East Hampton Notebook: MTK Out $2,000

Organizers of the music festival that never was were given back $2,000 less on a $20,000 deposit given to the Town of East Hampton.

The money was held as a deposit on town-related costs the Music To Know festival would have incurred, such as costs for overtime police officers. 

When the a week before it was to take place in August, organizer Chris Jones asked for the deposit to be returned. 

However, the had already spent $2,000 on signage they were going to need for the festival that it otherwise didn't need.

In a resolution passed Thursday, the board decided to return just $18,000.

Seasonal Control Tower Plans Moving Forward

Following the and Airport Layout Plan, the town board is moving forward with long-time plans for a seasonal control tower.

In a 2009 resolution, the board accepted a proposal from Robinson Aviation to supply the required equipment and staffing. The air traffic control tower will control all air traffic arriving at and departing from the .

The town board said it will move forward with the necessary applications to the Federal Aviation Administration, including a line-of-site analysis and "a change in airspace classification when the control tower is operational."

Contractor's Course Focuses on Energy Efficiency

The Town of East Hampton will host a four hour contractor's course addressing changes in the New York State Energy Code. This course will introduce Building Performance Institute certification and the Energy Construction Code of New York State. An emphasis on air sealing and moisture and thermal controls went into effect in December 2010.

According to the resolution passed on Thursday, the credits earned from this New York State Energy Research and Development Authority-approved course will count as two years worth of continuing education credit hours under the town's Home Improvement Contractors Licensing Law.

The program will be offered in association with the Long Island Builders Institute and New York State Builders Association Research and Education Foundation. John Barrows of J. Barrows, Inc. will teach the class. Joel Halsey will handle scheduling. He can be reached at 631-324-2178.

Hamptons Marathon Runs Up $12,000 Bill

To handle road closures and the 2,000 people expected for the Hamptons Marathon and Half Marathon on Sept. 24, East Hampton Town Police Chief Ed Ecker said he will have to spend about $12,000 on overtime police officers.

The races start and finish at the between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

In approving a mass gathering permit for the marathons, the town board accepted the estimate overtime costs in advance. If the costs turn out to be less, organizers will be reimbursed. If more, they'll be expected to pay the difference.

Flooding at Wiborg's

East Hampton Village Board approved spending $22,383 for drainage improvements at various locations.

On Friday, the board voted to hire Cardo Site Development Corp. to undertake the drainage work. According to the resolution, $4,474 of the total amount will be spent to fix the lack of drainage in the parking lot at .

Also, $4,739 will be spent at 56 The Circle, $9,478 will be spent at 44 Egypt Close, $3,692 will be spent at 45 Baiting Hollow Road.