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At $3.6 Million Per Acre, East Hampton Land Preservation Not Worth It Critics Say

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East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

East Hampton Town has proposed purchasing three half-acre building lots at the back of this farm field at the intersection of Buckskill Road and Green Hollow Road. The cost would be more than $6.8 million, with a group of neighbors contributing $2.6 million to the purchase.

authorMichael Wright on Oct 27, 2021
Critics of a proposal by East Hampton Town to purchase three small building lots in the Buckskill area blasted the deal as offering little community benefit, being illogically over-priced and... more

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