Friends of East Hampton Airport Coalition Respond to Recent Town Board Action

The East Hampton Town Board’s finance committee announced on Tuesday that it did not approve a financial sustainability report on the economic viability of the airport, should the proposed aviation bans be put in place, according to the Friends of East Hampton Airport coalition.

This news was has effected the Town Board’s plan to ban flights, however the continued plan is to host a hearing this Thursday.

In response, Loren Riegelhaupt, the spokesman for the Friend of East Hampton Airport coalition, issued the following statement:

“The finance committee’s refusal to sign off on this deeply misguided proposal confirms the true economic hazards of the plan and the Town Board’s blatant disregard for these risks. The airport’s future and the Town’s financial health is on the line and when you can’t get your own budget committee to sign off on a plan, shouldn’t it give pause and force everyone to reassess?

“We call on the Board to postpone any vote on these restrictions so the people of East Hampton can get a full and fair analysis of what these restrictions mean for our community, property taxes, local businesses and economy.”

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