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Day Camp Applicant Seeks Approval Through A Different Avenue

Publication: The Southampton Press
By Rohma Abbas   Sep 7, 2011 10:46 AM
Sep 7, 2011 11:51 AM
The applicant for a large seasonal day camp in North Sea has pulled his plan from review by the Southampton Town Zoning Board of Appeals and is now trying to gain approval from the town’s Planning Board, scaling back the project to try to take advantage of existing zoning rights.

The applicant, Southampton Day Camp Realty LLC, originally sought variances earlier this summer from the ZBA to expand what it maintains is a pre-existing, nonconforming use on a 17.3-acre property off Majors Path in order to create a children’s seasonal day camp there.

That plan prompted a sharp outcry from a number of neighbors who live around nearby Little Fresh Pond. They feared the project will create noise, traffic and negative environmental impacts on both Little Fresh Pond and neighboring Big Fresh... more

He should build an indoor swimming pool for the wintertime day campers and he is assured of a lot of community support.
By V.Tomanoku (482), southampton on Sep 7, 11 1:40 PM
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I love how these people use the enviroment as an excuse to put a stop to this camp. Yet im pretty sure there waste seeps into the lake along with their fertilized lawns. Just saying...
By GoldenBoy (147), EastEnd on Sep 7, 11 5:36 PM
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The people who live around that pond (and I'm not one of them) have taken it upon themselves to pay for regular testing and maintenance of the waters. As a result Little Fresh is listed as one of the cleanest freshwater ponds in the state. So, I'm "pretty sure" GoldenBoy doesn't have a clue as to what he's talking about. That being said, the environmental issue is just the beginning. The problem is that a project of that size is going to affect the value of the properties and the quality of life ...more
By nagaika (6), Southampton on Sep 8, 11 12:02 AM
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It's a nice place to kayak.
By Mr. Z (4511), North Sea on Sep 9, 11 10:29 PM
Is this a pre exisitng use? I thought that a pre exisitng use, has to be , in use during the past 1-3 years. Has anyone witnessed an active day camp there during that period or were they just renting tennis courts? Has anyone challenged the pre existing use? Once the camp is in it will be in and difficult to stop expansion. The impact on the surrounding area would be less if it were a subdivided into building lots.
By North Sea Citizen (264), North Sea on Sep 8, 11 6:30 AM
You are exactly right. The use has been abandoned. The use is going to be changed. THe use is going to increase exponentially beyond what it was, even before it was abandoned. All against Town Code. That is why Jay Jacobs, head of the NY State Democratic Party, does not want the ZBA to rule on it & withdrew his application. He's hoping to slip this through the Planning Board under false pretenses.
By East End 2 (54), Southampton on Sep 9, 11 10:04 PM
Took tennis lessons there as a kid. Didn't become a fan.

17 acres, and 150 kids with unique talent sounds good to me. Find all the budding environmental wizards from high schools all over the nation, And have them tour the East End, and it's singular wonder as an environment like no other. I'd even bend to 200, That's like, 4 per state.

I think it could work...
By Mr. Z (4511), North Sea on Sep 9, 11 10:33 PM
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