We waited 2,615 days for Bay View Avenue to be reopened after installation of GeoCubes, a prohibited structure, on July 10, 2018 [“With Enforcement Plan in Place, East Hampton Town Permits New Temporary GeoCubes at Lazy Point,” 27east.com, September 10].
In April 2019 and July 2020, the homeowner’s agent, First Coastal Corporation, was sent letters and told to open the road. Its owner, Aram Terchunian, was working for the town as well during this time. Let’s laugh together.
We can also see the submitted documents from Aram Terchunian stating that he opposed running anything down the property lines. My, how the story of convenience rules the day now.
Us, as aggrieved homeowners, served the Town of East Hampton letters of enforcement in November 2020. No response from the town; we stepped in to do the town’s job. The homeowners were served after. The rendered decision and subsequent proceedings are still ongoing.
I find it odd that the Jack Motz article claimed that the homeowner was attempting to “open the road” since 2021. I find that odd because 2021 and 2022 was spent by Nicholas Grecco and his then-attorney, Rick Whalen, attempting to claim and take ownership of the 15 feet of road to the midline at his property at parcel 27. Again, the concern has been the 30-foot-wide road and beach access and the rights of not only our family, friends and neighbors but all townspeople and visitors, as this access also leads to a town nature preserve and state park.
I’m glad my children used their access for the first time in their lives. No help from enforcement of Town Code 91-4, letters G and H. The fill with cement blocks isn’t clean fill, either, in the road.
The claim to take ownership ended in 2022 with the eventually pulled and discarded Town Board resolution 2022-1195. That public hearing got pulled, in my opinion, because yours truly is always watching the watchers and is still here.
Joe Karpinski
Amagansett
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