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The word “danger” was scribbled onto a plank of wood in front of East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson as he looked out over the water at Colloden Point in Montauk last Friday morning. A steep staircase used to lead down to a small beach below. But not anymore.
The expensive toll Hurricane Sandy took on East Hampton Town was multifaceted—and, not so surprisingly, concentrated in Montauk. It harmed businesses, flooded roads, wiped out power, took a bite out of shorelines and claimed the life of a Montauk woman. It damaged town fences, roads, parking lots and deposited enormous piles of sand in the driveways of some houses. It ripped part of the roof off the Montauk School and flooded four classrooms there. At one point it displaced about 235 people,... more
The expensive toll Hurricane Sandy took on East Hampton Town was multifaceted—and, not so surprisingly, concentrated in Montauk. It harmed businesses, flooded roads, wiped out power, took a bite out of shorelines and claimed the life of a Montauk woman. It damaged town fences, roads, parking lots and deposited enormous piles of sand in the driveways of some houses. It ripped part of the roof off the Montauk School and flooded four classrooms there. At one point it displaced about 235 people,... more
