🌱 Southampton Daily: Rentals Reach $1M Per Month + $250M Water Grant

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, Diane Witek, your host of the Southampton Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 55, low: 45.

Here are the top stories in Southampton today:

1. We are truly dealing with inflation when we see record rents for the season, more than $1 million per month in the Hamptons. Landlords did very well the first two summers of the pandemic. However, with some sort of normalcy returning to our lives, travelers are instead considering international locations that have reopened. (The Real Deal)
2. On Friday, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, located in Hampton Bays, transported 11 endangered and rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from its critical care facility in Westhampton Beach. You have to feel good about that! (Subscription: Newsday)
3. Local artist Chris Kelly will launch a second solo show at the Colm Rowan Fine Art Gallery, located at 55 Main St., East Hampton. This is after Kelly's very successful inaugural Hamptons season in 2021 and an active winter season! (LongIsland.com)
4. The state Environmental Facilities Corporation awarded more than $250 million in state grants to Long Island water providers for a range of projects, including treating emerging water contaminants. See what towns are getting the benefit of the grant. (Subscription: Newsday)

Today in Southampton:

• Raised Beds & Container Gardens. (10 a.m.)
• Vision Board Workshop with Eva Centeno (In-Person). (10:30 a.m.)
• Bridgehampton Chamber Music Spring: Baroque Spring. (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance: "The SVVA wants to thank all of our dedicated volunteers for their service to our community for National Volunteer Week #southamptonvillageems, #svva." (Facebook)
• Peconic Land Trust: "Watch NBC New York this morning to hear from Kathy Kennedy, senior manager of outreach and learn about our Earth Day Beach Clean Up with Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island Chapter." (Facebook) (Website)
• Peconic Land Trust: "Will you join us in a rare opportunity to conserve a multi-generational working farm? The Trust has embarked on the Wading River Farmland Initiative to conserve six farmland parcels totaling 38 acres farmed by the Condzella family." (Facebook) (Website)
• Long Island Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence: "LICADD's Weekly Newsletter. " (Facebook) (Website)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Southampton Cove: "This week marks a major recruitment drive for volunteer firefighters, North Sea, Southampton, and all of the East End. Because our newer neighbors might not realize is that our emergency services are all volunteer, they have not yet." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Sea: "Hi, I want to replace my kitchen countertops without redoing the entire kitchen. Does anyone know a contractor or service that is good and will take this on? Thank you!" (Nextdoor)

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— Diane Witek

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