#Hamptons Snobs Are Tired of Other Hamptons Snobs Flying Helicopters Over Their Neighborhoods During Summer

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Some people will tell you that many of the folks living out in the Hamptons on New York's Long Island can come over a bit like entitled snobs. But they aren't alone, because the seasonal folks, you know the ones that only summer in the Hamptons, can also come over entitled and snobbish. A war is now brewing between the two sets over the path helicopters carrying the seasonal folks take during the summer. Residents have grown tired of the noise over their neighborhood during the summer and is taking it up with town officials to put the noisy air ships on a new path, perhaps over another neighborhood?

“. . . The bottom line is that, unless local officials hear from the residents of Northwest Woods, North Haven, and Shelter Island, and hear from them quickly and in significant numbers, it is very possible that politics will prevail and invasive helicopter noise will return to our neighborhoods this summer,” the letter says. “If we remain silent, a small majority may have their way with politicians and deprive us of the peaceful enjoyment of our homes this coming summer.”

    “We very much regret that some in our area have chosen to distract us from the vital discussion about flight restrictions with shamelessly selfish not-­­in-my-back-yard provocations,” Mr. Matthews wrote in his e-mail. While the Northwest Alliance supports “methodical development of environmentally responsible and socially equitable routing patterns,” Mr. Matthews wrote, “this is no substitute for a serious effort to reduce aircraft traffic in our community as soon as possible.

source: TEHS