Fleming moves into Southampton Town Hall

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In less than three years, three Southampton Town Board members have set up shop in—and later moved out of—the office Councilwoman-elect Bridget Fleming will make her own on March 23.

Ms. Fleming, whose office is the fourth one at the back of the Town Board meeting room in Town Hall, is happy about her move in and hopes that she will be staying for a while.

“I was given a challenge and presented with an opportunity, and I’ve met the challenge,” Ms. Fleming said. “Now I have to do my job.”

Former Town Board members Sally Pope, Dan Russo and Steve Kenny worked out of the office, which features a tall window looking out onto Hampton Road. Ms. Fleming, who has a law practice in Sag Harbor, will officially claim the office, and a seat at the Town Board dais, after she is sworn in at the Town Board meeting on Tuesday, March 23, at 6 p.m.

The results following the March 9 special election held to fill the seat vacated by Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst were certified by the Suffolk County Board of Elections on Tuesday, said Anita Katz, the Democratic commissioner for the Suffolk County Board of Elections in Yaphank. Ms. Katz said that, after recounting all of the recorded votes, including absentee ballots, Ms. Fleming had 3,533 votes, 2,841 of which were on the Democratic line and 692 of which were on the Independence line, for a total of 54.76 percent. William Hughes, a retired police lieutenant from Hampton Bays, garnered 2,919 votes, all on the Republican line, for a total of 45.24 percent.

She noted that 100 military votes not yet returned to the board will not be counted, as they would not make up the difference for Mr. Hughes.

To read the entire article, pick up the the Mar 18 issue of The Southampton Press.