Southampton Notebook: Town Considers Buying Hampton Bays Property

Coldwell Banker real estate broker Philip Langiulli may sell his 2.7 acres of Peconic Bay-front property in Hampton Bays to Southampton Town for preservation.

The property is off Newtown Road in Hampton Bays, said Langiulli, who lives next door to the property. He declined to share his asking price for the parcel. At its meeting last week, the town board scheduled a hearing on the potential purchase for Tuesday, October 11 at 1 p.m. at town hall.

“I’m doing it because it’s a beautiful property, and it has a little pond on it,” said Langiulli. “I have a lot of deer there, and a lot of animals and birds.”

The property within the Squires Pond Target Preservation Area, which features an estuarine pond, state-designated tidal wetlands and beach and dune habitats, according to the resolution setting up the public hearing.

Langiulli’s property is also within the Paumanok Path Trail, a hiking trail that when completed will extend 125 miles from Rocky Point to Montauk Point, according to the resolution. The trail’s completion has been in the works for the past 12 years.

In other land preservation news, the town board accepted a donation of one acre of land in Northampton and Westhampton from Gazza Properties Tuesday, September 13. The only expense relating to the acquisition is $5,000 in closing costs.

The land is in the Central Pine Barrens Plan Core Preservation Area.

Police Retirement and New Impalas

Longtime Southampton Town Detective Sergeant Randy Hintze will retire from the force on October 2.

Hintze’s retirement has been discussed since August. Hintze’s compensation and benefits payout will total $175,410.

The town also accepted the disability retirement of officer William Platt IV from the department Tuesday, September 13. His retirement date was Friday. He will received benefits and severance totaling $43,725.76.

, the town entered into an approximately $40,000 contract with Southampton-based Buzz Chew Chevrolet to buy two new Impalas.

Buzz Chew was the only bid the town received in a request for proposals put out August 24, according to a board resolution.

Town Braces for High Fuel Prices

In response to rising fuel costs, board members increased spending on heating oil for the rest of the year.

The board increased the line item for fuel costs in the building maintenance and facility management by $60,000. Highway maintenance will have $8,000 more to spend on heating fuel, and the town police will have $2,250 more.

Other departments received nominal increases, for a town wide total of $74,790.

Board member Bridget Fleming said increased costs for gas for vehicles will be discussed at the next meeting.