POCD Steering Committee sets two public discussions to shape conservation plan
East Hampton POCD Steering Committee schedules public input sessions on agriculture and open space. Chair Juliet Hodge, Planning and Zoning Official, set an Agriculture Discussion for March 11 at 6:30 PM and an Open Space Discussion for March 12 at 6:30 PM, both designed as informal resident
POCD Steering Committee · Meeting of March 5, 2026
CT EAST HAMPTON — East Hampton POCD Steering Committee schedules public input sessions on agriculture and open space. Chair Juliet Hodge, Planning and Zoning Official, set an Agriculture Discussion for March 11 at 6:30 PM and an Open Space Discussion for March 12 at 6:30 PM, both designed as informal resident conversations using discussion prompts. The committee will explore fee-in-lieu mechanisms allowing developers to contribute to a town open space fund for strategic land purchases and discussed agricultural open space preservation, where town-owned farmland could be leased to farmers while protected as open space.
A community visioning session is planned for early May on a Saturday morning from 9 AM to 12 PM, and the committee acknowledged the POCD will likely not meet the July adoption deadline.
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Source: the POCD Steering Committee meeting of March 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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