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Relocating Town Hall to Hampton Bays on Table Again as Southampton Thinks About Future at Jackson Avenue

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Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

Potential designs for the new town buildings. ARCADIS DESIGN

The proposed layout options for the new town administrative campus in Hampton Bays would be accessed from Old Riverhead Road instead of Jackson Avenue, like it is now. ARCADIS DESIGN

The proposed layout options for the new town administrative campus in Hampton Bays would be accessed from Old Riverhead Road instead of Jackson Avenue, like it is now. ARCADIS DESIGN

All five Town Board members said they preferred option B from among the possible layouts that architects presented for the new town administrative campus. ARCADIS DESIGN

All five Town Board members said they preferred option B from among the possible layouts that architects presented for the new town administrative campus. ARCADIS DESIGN

The Justice Court buildings, which are mobile-home style trailers, were intended to only be temporary when the court moved there in 2010. DANA SHAW

The Justice Court buildings, which are mobile-home style trailers, were intended to only be temporary when the court moved there in 2010. DANA SHAW

Engineers have suggested merging a new Southampton Town Police Department's headquarters and a new Justice Court into a

Engineers have suggested merging a new Southampton Town Police Department's headquarters and a new Justice Court into a "Justice Center" as the cornerstone of a sweeping redesign of the town's Jackson Avenue complex that could someday be the nexus of all town administrative offices. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on Dec 8, 2025
With an urgent need to replace the crumbling Southampton Town Justice Court buildings, engineering consultants have begun drafting a long-term master plan for upgrading other town facilities on Jackson Avenue... more

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