Most times living in a small town is great. Sometimes it’s not. Generally, local people like to point to the summer visitors as the source of all the bad behavior we see in these parts. All too often that turns out to be true, but the some-are people do not have a monopoly on bad behavior. We manage just fine on our own.
Posts from ‘September, 2006’
CPF Extension on November Ballot
There will be a proposition on the November ballot about extending the
Community Preservation Fund (CPF) until 2030. The wording will be something like:
Shall Local Law Number
1 of 2006, entitled “A local law in relation to extending the expiration
date of the two percent (2%) real estate transfer tax imposed in connection
with the town Community Preservation Fund …
The View from Park Slope
Ever wonder how Sag Hampton appears to those who are only visiting during the summer? Here’s a link to a Brooklyn blogger’s description of her family’s summer in Sag Harbor and environs. It’s good to know that they appreciate and enjoy some of the same things we do. Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn: Just Back [...]
Sag Harbor’s New Look
Today, we look at some pictures of the changing face of Sag Harbor, and ask some hard questions…Is bigger better? Is newer nicer? One family or two?
The Blog Ate My Homework
Yikes! If you stopped by to read today’s post titled Distressing, you were probably distressed to find that except for a brief lead-in, there was no post to read. I honestly don’t know how that happened. Let’s just say the ghost in the computer was having a little fun at my expense. I had actually [...]
Distressing
Sometimes I like to think that an individual can have an impact. That’s why I volunteer for so many different groups and committees. Most of the things I volunteer for are local to our village, school district, town or region. Beyond that, say at the county level, I think it’s probably a lost cause. While our governments — all of them…
Libraries Matter
December will bring the second anniversary of the resounding defeat of the proposed new library to be built near Mashashimuet Park. There’s been a lot going on since then, with people who care about libraries, architecture, historic preservation and Sag Harbor Village signing up for committees, having discussions, doing research, and writing reports. As you probably already know, all this …
Safe Routes to…the Library?
My friend and fellow EETC and CAC (East End Transportation Council and Citizens Advisory Committee) member, Ken Dorph has been traveling hither and yon trying to stir up interest in a very fine program called Safe Routes to School, which is sponsored by the federal Department of Transportation. I promise to write about that program in more detail at a later date. However, I was reminded of it today when reading part of the final report of the Community Library Committee…
