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Town board approves consent agenda and dozens of routine resolutions after public hearings
Summary
After closing three public hearings, the East Hampton Town Board approved a long consent agenda July 16 including warrants, procurement awards, personnel appointments, emergency work authorizations and budget adjustments; several residents also raised objections about land purchases and outside counsel spending during the public portion.
After the public hearings, the East Hampton Town Board moved through a lengthy consent agenda and approved a slate of routine resolutions on July 16.
The board approved claims on warrant number 7B and related items (Resolution 20261113) and then passed multiple procurement and personnel resolutions, including awards for food supply contracts (EH26036 and EH26035), a hybrid bucket truck purchase (bid EH26‑032), the ‘04 Osborne House exterior restoration contract, and a notice of bidders for the YMCA Pickleball Court. The board also authorized emergency removal work at Reinstein Nature Preserve and retained engineering and construction oversight services for a project at 444 Foxborough Road. Several personnel appointments and promotions were approved, including a provisional appointment to senior plans examiner and promotions in the recreation and building departments.
Board members also voted to increase the cap for Regano LLC for general counsel services for 2026 (Resolution 20261149) and approved other budget modifications, refunds, and property inspections listed in the meeting packet. Most motions were seconded and passed with unanimous "Aye" responses during roll call; one board member recused themselves during part of the vote.
During the public portion, Alon Rosenthal urged the board to rescind a land purchase resolution for properties identified in public comments (549 and 550 Wade Scott Northwest Road), argued the town should not spend $3.975 million on the parcels while the deepest‑level affordable housing need remains underfunded, and asked the board to reconsider increasing outside‑counsel caps given ongoing litigation.
The board closed the meeting after roll call and an apology for the earlier technical difficulty. Many of the resolutions adopt routine municipal business; any substantive follow‑up (for example, contracts subject to pre‑bid meetings, traffic studies or engineering reports) will proceed through ordinary administrative steps.
