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Candidates clash over affordable housing, ADUs and a $7 million Cantwell Court award
Summary
In a June 2026 Democratic primary debate, incumbent Kathy Burke Gonzalez and challenger Jerry Larson offered competing visions for affordable housing in East Hampton, disputing timelines, transparency around a Wayne Scott parcel and the town's pace of delivery on housing projects.
Two Democratic candidates for East Hampton town supervisor framed the race around housing policy and speed of delivery, with the incumbent, Kathy Burke Gonzalez, citing recent grant awards and the challenger, Jerry Larson, criticizing protracted timelines and limited local control.
Gonzalez, the incumbent, said her administration has expanded affordable housing options and won state support. "We just heard today that we got a $7,000,000 reward for Cantwell Court to bring 16 houses to that property," she said, and she also cited a $3,200,000 award to support infrastructure at a Route 114 project in Wayne Scott that she said could yield "up to 50 units of moderate…
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