Sep 20, 2011 6:25 PM
Marcia Bystryn, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, addresses reporters outside East Hampton Town Hall on Monday, while flanked by local environmentalists. WILL JAMES
A coalition of 11 environmental groups announced on Monday that it would distribute a questionnaire to all East Hampton Town Board candidates, asking them to state their positions on topics such as water quality, land preservation, light pollution and aircraft noise, in an attempt to push the issues into the political foreground this election season.
The 12-question survey, which representatives of the coalition said would be given to the two supervisor candidates and six Town Board candidates, asks hopefuls to respond to broad philosophical questions such as “What do you believe is the role of town government regulation and enforcement in maintaining a clean, sustainable environment?” as well as more targeted questions like “What is your vision for the future of the Planning Department in East Hampton Town?”
Representatives of the environmental... more
The 12-question survey, which representatives of the coalition said would be given to the two supervisor candidates and six Town Board candidates, asks hopefuls to respond to broad philosophical questions such as “What do you believe is the role of town government regulation and enforcement in maintaining a clean, sustainable environment?” as well as more targeted questions like “What is your vision for the future of the Planning Department in East Hampton Town?”
Representatives of the environmental... more
Nobody caugt 'em.
Put up a bunch of ugly boxes,
And, Jesus, people bought 'em."
~ The Last Resort, The Eagles (1976)
Mr. Cohen said he and his running mates were not invited at the exclusion of other candidates, but happened to hear about the event during an Accabonac Protection Committee meeting they attended the day before.
I live in Springs and am all in favor of dredging, keeping the harbor productive and clean, clean water, and whatever else is just common sense around here . . . this move on the part of the Dems is just silly -- until you consider what desperate people do sometimes to further their own agenda.