In the 20-plus years that I have lived full time in Southampton, I can think of no more important congressional election than the one coming up on November 8. Bridget Fleming, former town councilwoman and current Suffolk County legislator, is the Democratic candidate.
As a member of the town’s Sustainability Advisory Committee since 2008, I have worked with Bridget on many occasions. We have her to thank for the deciding vote to prohibit single-use plastic checkout bags in Southampton, which has kept millions of plastic bags out of the environment and helped make Southampton an environmental leader in New York State.
She asks the right questions and takes the legislative initiative when it is important to do so. Her experience, intelligence and integrity make her an outstanding person to represent us in Congress.
Tip Brolin
Water Mill
Shared Gold StarThe Southampton Press awarded a gold star to the Southampton Town Board for dropping their legal case to appeal Suffolk County State Supreme Court Justice Joseph A. Santorelli’s annulment of the Hampton Bays Downtown Overlay District [“Gold Stars and Dunce...
Not PreservationOn November 22, the Southampton Town Board held a public hearing on rebuilding the Bridgehampton Senior Center and the addition of 16 residential workforce units. The directors of the Bridgehampton Civic Association learned of this public hearing only four days...
Sidestepping ProblemsWhen Tommy John Schiavoni recently hawked the affordable housing fund to the Southampton Village Planning Commission, he was vague on procedures but adamant that the town would have to hire “more people to administer it.” More people? To add to...
Outlandish Plans“A lot of the animals are dormant!” exclaimed “Chic” Voorhis, the Nelson Pope Voorhis partner whose firm’s self-proclaimed mission is to “neutralize” public opinion against development in the town. He was addressing the Southampton Town Planning Board relative to the...
Responsible HolidayInstead of traveling over rivers or through woods, many of us rush off to Black Friday sales and a frenzy of shopping for gifts, decorating and feasting. Now we are starting to realize the consequence of holiday excess. This past...
Mature LeadershipPost-election analysis indicates that, on Long Island, crime was a major issue that led to Democrats’ defeat. (I need to note that our congressional candidate, Bridget Fleming, carried Southampton Town.) Surely, the first thing Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, reputed to...
Legitimate ConcernsI must take issue with Michael Daly’s Viewpoint column of November 24 [“After the CHF? Just Get Out of the Way”]. To simply say “get out of the way” to those who voted against the Community Housing Fund referendum shows...
Many ThanksI would like to thank everyone who helped make our Thanksgiving dinner giveaway a success. I’d like to thank God for giving me the gift to want to feed people; my Shinnecock Nation; Hamptons United Methodist Church and Pastor Joanne...
