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 …
Posts under ‘Government’
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 …
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…
My, How I’ve Changed
Sag Harbor is divided between the towns of East Hampton and Southampton by Division Street. True fact. When we first moved here we lived on Grand Street just one house east of Division, putting us in the Town of East Hampton. We lived there for nearly ten years. Then we moved to our current home, which backs onto Town Line …
Drive Carefully Out There
In the blog LilyPondLane.com.com, S.K. writes about Bridgehampton’s most dangerous intersections/roads (link). Having driven on and through all of them many times, I can tell you she’s not kidding. These roads are dangerous.
Don’t count on the traffic engineers to fix the problems, though. Keep in mind that it was County Legislator Jay Schneiderman who came up with …
