Deputy Clerk Bill Taylor of the East Hampton Town Trustees addresses the lawsuit brought by both the Trustees and commercial fishermen to retain their right to access the beach by vehicle. Behind Mr. Taylor is Deputy Clerk Jim Grimes and Clerk Francis Bock. Photo by Michael Wright of 27 East. Southampton attorney Dan Rodgers, in beret, is representing commercial fishermen who are party to a lawsuit filed this week by the East Hampton Town Trustees claiming that an easement over a privately -owned Amagansett beach cannot exclude fishermen using 4×4 vehicles to access the property. Photo by Michael Wright of
South Fork Wind Farm Up-date for March 22, 2022. East Hampton Town Trustee, Susan McGraw-Keber visited Beach Lane in Wainscott this afternoon to check in on the work progress of the South Fork Wind Farm construction- according to a foreman, they are ahead of schedule. Jennifer Garvey of SFWF was there to oversee the construction. A camera crew was on hand to film a documentary on this historic first wind turbine project in New York. Stay tuned for more as progress is daily! Beach Lane – Wainscott – trench being built for cable. Cement truck – Looking south to the
East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto Friday, MARCH 25th at 7PM THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY 100 Years of the East Hampton Historical SocietyThe History Behind the Facades: Our Buildings Tell Our StoriesClinton Academy and the Schoolhouses East Hampton Town Trustee David Cataletto
60th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Sunday, March 27, starting at 12 PM Grand Marshal Luncheon Friday, March 25 Annual Cocktail Party Saturday, March 26, 4 pm to 8 pm at Gurney’s Resort The East Hampton Town Trustees will be in the parade this year – hope to see you there! Find more information on the Montauk Friends of Erin website Montauk Friends of Erin Montauk Friends of Erin Parade 2022
New Requirement for Neonicotinoids
With continued sea level rise and a potential increase in storm frequency and intensity due to a changing climate, there is a growing demand for shoreline protection on Long Island. The impacts of hardened shorelines are well established. Developing alternative forms of shoreline protection that do not negatively impact our shorelines, while also providing benefits to our coastal ecosystem, is a priority for the Peconic Estuary Partnership (PEP) . Living shorelines provide habitat for native plants and wildlife while also providing many other benefits. Demonstration Living Shoreline Project Photo courtesy of Peconic Estuary Partnership Photo: Sea Grant From Sea Grant –
NEW YORK – South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has received approval of the project’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is the final decision needed from the agency to move the project toward the start of construction. Read complete article from link below. South Fork Wind
An informational meeting will be held on February 3rd at 6:00 p.m. via ZOOM with the Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Planning for prospective applicants interested in applying for a lease under the county’s Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay and Gardiner’s Bay. Oyster farming in Napeague Harbor – Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Click on the link below for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022120/prospective-shellfish-farmers-take-note Cages of Montauk Pearl Oysters ready to be reset after cleaning and culling. Photo: Mike Martinsen More information about the Suffolk County Shellfish Aquaculture Lease Program in Peconic Bay & Gardiners Bay: https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Economic-Development-and-Planning/Planning-and-Environment/Environmental-Planning-and-Aquaculture/Shellfish-Aquaculture-Lease-Program
Georgica Pond- annual dredging has begun. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber Beginning this week, the annual letting of Georgica Pond began followed by dredging that is done for the health of the pond. Read the article below from The East Hampton Star for more information: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/2022113/georgica-dredging-begins Go to this link for more information about Georgica Pond and dredging: Georgica Pond Dredging Underway
Carole Brennan, second from right, the East Hampton Town clerk, conducted the swearing-in of members of the town trustees and Cate Rogers, right, the new member of the town board, at Town Hall on Friday. Photo: Christopher Walsh January 2, 2022 – Town Hall The East Hampton Star : January 6, 2022 By Christopher Walsh Continuity was on the agenda when the East Hampton Town Trustees selected officers and staff during their organizational meeting on Monday night. Eight of the nine incumbent trustees were re-elected in November, and six of them, plus the newly elected trustee, were in attendance at Monday’s
Trustee Mike Martinsen with a strand of Kelp grown in local waters. Photo courtesy of East Magazine, a publication of the East Hampton Star. On December 7, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation S.6532A/A7547A into law. This legislation allows Suffolk County to lease underwater lands for the purpose of Kelp and other seaweed cultivation. One hundred ten thousand (110,000) acres of underwater land in Gardiner’s and Peconic Bays will now be permitted for kelp aquaculture use. According to the press release put out by by the Governor’s office, this legislation will “promote aquaculture in Gardiners and Peconic Bays.” The goal
Dredging Little Northwest Creek / December 2021 Photo by Tim Garneau Dredging completed, Little Northwest Creek is flowing once again into the bay waters. Photo Susan McGraw-Keber
Statement from Orsted Regarding Mooring System in Use
“As part of the fish monitoring study outlined in the SFW Fisheries Study Work Plan, the Stony Brook University team is conducting a regular visit to the sensor array off Wainscott today to collect data from sensors, replace batteries, and deploy new retrievable moorings alongside the previous moorings. As the Stony Brook team is deploying new moorings alongside the existing moorings there’s no change to the mariners briefing, our standard method for updating mariners on the presence of equipment in navigational waters. Members of the fisheries outreach team, in collaboration with the research team, have worked with the fishing community to select an alternative mooring, one that is smaller, lightweight and retrievable, and is more compatible with commercial fishing in response to the feedback we’ve received from the community on original deployment of cement moorings.”
Images of the mooring system and a diagram are shown below.
