Government Briefs 06.01.17

East Hampton Village

Purchase for Park

The public purchase of three lots in East Hampton Village that could provide space for an expansion of Herrick Park will be the subject of a hearing before the East Hampton Town Board tonight at 6:30 at Town Hall.

The town is considering the acquisition from Ralph L. Dayton, as executor, for $4.6 million, of 2.3 acres of vacant land taking access from Pleasant Lane, and an adjacent parcel just shy of a half acre, across Muchmore Lane from the park. 

In a January letter to town officials, the village board urged the board to preserve the parcels using money from the community preservation fund, for the expansion of the park.

Southampton Town

P.D.D. and Traffic

A special Southampton Town Board meeting will be held at Town Hall today at 1 p.m. to consider an extension on the moratorium on all new planned development district applications for another three months.

The moratorium has been in place since last June while a committee reviewed the P.D.D. law. Supervisor Jay Schneiderman recently discussed the possibility of repealing the law altogether, but decided the moratorium should be extended while the board mulls the proposal. 

Next Thursday, the town board will take its weekly work session on the road, holding it at the Bridgehampton Community House, at the corner of School Street and Montauk Highway. The work session will begin at 10 a.m. On the agenda is a presentation on recommended pedestrian and traffic safety improvements in downtown Bridgehampton.