Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Building Moratorium in the Shinnecock Hills and beyond


Before the Town of Southampton closed its offices to the public til the end of March,  the Southampton Town Board was set to approve legislation regulating what should happen when native grave sites are unearthed. 

The Board also was to consider placing a temporary moratorium on building in parts of the Shinnecock Hills, a once pristine area, where natives buried their dead.

But as development of multi-million dollar properties continues throughout the town, and reasonably priced housing is scarce, we asked real estate veteran Michael Daly, and local architect Bill Chaleff to consider what type of development is needed, and if we need a moratorium on building throughout Southampton.

Also we asked Shinnecock graves-protection activist Becky Genia for her viewpoint.  

More about these issues next month on Sustainable East End.

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