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As High Flying Season Approaches, Helicopter Noise Takes A Front Seat
The issue of helicopter noise is in the forefront as the busy summer season approaches. On April 23, the East Hampton Town Board will hold a brown bag session to discuss "moving forward" on the Draft Airport Master Plan, passed in April 2007. The town-owned airport has come under increased scrutiny as the amount of traffic to it has grown.
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Town Spends $8 Million To Save Farmland And Trails
The Southampton Town Board approved the expenditure of more than $8 million this week to acquire a two-acre scenic parcel of vacant land in the Village of North Haven and the purchase of development rights to a farm in Bridgehampton.
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Green Construction Makes Its Way Into Local Planning And Design
At a site on Montauk Highway in Water Mill Monday the debris pile and wrecking crane were the harbingers of a growing “green” movement, with two development projects in Water Mill and East Hampton set to achieve first of their kind status for environmental sustainability and construction.
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Right To Farm Law Seeks To Give Sagaponack Farmers True Grit
The fertile soil of Sagaponack, often referred to as "black gold," is also some of the most expensive real estate on the planet and that is at the heart of the problem facing the few remaining farmers in the village of Sagaponack that former Mayor William Tillotson, a hardworking nurseryman, would like to remedy.
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Protecting Nature's Balance No Small Feat In Today's Real Estate Market
Protecting nature’s balancing act along the 44 mile span from Riverhead to Montauk is becoming an increasingly daunting proposition. Just ask the area’s environmental specialists.
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Watermill Center To Select Participants For Artist Residency Program
The Watermill Center is hosting a committee of eminent individuals representing a diversity of fields, including founder Robert Wilson and the center’s creative director, to select participants this July for the Center’s prestigious residency program for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.
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