Town Board Moves Toward Banning Helium Balloon Sales
September 16, 2021 By Chris Walsh: Two years after East Hampton Town banned the intentional release of balloons, the town board will hold a public hearing on amending the town code to ban the sale or distribution of gas or helium-filled balloons as of Jan. 1. The hearing will happenRead More
Trustees Considering Lake Montauk Striped Bass Study
Lake Montauk could prove an important settlement or nursery area for smaller striped bass, according Andy J. Danylchuk, a professor of fish conservation at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.David Blinken Is Lake Montauk a “holdover” habitat for striped bass, an otherwise migratory species? The question was explored atRead More
South Fork Wind Fisheries Study
Acoustic Telemetry Sensor Positions off Wainscott An array of acoustic sensors has been placed in the ocean off Wainscott as part of the South Fork Wind Fisheries Study being conducted by Stony Brook University. The five year study will evaluate possible nearshore effects on migratory and other fish behavior resulting from SouthRead More
Meeting: September 13, 2021
Agenda I. Roll Call II. Public Comment Melissa Winslow, Senior Environmental Analyst, Town of East Hampton and Billy Hajek, Planner, Village of East Hampton to discuss the Cove Hollow Pipe ProjectTim O’Rourke and Dr. Andy J. Danylchuk – “Stripers in the Lake” StudyDavid Larkin and Terry Marks- 10 Ingalls Rd andRead More
Problem Seen With Short-Term Solution for ‘Long-Term Chronic Erosion’
Arrays of geotextile bags like these near Lazy Point, which are authorized only on a short-term emergency basis, have remained far beyond the span allowed by East Hampton Town. Photo by Durell Godfrey By Chris Walsh The installation of geotextile bags that are meant to be a short-term measureRead More
Ocean Beaches
The Trustees generally claim ownership of certain ocean beaches WEST of Napeague Lane to Georgica Association and WEST of Georgica Association to East of Town Line Road.
