East Hampton Town Trustees

Largest Clam Contest Postponed

A scene from the 2021 clam contest Durell Godfrey Due to inclement weather expected for the entire weekend, the Trustees decided it best to postpone our 33rd annual Largest Clam Contest originally scheduled for September 24th – Sunday. The new date is: Date: October 8th – Sunday. Time: 12Read More

September 25, 2023

Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Request from Drew Bennett on behalf of the Maidstone Club at 95 Dunemere La, SCTM # 301-9-4-11 & 17 for permission to stabilize 2 small areas of shoreline on Hook Pond. III. New Business IV. Old Business Largest Clam Contest Rescheduled dateRead More

LARGEST CLAM CONTEST POSTPONED!

NEW DATE: OCTOBER 8TH / SUNDAYRead More

The Truth About Wind & Whales

Opponents of offshore wind have wrongly blamed the renewable energy for recent whale strandings and deaths. Wind turbines do not cause whale deaths! HERE ARE THE FACTS: In 2017 the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared an “unusual whale mortality event” for whales. This designation was based onRead More

It’s Time for Dig for Winning Clams!

September 16th – 23rd is the week for digging for the LARGEST CLAM you can find to enter our contest! Bring your winning clam to participating shops on Saturday, September 23rd! Your clams will be picked up early AM by a Trustee on the 24th and brought to theRead More

Trustee Resolution 2022 – 28: To Appoint Counsel and Authorize Legal Proceedings

During the regular meeting of the Board on February 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees unanimously passed and approved a resolution to appoint Daniel A. Spitzer, Esq. and the law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP to represent the Trustees and the residents of the Town who wish to use the Trustees’ Fishing Reservation for commercial or recreational fishing, as the Trustees are currently a named defendant in the civil proceeding The Seaview at Amagansett, Ltd. et al/ v. Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton et al. (Index No. 034714/20009). This resolution authorizes the intervention in the Town lawsuit and any necessary new proceeding, including action on behalf of individual residents or any class of residents and to authorize the entry into any joint defense or similar agreements.

Trustee Resolution 2022-28

Trustees Support Beach Access

The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton stand in full support of a condemnation of the 4,000 ft. stretch of beach known as “Seaview”” that was recently awarded ownership to adjacent homeowner’s associations in February of 2021 by a ruling of the New York State Supreme Court. The more recent decision of September 14th by the New York State Court of Appeals, denied a hearing of both the Town and the Trustees motions to appeal.