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East Hampton Sees CPF Needing More Emphasis on Water, Less on Land in Coming Years

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East Hampton will ask that CPF bylaws be amended to allow more than the current 20 percent maximum of revenues be dedicated to water quality improvement projects, like the installation of a

East Hampton will ask that CPF bylaws be amended to allow more than the current 20 percent maximum of revenues be dedicated to water quality improvement projects, like the installation of a "permeable reactive barrier" along the banks of Tanbark Creek last summer.

authorMichael Wright on Jan 11, 2023
East Hampton Town officials have proposed that the Community Preservation Fund bylaws be amended in the coming years to allow more annual revenues to be directed to water quality improvement... more

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