New Bank Proposed For Historic House In Southampton Village

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Kenneth Cooke, Eastport South Manor Board of Education president, at Wednesday night's meeting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Kenneth Cooke, Eastport South Manor Board of Education president, at Wednesday night's meeting. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Marion Diener, of Manorville, addresses the board about Superintendent Mark Nocero's retirement. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Marion Diener, of Manorville, addresses the board about Superintendent Mark Nocero's retirement. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Several parallel parking spaces along Bowden Square are to be removed to make way for the undisclosed bank's driveway, if plans get approved. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Several parallel parking spaces along Bowden Square are to be removed to make way for the undisclosed bank's driveway, if plans get approved. ANISAH ABDULLAH

Southampton Village Planning Board Chairman Alan McFarland at the Planning Board meeting on January 7. JD ALLEN

Southampton Village Planning Board Chairman Alan McFarland at the Planning Board meeting on January 7. JD ALLEN

Southampton Village resident Sally Van Allen voicing her concerns over the bank proposal at the January 7 public hearing. She lives around the corner from Bowden Square on North Main Street. JD ALLEN

Southampton Village resident Sally Van Allen voicing her concerns over the bank proposal at the January 7 public hearing. She lives around the corner from Bowden Square on North Main Street. JD ALLEN

author27east on Jan 14, 2019
An unnamed new bank will move into a historic house on the northeast corner of North Sea Road and Bowden Square in Southampton Village. The Village Planning Board held a... more

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