Folks Begging for Beach Permits

East Hampton Village quickly sold out of its 2,900 non-resident beach permits for the 2012 season, leaving dozens of high-powered and wealthy Hamptonites in the lurch.

According to the New York Post, the permits went in record time with a few celebrities snatching up the coveted parking pass. Coldplay drummer Will Champion got the last one in late March. 

In a quote from the article, village administrator Larry Cantwell said is getting lots of offers to hand out more. “Congressmen, federal judges, celebrities. They tell me I’m ruining their summer. They tell me they’ll pay whatever we want for them.”

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