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Sag Harbor Building Inspector Resigns

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Sag Harbor Village Senior Building Inspector Thomas Preiato. FILE PHOTO

Sag Harbor Village Senior Building Inspector Thomas Preiato. FILE PHOTO

authorStephen J. Kotz on Dec 10, 2020

Sag Harbor Village Senior Building Inspector Thomas Preiato has resigned effective January 8 to take a similar position with East Hampton Village, Mayor Kathleen Mulcahy said.

Ms. Mulcahy announced Mr. Preiato’s departure at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting, saying he had served the village well, bringing a “can-do attitude” to his job that both helped people get the houses they wanted while protecting the village’s character.

She said the village would try to find the “silver lining” in Mr. Preiato’s departure, and the board agreed to hire Peter Sarich, who is currently a part-time building inspector in Patchogue and Bellport, to serve as a consultant who will advise the village on how the building department should be staffed and organized in the future. Mr. Sarich, who will also be available to serve on a part-time, temporary basis as building inspector, will be paid $500 a day

Mr. Preiato, who joined Sag Harbor in 2014, after working for East Hampton Town, said “Sag Harbor will always be my native village and true home and I’m proud to have served its residents and business people to the best of my ability.”

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