East Hampton Town Planning Board Brainstorm About New Agricultural Advisory Committee
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Shaye Weaver on Jan 20, 2014
As East Hampton farms and fields become both scarce and valuable, the interest in preserving those lands is seemingly on the increase. At the East Hampton Town Planning Board’s meeting... more
The East Hampton Town Trustees have sent a letter to the Suffolk County Legislature supporting a proposed code amendment introduced by County Legislator Ann Welker that would expand the definition of conservation easements to include working waterfronts used by the commercial fishing industry. The code pertaining to conservation easements relates to a process by which the county acquires easements, which limit or restrict development, management or use of property in order to preserve or maintain its scenic, open, historic, archaeological, architectural or natural condition, character, significance or amenities. In recent years, according to the proposed legislation, the commercial fishing industry ...
by Christopher Walsh
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Shaye Weaver on Jan 20, 2014