The East Hampton Town Board’s liaison assignments for 2024 were announced on Tuesday, with the supervisor and four councilmembers assigned to each of the hamlets and their citizens advisory committees as well as town departments. Other assignments were to the All Hands on Housing initiative to create affordable housing for residents, key projects, various boards, and citizens and internal committees.
Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez is assigned to East Hampton. She is liaison to the town attorney’s office, the Police Department and Marine Patrol, emergency services, finance and human resources, public information, villages, and East Hampton Town Airport. With respect to affordable housing, she is assigned the development to be constructed at 776, 780, and 782 Route 114 in Wainscott.
Her key project assignments are the new senior citizens center, wireless communications, modernization, professional development, and a “refresh” of the town’s website. She is liaison to the East Hampton Housing Authority, the agricultural advisory and police reform citizens committees, and an internal committee devoted to public safety.
Councilman David Lys, the most senior board member now that Ms. Burke-Gonzalez has been elevated to supervisor, is liaison to Montauk. He is also liaison to the Parks and Building Maintenance, Recreation, Highway, Aquaculture, and Land Acquisition and Management Departments. Regarding affordable housing, he is assigned to Cantwell Court, 16 single-family houses to be constructed at 395 Pantigo Road in East Hampton.
His key project assignments are the Montauk Playhouse Community Center, restoration of Second House and the proposed roundabout on Second House Road, both in Montauk, the Fire Island to Montauk Point beach renourishment project, Star Island in Montauk, the proposed roundabout on Stephen Hand’s Path in East Hampton, and cemetery restoration. He is liaison to the Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter, the community preservation fund, the water quality technical advisory committee, the nature preserve committee, the fisheries advisory committee, the beach advisory committee, and East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue.
Councilwoman Cate Rogers is assigned to Wainscott. She is liaison to the Planning, Natural Resources, Building, Ordinance Enforcement, and Animal Control Departments, as well as Justice Court. On housing, she is leading the zoning code amendment work group, which is assessing residential zoning.
Her key project assignments are an update to the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program, implementation of the Wainscott hamlet study, the Springs-Fireplace Road corridor study, and community choice aggregation. She is liaison to the architectural review board, the planning board, and the zoning board of appeals. Her citizens committee assignments are the litter action, energy and sustainability, and waterfront advisory committees, as well as the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation and the town’s Coastal Assessment Resiliency Plan. She is also liaison to special events and film permitting.
Councilman Tom Flight, who was elected to the board in November and sworn in last week, is assigned to Amagansett. He is liaison to the Human Services, Sanitation, and Information Technology Departments, the fire marshal, and the town trustees. His housing responsibility is implementation of accessory dwelling units, development of which the town is encouraging.
His key projects are digitization, Montauk wastewater treatment, the Peconic Estuary, and restoration of the Brooks-Park site in Springs and the East Hampton Town Marine Museum in Amagansett. He is liaison to the licensing review board, Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk, and the East End Fire Commissioners. His citizens committee assignments are emergency preparedness, the tick control committee, wildlife management, the Anti-Bias Task Force, the East Hampton Arts Council, the disabilities advisory committee, the business committee, and the East Hampton Youth Task Force. Internal committees are public safety and, with Ms. Rogers, special events and film permitting.
Councilman Ian Calder-Piedmonte, who was appointed to the town board on Tuesday, is assigned to Springs. He is liaison to the Office of Housing and Community Development, the assessor, the tax receiver, and the town clerk. Key projects are the Maidstone Park playground, the Pussy’s Pond culvert, and the Parsons Blacksmith Shop, all in Springs, and the Springs Library. He is liaison to the board of assessment review, the board of ethics, LTV, and the community housing advisory board. His citizens committees are Springs Park and property management.
