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Planning Board Hears Comment On Proposed Wainscott Commercial Center

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The East Hampton Town Planning Board considered a proposal to carve out 50 industrial lots at the 70-acre sand pit in Wainscott. ELIZABETH VESPE

The East Hampton Town Planning Board considered a proposal to carve out 50 industrial lots at the 70-acre sand pit in Wainscott. ELIZABETH VESPE

authorElizabeth Vespe on Sep 18, 2018
The East Hampton Town Planning Board vigorously debated the State Environmental Quality Review Act and potential environmental impacts of the Wainscott Commercial Center’s proposal to carve out 50 industrial and... more

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