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Protesters Demand Bel-Aire ‘Option Three’ in Hampton Bays

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Daria and John Roulett organized a rally in protest of the redevelopment of the Bel-Aire Cove Motel in Hampton Bays on Sunday. KITTY MERRILL

Daria and John Roulett organized a rally in protest of the redevelopment of the Bel-Aire Cove Motel in Hampton Bays on Sunday. KITTY MERRILL

Southampton Town Trustees Ed Warner Jr. and Scott Horowitz at Sunday’s rally. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Trustees Ed Warner Jr. and Scott Horowitz at Sunday’s rally. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters gather at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Gail Murcott speaks at Sunday's protest at the former former Bel-Aire Cove Motel. DANA SHAW

Gail Murcott speaks at Sunday's protest at the former former Bel-Aire Cove Motel. DANA SHAW

Protesters sign a petition at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Protesters sign a petition at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Trustees Scott Horowitz and Ed Warner Jr., with Manny Villar, County Legislature candidate, at Sunday’s rally. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Trustees Scott Horowitz and Ed Warner Jr., with Manny Villar, County Legislature candidate, at Sunday’s rally. DANA SHAW

Kitty Merrill on Mar 21, 2023
Carrying signs that vowed “We’ll Remember in November” and entreated “Save Our Bays,” dozens of protesters gathered at the former Bel-Aire Cove Motel site on Sunday, March 19, urging town... more

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