January 2025 – The Supreme Court, Suffolk County has put to rest a longstanding dispute alleging that a Town of Southampton boat ramp parcel was parkland, and thus inalienable, in Havemeyer v. Town of Southampton, Index No. 603640/2019.  The dispute stems from a 2017 agreement reached by the Town of Southampton and a neighboring property, who agreed to maintain the boat ramp property and reconfigure the owner’s driveway to create a better parking lot for boat ramp users as well as improved driveway access for the neighbor.  Three town-resident plaintiffs complained, however, that the Town’s agreement was invalid, because they believed that the boat ramp property was inalienable parkland and did not allow for the driveway reconfiguration.  After several years of litigation, the Supreme Court rejected the parkland claim and granted the neighbor’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ lawsuit, in a January 8, 2025 order.  EHADP represented the successful neighbor in the lawsuit.