Yearly Archives: 2006

Libraries Matter

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Saltbox

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 …
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Safe Routes to…the Library?

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Saltbox

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…
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What a Week!

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Saltbox

There is so much going on in Sag Hampton right now, and I’m not referring to Labor Day weekend fund raisers. Since I devote a lot of space in this blog to the problems we face in our area, I thought I’d stop whining briefly, and comment instead on some recent positive developments.

  1. The John Jermain Library’s Development Committee is …
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OK, So Where Do We Put the “Affordable” Housing?

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Saltbox

Someone was quoted recently in a local paper as saying — and I paraphrase — “sure we need affordable housing in Sag Harbor, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to put it in the new condos that are going up on the waterfront or in the Bulova building.” And, this was not the developer speaking. Well, if not there, where?
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We’ll put the great room over there…

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Saltbox

A few days ago a comment was posted here by an anonymous Saghampton reader, who felt he or she was being forced to leave the area due to the high cost of living here. I was going to reply directly to the comment, but thought the issue could use a bit more exposure, so I’m putting my response here in …
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