Hamlet Studies Talks Begin

East Hampton Town’s hamlet studies will be discussed during a series of meetings beginning today with consultants who have drafted recommendations for the future of downtown areas based on previous public workshops and discussions. There will be separate presentations focusing on individual hamlets, as well as a presentation of the overall plan.

The first meeting, to go over draft plans for East Hampton and Springs, will take place at Town Hall this afternoon at 3. At a special town board meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Town Hall, the consultants will discuss the overall planning process.

Montauk’s downtown and dock areas will be the topic at a meeting tomorrow night at 7 at the Montauk Firehouse, and the future of Wainscott will be discussed at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the LTV studios in that hamlet. Later on Saturday, at 1 p.m., the talk will turn to Amagansett during a meeting at the American Legion Hall.

The goal of the hamlet studies, according to town officials, is “to provide recommendations to the town board for the implementation of a plan to assure the harmonious development of nonresidential properties in a manner [that] complies with the town’s adopted 2005 comprehensive plan.”