Housing Funds Top $100 Million, DEC Believes BESS Fire Suppression Could Have Caused Well Contamination, Circus Splendiferous
Good Morning!
• We’re expecting sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 71 degrees and a northeast wind 6 to 8 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 51. Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 74, and Thursday will be sunny, with a high near 76.
• Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni reported Monday that Community Housing Fund revenues collected in first half of 2026 in four East End towns were $21.6 million, bringing the total generated by the program since its 2023 inception to more than $100 million. Read More.
• The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Sept. 10 that its field investigation of contaminated drinking water near the site of a 2023 fire at a Battery Energy Storage System in East Hampton suggests that the perfluorinated compound in the water “may be linked to the use of a vapor-based waterless fire suppression system” that, when combined with water, can break down into the chemical compound now found in public drinking water wells. Read Our Coverage.
Government Meetings:
• The Shelter Island Town Board will discuss a filming application, updating the town’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, a request for a water quality fund rebate and updates on the town’s building construction code at its 9 a.m. work session this morning. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can also be viewed on the town’s YouTube channel. The town is also conducting a survey “to gather input from residents, workers, and business owners to better understand housing conditions, challenges, and needs on Shelter Island.” Here’s the link to the survey.
• The East Hampton Town Board will discuss the aforementioned DEC investigation and changes to town code regarding home improvement contractors at its 11 a.m. work session this morning at Town Hall. Here’s the agenda, and the meeting can be viewed live (and later) on LTV’s YouTube Channel.
• The Riverhead Town Board will hold public hearings on amendments to town code regarding fireworks and pyrotechnics displays, special events and the town’s procurement policy at its 6 p.m. regular meeting this evening. Here’s the agenda (details on the public hearings are at left, and the meeting can be viewed live (and later) here.
For Fun:
• Peconic Community School welcomes Circus Splendiferous back to its Cutchogue campus Friday, Sept. 18th for a 45-minute circus show followed by a one-hour interactive workshop with the performers where children of all ages will learn circus skills like juggling, spinning and clowning. Find Out More.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
September 15
Plum Gut Harbor: 1:11 a.m., 1:31 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 12:14 a.m., 12:36 p.m.
Greenport: 2:05 a.m., 2:15 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 2:48 a.m., 3:05 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 1:52 a.m., 2:04 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:05 a.m., 3:27 p.m.
South Jamesport: 3:20 a.m., 3:36 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:10 a.m., 12:37 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:03 a.m., 11:24 p.m.
September 16
Plum Gut Harbor: 2:04 a.m., 2:21 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 1:06 a.m., 1:27 p.m.
Greenport: 2:53 a.m., 3:03 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 3:36 a.m., 3:52 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 2:37 a.m., 2:51 p.m.
New Suffolk: 3:57 a.m., 4:18 p.m.
South Jamesport: 4:06 a.m., 4:23 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 12:58 a.m., 1:23 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 11:48 a.m.
And that’s the way things look at first light here today.
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