🌱 Wind Farm Gets An Approval + SH Ambulance's New Barn

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The offshore wind farm that's slated to be built off Montauk Point has gotten an approval and is closer to being built. Southampton Town approved contracts to build a $3.5 million barn for the volunteer ambulance company.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 46 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. South Fork Wind, New York's first offshore wind farm, has announced it received its Record of Decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior, successfully reaching a critical milestone in the federal environmental review, a step toward full approval. The off-Montauk site is expected to begin operations in 2023. (LongIsland.com)
2. Hedges profiles a house for sale in Sagaponack. The home at 232 Gibson Lane in Sagaponack, listed with Town & Country Real Estate for $32 million, is 500 feet from the ocean and boats views to the ocean across an 11-acre agricultural reserve. (Hedges)
3. 27East reports that East Hampton Village will spend nearly $700,000 on a new mobile command vehicle that will be used to conduct emergency dispatching and response coordination operations remotely. (Subscription: 27east.com)
4. A new $3.5 million barn for Southampton Volunteer Ambulance got approval from the town board. The board approved contracts for the work. (Subscription: 27east.com)

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Today in Southampton:

• Viewpoints with Afua Ansong, The Watermill Center, 5:30 p.m.
• A Relaxation and Rejuvenation Workshop, Rogers Memorial Library, 6 p.m.

From my notebook:

• Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation's pet of the week is Cecelia. "She is a cute medium-sized Shepherd mix that we rescued from horrible conditions." (Facebook)
• Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has two upcoming programs discussing the health care needs for the LGBTQ+ community with Dr. Eric Lella. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Edie Windsor Healthcare Center specializes in providing outpatient medical and mental health care to those identifying as LGBTQ+ or questioning, and to persons living with HIV. (Facebook)

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