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East Hampton Town Trustees Face Long, Costly Road in Potential Napeague Harbor Remake

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The peninsula known as Hicks Island was, for decades, a real island, with inlets dividing it from the rest of the Lazy Point region at both ends. The East Hampton Town Trustees have been debating whether to reestablish the eastern inlet essentially since it closed in about 2012. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The peninsula known as Hicks Island was, for decades, a real island, with inlets dividing it from the rest of the Lazy Point region at both ends. The East Hampton Town Trustees have been debating whether to reestablish the eastern inlet essentially since it closed in about 2012. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Trustee John Aldred, left, said he was unsure whether re-establishing the east inlet into Napeague Harbor would have a significant impact on water quality, eelgrass growth or shellfish production in the harbor. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Trustee John Aldred, left, said he was unsure whether re-establishing the east inlet into Napeague Harbor would have a significant impact on water quality, eelgrass growth or shellfish production in the harbor. MICHAEL WRIGHT

George Eldi, Vincent Priore and Joan Priore said that erosion of the shoreline in front of their homes accelerated significantly after the west inlet into Napeague Harbor was widened and deepened about 15 years ago. That is also when the historic east inlet began filling in quickly. MICHAEL WRIGHT

George Eldi, Vincent Priore and Joan Priore said that erosion of the shoreline in front of their homes accelerated significantly after the west inlet into Napeague Harbor was widened and deepened about 15 years ago. That is also when the historic east inlet began filling in quickly. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Jun 28, 2023
The East Hampton Town Trustees are wrestling with the tenor of a new study of Napeague Harbor and what it means for their long-held belief that reestablishing a second inlet... more

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