Feb 9, 2012 9:46 AM
Wally Glennon at his Bridgehampton home. Having a grocery store come to his family's long-owned commercial property in Southampton Village would make good business sense, he says. COLLEEN REYNOLDS
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As a chorus of opposition has emerged against a proposed Southampton Village law that would allow supermarkets to rise in the highway business district, paving the way for a planned supermarket near the intersection of County Road 39 and Flying Point Road, the property’s owner, Wally Glennon, has remained quiet, mostly listening. Until now.
Mr. Glennon’s family owns the Hampton Road parcel that Village Mayor Mark Epley said in October inspired the particular legislation now under consideration by the Village Board. The law, if passed, would add “supermarket” to a long list of allowed uses, with board approval, on a tiny handful of lots zoned highway business.
But it is the Glennons’ lot, a vacant former automobile dealership at 630 Hampton Road on the corner at Flying Point Road and County Road... more
Mr. Glennon’s family owns the Hampton Road parcel that Village Mayor Mark Epley said in October inspired the particular legislation now under consideration by the Village Board. The law, if passed, would add “supermarket” to a long list of allowed uses, with board approval, on a tiny handful of lots zoned highway business.
But it is the Glennons’ lot, a vacant former automobile dealership at 630 Hampton Road on the corner at Flying Point Road and County Road... more
Don't let the "chorus of opposition" keep you from hearing the silent majority. The empty barrels make the most noise.
Mr. Glennon states that his property is beginning to deteriorate. So what. Fix it. And that he's losing money. Tough. ...more Since when did this become a Village problem. It's an investment - His investment. Deal with it.
Zoning ...more is in place to protect every property owner. Making changes to suit one person is a dangerous precedent and will lead, in this case, to further deterioration of the village retail climate. All village property owners deserve the protection of the zoning that exists now for Highway Business. Do not allow
our elected officials to change the zoning.
By the way, how are you privy to the communication to Village Hall on this matter?