Neighbors Unhappy About Wainscott Hollow Road Subdivision Proposal
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on Sep 23, 2014
How best to subdivide 55 Wainscott Hollow, 40 acres of farmland south of Montauk Highway in Wainscott, was the topic at a public hearing at last Wednesday night’s East Hampton... more
East Hampton Town last week created the new advisory committee that will guide the town’s use of revenues from the newly established Community Housing Fund to create affordable housing opportunities. The Town Board voted on March 16 to appoint six community members to the committee, who will be joined by four village officials to comprise the Community Housing Opportunity Fund Advisory Committee. The community members appointed to the committee are: Andrew Garvey of Amagansett, who is a board member of Enterprise Community Investment, a national affordable housing nonprofit group; Patricia Wadzinski, an East Hampton real estate broker; Alice Houseknect, a ...
by Michael Wright
State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced this week that in its final budget bill, the State Assembly had included funding for the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act, a measure that seeks to improve water quality by supporting various wastewater projects, from innovative alternative home wastewater systems to new sewer lines. Funding for the measure is also included in the State Senate’s budget, as well as in Governor Kathy Hochul’s own budget, Thiele said. He anticipated some version of the program would pass when the State Legislature adopts a final budget on April 1. “It’s all a negotiation until ...
21 Mar 2023 by Stephen J. Kotz
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., chairman of the Assembly Local Governments Committee, has been appointed by Speaker Carl Heastie to serve as co-chair of the 2023 Joint Budget Subcommittee on General Government and Local Assistance. The establishment of conference committees on the budget sets up a cooperative framework for resolving the differences between the budget resolutions passed by the two houses of the New York State Legislature and the governor. Joint budget committees provide a means to work toward agreements on many issues and help expedite New York State’s complex budget process. Traditionally, joint committees consist of ...
20 Mar 2023 by Staff Writer
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on Sep 23, 2014