Peter Van Scoyoc

• Presiding member of the Town Board
• Chief Fiscal Officer of the Town- oversaw budget, capital plan, and projects
• Oversaw daily operations of all Town Departments with over 300 full time employees
• Spearheaded East Hampton Town's environmental efforts and open space acquisitions including 33 acre Bistrian Farm in Amagansett and the Wegley Parcel on Beach Lane and Main Street in Wainscott. Partnered with Peconic Land Trust to preserve important properties on Georgica Pond
• Coordinated emergency and disaster responses, issuing declarations of states of emergency, including: Wainscott water contamination (PFOS), Covid-19 pandemic- implementing safety protocols, establishing a testing and vaccination center, Southern Pine Beetle response, coastal storm preparation and responses
• Managed multiple Town projects with staff and outside agencies: Montauk Downtown Beach Restoration Project, Coastal Assessment and Resiliency Plan (CARP), Wainscott Water Supply District, Energize East Hampton- Megawatt scale solar farm and residential roof top solar incentive, South Fork Wind Farm, All Hands on Housing (effort to ameliorate staffing shortages due to housing costs)
• Public Relations- presided over public information meetings, press conferences, interviews, TV, radio, social media, and print ads
• Worked extensively with Federal, State, County, Town elected officials, agencies, and private groups including: Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Governor Kathy Hochul, Army Corps of Engineers, FAA, NYSERTA, NYPA, NYS Senators Ken LaValle and Anthony Palumbo, NYS Assemblyman Fred Thiele, NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation, County Executive Ed Romaine, County Legislators Bridget Fleming and Ann Welker, the East Hampton Town Trustees, Peconic Land Trust, Peconic Baykeeper, Peconic Estuary Program, Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF), The Nature Conservancy, Suffolk County Water Authority, LIPA East Hampton Historical Society, Bayman's Association, PRFCT Earth PRJCT, Change Hampton, Montauk Historical Society, local food pantries, The Retreat domestic abuse shelter, Montauk and East Hampton Chambers of Commerce, Concerned Citizens of Montauk, Long House Reserve, Project Most, I-Tri and many others.

• Operated Montauk Fishing Safaris 2002-2015
• Recreational fishing charter service sailing out of Montauk Harbor and Northwest Creek, East Hampton
• Offered half day, full day charters and cocktail cruises
• Eastern Shore Safaris, Cape Charles, VA 1981-1987
• Served as Captain and Mate for recreational fishing charter service sailing out of Cape Charles and Oyster, VA
• Responsible for maintaining vessels, passenger safety and comfort
• Monitored weather, tides, radio communications, and fish movements

• Liaison to various town departments and committees:
• Highway, Natural Resources, Planning, Parks and Recreation, Lifeguards, Buildings and Grounds, Tax Assessor, LTV, Wainscott Citizens Advisory Comm., Montauk Citizens Advisory Comm.
• Led legislative initiatives and projects:

Town-wide Wastewater Management Study and Plan Implementation

Open space acquisitions- over 679 acres in 12 years

Established the Town Property Management Comm.; restoring historic buildings and making them available to the public: Duck Creek Farm (Arts at Duck Creek), Selah Lester House (The East Hampton Farm Museum), Fort Pond House/ Carol Morrison Park, and George Fowler House

• Conducted all aspects of residential design, renovation, and new construction
• Managed all payroll, bookkeeping, workers compensation, liability insurance, permits, taxes
• Managed projects in the field, coordinated employees’ efforts and those of sub-contractors
• Scheduled inspections and material deliveries
• Maintained customer relations

• Reviewed commercial and residential land use applications and town codes
• Met with town staff, applicants, their agents and attorneys to discuss applications
• Attended work sessions and public hearings
• Conducted field visits
• Provided recommendations to the Town Board on land acquisitions and zoning amendments

• Reviewed applications for zoning code relief and Natural Resources Special Permits
• Met with town staff, applicants, their agents and attorneys to discuss applications
• Attended work sessions and public hearings
• Conducted field visits
• Provided recommendations to the Town Board on land acquisitions and zoning amendments
• Granted or denied relief from zoning code