The Town of Southampton is preparing to sue the Shinnecock Nation in a bid to stop the tribe from building a gas station and travel plaza at the Westwoods property in Hampton Bays.
The town board voted 3-2 on Dec. 19 to hire the Philadelphia-based law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP to commence legal action against the Shinnecock in response to the tribe’s ongoing construction of a gas station at Westwoods on the side of Route 27. Southampton Town Supervisor Maria Moore and Town Councilmembers Cynthia McNamara and William Pell voted in favor while Councilmen Michael Iasilli and Tommy John Schiavoni were opposed.
