The Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee voted unanimously to write a letter to the East Hampton Town Board calling for the historic preservation of the entire 30-acre property at 66 Main Street, which the town purchased for $56 million last year with community preservation money.
Carolyn Logan Gluck, a member of the committee, proposed the idea, arguing that some in Wainscott are “very concerned that not all the town board members” support the idea of “designating the entire property as a site worthy of historic preservation.”
“We really do believe this property is a linchpin in terms of securing the community character of Wainscott,” she said in support of writing the letter.
Esperanza Leon, the president of the Wainscott Heritage Project, read aloud the town code regarding historic preservation, asserting ultimately that those in favor of preservation are “supported by what the law says.”
After the discussion, Hersey Egginton, the chairman of the committee, asked if there were any reasons — legal or otherwise — to not support the historic designation for the property. Ms. Gluck said she did not see any.
Accordingly, after a vote on the matter, Ms. Gluck said she would draft a letter and send it around to the committee members for final approval.