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East Hampton Looks To Buy Another Waterfront Parcel on Gerard Drive

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An undeveloped Gerard Drive property could be preserved if a deal with East Hampton Town goes through. Kyril Bromley

An undeveloped Gerard Drive property could be preserved if a deal with East Hampton Town goes through. Kyril Bromley

The land is undeveloped virgin dunelands.

The land is undeveloped virgin dunelands.

authorMichael Wright on Jan 25, 2023
East Hampton Town is in line to buy more than an acre of undeveloped waterfront along Gerard Drive for just under $2 million — the latest in a string of... more

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