Residents and environmental advocates oppose a proposed gravel parking lot in the Springs Historic District, warning it would increase storm runoff, risk trees and harm nearby Pussies Pond; Town Councilman Ian Calder Piedmont says the plan is still in engineering and the board will solicit public input.

DEC outlined field results showing a soil source zone adjacent to the battery facility and a narrow groundwater plume toward the SCWA well field; officials said targeted hotspot soil removal and standard plume remediation techniques are feasible and that a final remedial plan will follow site characterization.

DEC and DOH told the East Hampton Town Board that evidence from soil and groundwater sampling points to the fire-suppression compound used during the 2023 battery-storage facility fire, combined with millions of gallons of firefighting water, as the likely source of perfluoropropionic acid (PFPRA) found near the Bridgehampton well field; DOH set a precautionary screening level of 3 parts per billion.

A village official read a letter from Montauk/East Hampton village mayor Jerry Larson urging the immediate suspension of operations at the East Hampton Energy Storage Center, arguing changed circumstances and citing county health findings.

Town staff proposed joining a DEC/Long Island Regional Planning Council pilot to certify municipal actions reducing nitrogen pollution; board members supported advancing a resolution to adopt the pledge and form an advisory task force.