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Raised in Westampton Beach, currently living in Southampton with his husband Brian Mott and their rescue dog Sammy, Jimmy Mack has led a life of service to this beautiful community we call home. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Southampton Volunteer Ambulance, STAR Aqua Center, Southampton Village Ocean Rescue and the Moriches Bay Project. He has served his community as a volunteer EMT for two decades. Last year he was awarded Suffolk County Healthcare Hero of the Year, 2024 as well as Southampton Volunteer Ambulance EMT of the year 2024. And now he wants to put his passion for the Hamptons, and its abundant natural resources, to work as a Southampton Town Trustee.
Experience
Community involvement and leadership. Currently on the Board of Directors of the Southampton Volunteer Ambulance, The Moriches Bay Project, the STAR Aqua Center and the Southampton Village Ocean Rescue.
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The Trustees have a long tradition of protecting Southampton’s waterways and public access while also dealing with ongoing challenges to water quality, public engagement, and balancing property rights with environmental stewardship. I would strengthen partnerships with local organizations such as Moriches Bay Project, Stony Brook’s Marine Science Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Peconic Estuary Partnership and programs like the East End Septic Incentive Program. By connecting residents directly to these groups we can broaden awareness of water quality issues and encourage the use of native vegetative buffers, limiting fertilizers and promoting practices that will protect water quality while respecting responsible use and access.
This is a complex issue that requires balancing local environmental protection with global sustainability. Current restrictions on pressure-treated lumber have led many property owners to rely on tropical hardwoods harvested from old-growth rainforests thus raising major global ecological concerns.
Most new docks and bulkheads today are built with synthetic, nontoxic materials, but there may be circumstances where limited use of treated wood-properly sealed with epoxy coatings-offers a safer, more sustainable alternative. I support a thoughtful, science based review of this policy that considers both local water quality and global environmental impacts.
Beach access is a cherished tradition in Southampton Town and most 4x4 drivers follow the rules and drive responsibly. The Trustees’ beach access permit system works well, but education is key. As Trustee, I would prioritize outreach to beach drivers to remind them of their responsibilities-such as avoiding sensitive dune areas, respecting bird nesting habitats, and sharing the beach safely with other users. With proper management and community cooperation we can preserve this tradition with protecting our beaches.
YES! The Trustees’ work-protecting wetlands and water quality, preserving access and wildlife, managing our waterways- affects every resident, yet many people don’t fully understand the role of the Trustees. I would expand communication and outreach by engaging directly with local civic groups, schools, fishing and boating clubs, and environmental organizations. Hosting educational forums, partnering on community projects, and using modern communication tools will help ensure that residents see the Trustees as accessible, transparent and deeply connected to the community.
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SARA is a deeply experienced water woman, an inaugural member of the Hamptons Lifeguarding Association (HLA) achieving national championship status in competition in her early years as a professional lifeguard. Now a mother of three with over a decade of experience in maternal health advocacy and education, Sara’s work as an ocean lifeguard, swim and surf instructor, coach, and climate activist, anchors her commitment to the position of Town Trustee. Dedicated to prioritizing and preserving our local maritime traditions, she hopes to demonstrate to her young sons the value of local activism by protecting our waters and shorelines and preserving access for generations to come.
I believe the most pressing issues facing the Town Trustees currently are water quality issues. This is a complicated issue that involves not only changes in water temperature but run-off from roadways, pesticide use and old septic systems. Because this is a multifaceted problem I believe it needs a multifaceted approach including implementation and maintenance of technologies like bio swales and collaboration and education with the public and varying governing bodies. Creating a proactive infrastructure to not only address the current issues but protect the waterways in the future feels paramount and will need to be done in collaboration with the other governing bodies like the Town and DEC.
No, I do not. I wrote a letter to the editor about this issue in June. Not only will it add pesticides to our waterways but it will burden our community with disposal of toxic wood. You can read that letter here: www.27east.com/southampton-press/keep-the-cca-ban-2365832/
This answer will vary for me depending on the beach we are talking about. If we are talking about a beach closer to a terrapin nesting area endangering hatchling turtles, then yes, increased vehicle presence will pose a danger. However, I do not feel that increased beach vehicle presence on most ocean beaches causes as much danger to beaches as storms. Our ocean coast is a moving living thing and the sands are meant to move and shift. The thing that I feel has affected the beaches the most is the over- development and degradation of the dunes. Are there times when beach driving should be limited? Yes. Should beach driving be protected to preserve public access? Also, yes.
This is a resounding YES for me and one of the things I am hoping to create with the newly received tax line and budget that the Trustees now hold. I believe strongly that education, especially of our youth, begets ownership and that ownership begets environmental stewardship. The Trustees is one of the most misunderstood jobs with one of the longest histories in the united states. The importance of this job to the economic and cultural stability of the East End should be something that every school aged kids knows about. This could be achieved the same way we achieve water safety education, going into schools, holding programs for families and educating the public on the way they can help protect the waterways.
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