf, will receive a $227,000 settlement from the town for a work-related accident claim. The town’s workers’ compensation insurance will reimburse the town for approximately $197,000 of the settlement amount for Ms. Quigley, who is the daughter of former Councilwoman Theresa Quigley.

Southampton Town

Blinking Light Project Starts

Southampton Town’s blinking light test program on County Road 39, near the Stony Brook Southampton campus, will take place next week. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and next Thursday, the light at Tuckahoe Road will be turned into a blinking yellow light for eastbound and westbound traffic between 6 and 9 a.m. as a test to see if that helps alleviate some of the eastbound rush-hour traffic.

During the test, no left-hand turns will be allowed from either side of Tuckahoe Road, which runs north and south, onto County Road 39. Left turns from 39 onto that road will also not be allowed, and motorists won’t be able to drive straight across the highway between the north and south portions of Tuckahoe Road.

Officials will compare data gathered by county engineers to data collected this past week under normal conditions on the same days of the week during the same times.