Village Cheers Airport Efforts

On behalf of the East Hampton Village Board, Mayor Paul F. Rickenbach Jr. sent a letter to East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell last week in which he commended the town board’s effort to address what he called “a long-standing and difficult issue,” that of the noise of air traffic on routes to and from the East Hampton Airport.

The mayor’s letter drew attention to the legislative intent of proposed restrictions on use of the airport, specifically a passage stating that the town board “is committed to balancing the need to address the impact of the aircraft noise on the town’s environment and the equally important need to maintain an economically viable and safe airport for East Hampton.” The village board, the mayor wrote, supports that commitment.

Additionally, the mayor recommended that a close review of any enacted legislation’s impact happen after the summer season, “to see if the anticipated goals were met and if any amendments are warranted either to ease restriction or impose more.”

The town board will resume discussion of airport regulations at its meeting next Thursday.