Charles DeSousa wants to build a house on his property in Montauk. The problem is that there are some artifacts on the land. After an archaeological survey of his lot, archaeologist Alfred Cammisa found some Native American artifacts and a fire pit dating back to 5,000 and 1,000 years ago.
Desousa is in a bind because according to the ZBA, he will have to pay for a stage 3 archaeological survey that can cost more that $100,000. DeSousa can’t afford such a price. He reportedly complained that the findings were not significant. “What they basically found were rocks, a couple of pieces of clay and a fire pit.”
If the government says that you can’t build on your land, then they are required to compensate the owner of the land for the burden. But nobody is too clear on what the town of East Hampton is going to do.
He wants to build a house on his property for his mother. What’s a landowner to do!?
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Do you want to use the sun to power your home instead of oil from the middle east? LIPA representatives and solar contractors are heading down to East Hampton Town Hall on August 28 at 6:30 p.m. to give you some information and answer any questions you have about solar power. You can also click here to learn about it.
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Water damage these days can be rough in a Hamptons homes. The picture here came to us from Tim over at Telemark Inc. in Bridgehampton. After a spec house was built two years ago without pipe insulation in an exterior wall, the cold temperatures caused a stop valve to burst sending water flying through the home causing $200,000 worth of damage. Art, furniture and personal items were also destroyed. With the cold weather, it’s a good idea to keep your home watched by an estate manager so that things like this can be avoided. For buyers of new homes, be sure to be extra careful with spec houses where you can’t see behind the walls, otherwise you might be calling Tim.
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Where are the architect and photography junkies going January 14? At the Photographers East monthly meeting of course!
Speaker will be Stephen Longmire, whose recent book “Keeping Time in Sag Harbor” formed the basis for an exhibition at the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum this past summer. Longmire, a North Haven resident, undertook a three-year photographic survey of the village’s historic architecture.
7:00 PM at the Bridgehampton National Bank , Snake Hollow Rd, Bridgehampton.
Call 631-725-0202 email: jmorse@optonline.net
If somebody tells you their name is Art Vandaly and their an architect, don’t believe them.
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