Last Tuesday, a little jet-lagged, yet clear of purpose, I attended a public meeting called by the Planning Board of the Village of Sag Harbor to hear public comments on the proposed condominium project at the old Bulova watchcase factory. I went to speak, or more accurately, to lobby for the inclusion of some affordable units among the 81 condominiums proposed for this site. I figured that I would be one of two or three speakers to bring up this issue, and that I already knew who else would speak on this topic. Never assume… …
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What Sag Harbor Can Learn From Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards
Ordinarily, you wouldn’t expect to find a lot of similarities between Sag Harbor and Brooklyn. But while reading an Op-Ed piece in Saturday’s New York Times by Jennifer Egan (author of the novel The Keep
That Didn’t Take Long
No sooner had I posted the story about the proposed ski-resort in Riverhead, than the whole thing started to unravel. Anthony of the Ozone blog drew my attention to this Newsday article, (thanks Anthony) in which the paper quotes Riverhead Town Supervisor Phil Cardinale as saying, “I would expect him to be chairman, because that’s how he signs his letters,” …
Unbelievable
File this under “Development/Crazy.” My jaw is on the floor. Could this be for real? The blog Ozone quotes from the Long Island Traveler-Watchman (part of the Independent chain of newspapers) that a 500 ft. tall ski resort is planned for Riverhead, and that Riverhead’s supervisor Phil Cardinale is already salivating over the prospect. The Traveler-Watchman quotes Cardinale as saying, …
And Now for the Not So Good
A couple of weeks ago I made a list of some positive developments here in Sag Hampton in an effort to cheer myself (and you, if you needed it) up. It worked. I had a very pleasant holiday, barely giving a thought to local issues. I hope your holidays were equally pleasant. I called that post “The Good” and promised “The Bad and the Ugly” would follow. With the holidays over, now is as good a time as any to explore the clouds whose silver lining I praised last time. …
The Good (Next: The Bad and maybe The Ugly)
OK, so it’s the week before Christmas (Hanukkah’s already underway) and I’m pretty grumpy about how slowly grind the wheels of progress around here. But grumpy is just not an appropriate way to be feeling at this time of year. So, I’ve made myself a deal. Today, I’ll make a list of the positive developments in the Sag Hampton area in an attempt …
Local Hero, Part II (Again, apologies to Bill Forsyth)
There are three main ways to drive into Sag Harbor. You can come in on Route 114 from East Hampton, you can come over the bridge from North Haven, or you can come up the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike from Bridgehampton. On each of these routes, there is a small area just before you enter the Village that is considered a gateway to Sag Harbor.
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?
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…
OK, So Where Do We Put the “Affordable” Housing?
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?
