Letters to the Editor: EH Squaw Road 03.31.16

Squaw Road

Springs

March 28, 2016

Dear Mr. Rattray,

A jog that included a spin around Squaw Road this weekend was even more enjoyable than usual. The Nature Conservancy has sensitively followed through on its commitment to remove the two Olson houses and their old septics and cesspools prior to the contracted sale of the properties to the town as a passive-recreation nature preserve. Our whole neighborhood and all of Springs benefit from another unobstructed view of Three Mile Harbor.  

More important, the town board’s unanimous decision to purchase these two waterfront developable properties under community preservation fund guidelines demonstrates their commitment to proactive protection of the water quality and shoreline of the harbor that provides all of East Hampton with beauty, marine recreation, mariculture, and fin and shellfishing.

We should also remember at this time Robert T. Olson, whose original vision and passing made the Nature Conservancy owners of the properties. Bob was a passionate conservationist and my predecessor as president of the Duck Creek Farm Association. Our organization is an outgrowth of the Committee to Save Three Mile Harbor, which he and neighbors formed over 50 years ago to appropriately limit harborside development. I know he would be pleased with the Nature Conservancy’s obvious commitment to his idea of our town.

On behalf of the great majority of our association members and our neighbors, I once again thank the Nature Conservancy and our town board for their continuing commitment to this purchase, and look forward to us all having input into the management plan that will be developed by the nature preserve committee to ensure the continuing health of the harbor and the quiet enjoyment of our homes.

IRA BAROCAS

Invaluable

Springs

March 28, 2016

Dear David,

We would like to commend the Nature Conservancy for the excellence of its work on the former Olson property on Squaw Road and to commend the Town of East Hampton for its vision and values in purchasing the property. Their work attests to their shared and vital commitment to the bay, its estuary, addressing the problem of overdevelopment, and instead preserving the pristine rocky beach on the property. 

The Nature Conservancy and the Town of East Hampton have contributed an invaluable scenic, ecological, and environmental gift to eastern Long Island, the town, the community, and to the Squaw Road neighborhood. We commend the flawless and careful work done by the Nature Conservancy in clearing the land. The work of the Conservancy and town is vital to preserving the quality of all life we share and honor on Long Island.

STEPHEN DICKMAN