SOUTHAMPTON, NY With mental health concerns escalating during the pandemic, the need for services is vital. But he said he had been stuck at his current address because the new place was a fixer-upper and uninhabitable while undergoing renovations for mold. Things escalated after Warren tossed Zach Epley off the village planning board. He's been trying to reign in overtime and other costs related to the village police department and that has rankled the PBA. Sag Harbor and Southampton were among seven villages across the Twin Forks to have elections this week. ZOE KAVA, An election official helps a young voter insert his ballot into the voting machine during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Jesse Warren, the mayor of Southampton, packed his boxes over the weekend, preparing to move after a fight with his landlord, a former mayor himself. First-term incumbent trustees Mark Parash and Andrew Pilaro, who had aligned with Irving, received 715 and 611 votes, respectively. Mayor Jesse Warren's landlord happens to be one of his predecessors. Roy Stevenson and Robin Brown, who had aligned with Warren, both won two-year trustee seats, receiving 996 and 888 votes, respectively. East Hampton Village has a new mayor and two new board members after the votes were tallied in the delayed village election on Tuesday. Whether Mr. Warren is technically squatting is a matter of debate. We cant leave soon enough.. COURTESY JOSEPH MCLOUGHLIN, Mark Parash is running for Southampton Village Trustee. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Write to us at southamptonassociation@gmail.com if you would like assistance. (Error Code: 232011) The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. Cleaning up Lake Agawam and other polluted water bodies, Introducing Budgetary and governmental transparency, Pushing for new technology in Village Hall, Strongly supporting law enforcement and public safety, Proposing more affordable housing options for millennials, seniors, families and our workforce, Changing the status quo while preserving our land and the historical integrity of our Village, Paid for by One Community for Southampton. Mr. Warrens 45-vote squeaker victory unseated the incumbent mayor, Michael Irving, who had succeeded Mr. Epley and who was his favored candidate. It's been a decade since Phoenix home to more than 150,000 people who identified themselves as Black in the 2020 U.S. Census has had a Black council member. Now, we have a record low of vacancies, installed state-of-the-art technology to clean our lakes with over $300,000 in grant funding, and have lowered the tax levy for the first time in history. But in its broad strokes, it is easy to hear the echo of a deeply divided national moment in which some seem committed to their own versions of reality, and each side is convinced that the other is acting only out of political self-interest. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren won a second two-year term Friday following a heated rematch against the predecessor he unseated two years ago, Michael Irving. Though Mr. Warren suggested in interviews that he was protected by the New Yorks eviction moratorium, he has not petitioned for such protection. Warren got 1,064 votes and Irving got 604. The family said Warrens conduct during the race forced their decision. This had languished for 10 years. Tuesday, May 16, 2017. UPDATE: Jesse Warren Wins Southampton Village Mayoral Race 11 Photos on Jun 19, 2019 UPDATE: June 21, 11:15 p.m. Jesse Warren was elected to the Southampton Village Mayor seat on Friday. Long Island voters in eight villages will elect trustees running in contested races and elect mayors who are also facing challengers in Southampton, Sag Harbor and Port Jefferson. We established a COVID-19 testing site through our partnership with Hampton Health Society. Zach Epley, 33, says his family served their tenant, Mayor Jesse Warren, with a 90-day vacate notice in October but he refuses to move out and isnt paying rent. We're happy you are enjoying our content. Gallego is affiliated with the Democratic Party. An earlier version of this story listed the wrong date. MICHAEL HELLER, Newly-re-elected Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren gets a long congratulatory hug from his girlfriend Martyna Sokol following the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month. With absentee votes tabulated,. He says a political rivalry is the reason he's getting kicked out. COURTESY MARK PARASH, Southampton Village Mayor Michael Irving is seeking a second two-year term as mayor. Southampton Village has had plenty of political drama over the last year, including a rental dispute between Mayor Jesse Warren and his former landlord Mark Epley, a former village mayor.. Why are we going to keep somebody on a property that was so awful to us?. Despite its relatively small area and population compared to other . MICHAEL HELLER, Incumbent mayoral candidate Jesse Warren, at left, goes over the numbers from the voting machines with his attorney Lawrence Silverman, center, and attorney William Forero that were tabulated during the 2021 Southampton Village Mayoral election at the Southampton Cultural Center on Friday night. Land Preservation and Housing Affordability: How Will They Co-exist? I hope to have two more years to help continue to serve the village, he said. Lets move forwards, not backwards. Why are you still here? Mark Epley demanded, standing in the doorway. The mayor of Southampton is a squatter, according to his landlord, who also happens to be a bitter political rival. The PBA is criticizing Warren for choosing Waldroup to be on the panel. Southampton Village Mr. Irving is a candidate for mayor and Mr. Parash and Mr. Pilaro are candidates for trustees in Friday's Southampton Village election Ed. 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Four other villages besides Southampton had elections Friday. Fewer than 900 people voted when they ran against one another in 2019, with Warren receiving 450 votes to Irvings 405. The Epleys a powerful and wealthy Hamptons clan purchased Warrens rental home in July 2020 from Citibank executive Brandt Portugal, placing a Sword of Damocles over their foe. The village's 3,285 residents spend $2,318 per capita on police services, well above average $323 cited in national studies, despite the fact that the village had a crime rate of 1,492 serious crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, which is substantially lower than the national and statewide crime rates, the report found. Irving, who had said he ran again because he has strong family ties to the community and that he has a track record of working with all members of government, congratulated his opponent Friday night. Unsurprisingly, the saga has engulfed Southampton, seeping from Village Hall on Main Street to the golf clubhouse at Shinnecock Hills. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren, right, chatswith Isabelle Marino of Southamptonon Friday. "Have a good clean fight and may the best person win," says Waldroup. In a landslide victory, Jesse Warren retained the mantle of mayor of Southampton Village on Friday, June 18, besting challenger Michael Irving by 460 votes. You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month. Irving, 67, served as mayor from 2017 until 2019 and spent five years as a trustee and previously served on the village planning board. Mark Parash Peter H. Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Peter Joseph Deleski Jr. of Southampton Dies February 23. In August, the Southampton Village Police Benevolent Association issued a vote of no-confidence, in part because it was upset about his support of Black Lives Matter, and called for the mayors removal as police commissioner. It is part of a politically motivated, multimillion-dollar real estate scheme to oust him from office over residency requirements, he says. Southampton Village and Suffolk County Civil Service Still Disagree About Acting Chief Role, but Are Working To Resolve the Issue, Planners Mull Battery Storage Plan, Market Expansion in Hampton Bays, Peter Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Feds Move To Seize Southampton Village Estate Owned by Russian Oligarch, Stony Brook Brings on Expediter To Boost Septic Upgrades in Critical Watersheds, Southampton To Share in Nature Conservancy Oyster Restoration Funding. That was the June 18 election for Mayor of Southampton Village. Even by the thorny standards of small town entanglements, the saga is uncommonly messy, rife with conflicting claims and mired in years of provincial squabbling. Please log in or create an account to continue reading. Warren said he and his girlfriend have closed on a new place elsewhere in the village and he expects to be out for good sometime next month. The two-year terms begin July 1. mailers from the Long Island Law Enforcement Foundation. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, NYPD top brass register to take Long Island police chiefs test, Inside the Hamptons trailer park thats become a playground for millionaires, A trailer in a Hamptons billionaires bunker sells for a record $3.75M, Futuristic new helicopters will bring super-rich to the Hamptons quietly. The pandemic has inflamed the situation, as untold numbers of summer residents fleeing New York City have made the Hamptons their year-round home, making property scarce and more expensive. The biggest news, politics and crime stories in Suffolk County, in your inbox every Friday at noon. He followed me and my wife around to the point where we were like, we dont want him on this property, Zach Epley said. As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses daily, we continue to work to keep the village safe and vibrant. The Epleys and Warren have a long history of bad blood, stemming from Warrens election as mayor in June 2019 when he unseated incumbent Michael Irving a close Epley ally. GREG WEHNER, Left to right: Mark Parash, Jesse Warren and Andrew Pilaro GREG WEHNER, Jesse Warren was elected to serve as Southampton Village Mayor on Friday night. Now, we have a record low of vacancies, installed state-of-the-art technology to clean our lakes with over $300,000 in grant funding, and have lowered the tax levy for the first time in history. We're happy you are enjoying our content. We've received your submission. He had been challenged by Michael Irving, his predecessor as mayor who wanted the job back after losing to Warren. The. Because as it happens, a former mayor the father of his bitter political rival is also his landlord. In The Southampton Press, Zach Epley offered a different rationale for asking Mr. Warren to leave: Its about how nasty he was during the election and how he harassed our family, he said. We're happy you are enjoying our content. A few days after Mr. Epley lost the trustee election, the Epleys served Mr. Warren with a 90-day notice that his lease would not be renewed. The $2,750 in rent Mr. Warren has sent since his lease ended has been returned by the Epleys, the check uncashed. Long Island voters in eight villages will elect trustees running in contested races and elect mayors who are also facing challengers in Southampton, Sag Harbor and Port Jefferson. Rarely has an election campaign been held with such hatred by those who did not support Warren. Jesse Warren, the political neophyte who became Southamptons youngest-ever mayor when he was narrowly elected in 2019 at age 36, acknowledged that he had overstayed his lease, which ended in October, and should not be in the apartment, where he has lived for about five years and resides with his girlfriend, Martyna Sokol. He created a new park on Moses Lane. The village PBA president issued a statement saying, "The decision by Mayor Warren to appoint an anti-cop crusader and convicted criminal to the police reform committee is not immune to public scrutiny.". Gallego ran for re-election for Mayor of Phoenix in Arizona. Jesse Warren was finishing his first term, now seeking a second. The face-off turned contentious after Warren was blasted by the He proposed an initiative which became a law, requiring unoccupied stores to have artwork in the windows. Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren has been elected for a second term in offices. He is abusing the system, is what hes doing.. But while he equivocates as to whether he has technically been squatting, Mr. Warren is insistent about one thing: The situation is not his fault. He's been trying to reign in overtime and other costs related to the village police department and that has rankled the PBA. Jesse Warren was finishing his first term, now seeking a second. "I am proud of the race the SV-21 team ran, and strongly believe in our vision for the village. He got to work on the new sewer plan. (The Epleys contend they were there to clean up what they thought was a vacant unit, and were surprised to see Mr. Warren in the residence, believing he had left because his lease had in fact ended. ARE YOU A PEOPLE PERSON? Warren did very good things in his first term. In a recent election, only 876 people voted The Mayor won by 168 votes Can I vote in Southampton if I spend time in another town? Southampton Village and Suffolk County Civil Service Still Disagree About Acting Chief Role, but Are Working To Resolve the Issue, Planners Mull Battery Storage Plan, Market Expansion in Hampton Bays, Peter Tooker of Bridgehampton Dies February 26, Feds Move To Seize Southampton Village Estate Owned by Russian Oligarch, Stony Brook Brings on Expediter To Boost Septic Upgrades in Critical Watersheds, Southampton To Share in Nature Conservancy Oyster Restoration Funding. They include Quogue village trustees Randy Cardo and Ted Necarsulmer, Westhampton Beach village trustees Rob Rubio and Brian Tymann and West Hampton Dunes village trustees Gary Trimarchi and John J. Efff Jr. Since 2017, members of the Epley family have owned the house next door. Sag Harbor Trustees Aidan Corish and Robert Plumb fended off a challenge from Bayard Fenwick in that race. Thanks for contacting us. We didnt let the pandemic stop our progress: we produced some of the best COVID-19 testing numbers in the country, issued the first mask mandate in New York State, provided our community members and hospital workers with an ample supply of ventilators, viral testing, and PPE, and ensured that all seniors wanting a vaccine received one. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. The police department openly criticized him. Two village trustee positions are up for grabs. His lease expired months ago. So he has his second term. They absolutely knew, Mr. Warren said.). Your vote counts for more in Southampton! First-term incumbent Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren defeated his predecessor, Michael Irving, by a vote of 1,064-604 on Friday in what was likely Long Island's most contentious. That was when he discovered that the taupe stucco home at 81 David Whites Lane had been purchased for $1.5 million by a limited liability company: 81DW L.L.C. 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