At the October 27th, 2020 Southampton Town Board Meeting, the board including Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman, Councilwoman June Lofstad, Councilman John Bouvier, Councilman Rick Martel and Councilman Tommy John Schiavoni, approved a resolution designating five reserved parking spaces for veterans and active military. The five spaces are designated with a special reserved parking sign and are located at Southampton Town Hall, one at the Bridgehampton South-West Municipal Parking Lot, one near the Hampton Bays Post Office, one at Southampton Youth Services and one at the Southampton Town Parks & Recreation Department. The funding for the signs ($266.40) were drawn from Parks Maintenance Repair Building G/L.
Five spaces in all of Southampton Town may not seem like very many, but the board has expressed interest in expanding on this resolution in the future and encouraging local business owners to do the same. “We’re hoping that maybe other privately owned areas would like to do it, and we can certainly expand it on other town properties if we decide to do so,” Lofstad, liaison to the Veterans Affairs Committee, explained during the meeting,
This action is the latest evidence of the Southampton Town Board’s commitment to the appreciation of veterans. Those who served are already entitled to free town beach parking permits, tax exemptions and many other services.
In honor of Veterans Day, the board will unveil the first of the reserved parking spaces and signs at Southampton Town Hall on Tuesday, November 10.
