Save The Bridge!

September 21, 1998

Southampton Town Planning Board
Town Hall
116 Hampton Road
Southampton, NY 11968

Dear Sirs:

Re: Bridgehampton Race Circuit ("The Bridge")

I am writing to you to express my desire to see racing and driver education events continue for many years to come at The Bridge. Long Island only has one road racing course, that being the one at Bridgehampton, but far too many environmentally unfriendly golf courses. The positive economic benefits of the track should not be discounted, drivers almost always stay overnight and spend substantial sums of money in local establishments. Accordingly, I believe it is imperative that you do what is necessary to ensure the long term survival of an important part of Long Island's heritage and character, not to mention the local economy.

Additionally, and even more importantly, the future of Long Island's water supply is in your hands. Please do not let the economic interest of Mr. Rubin come before the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Long Island. Golf courses are known contributors to groundwater contamination while continued existence as a racetrack would cause no long term harm to the environment. Do what is right for the people that you have been charged with protecting and deny the conversion of The Bridge to a ground polluting nuisance.

I have enclosed several copies of this letter and would appreciate it if you would distribute these to the members of the Town Planning Board.

Thank you for your careful consideration of this matter.

Sincerely,
(your name)

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