Not in My Back Yard

It seems the real racist in this country are the rich, left liberals who are the real intolerant.  Especially if you live in the Hampton's on L.I. New York or any other place where the rich left live. That is why the Clinton's live in Chappaqua, NY, but just like Obama they want you to live among the have nots, but not in their back yard.  Do as I say, but not as I do.  Incidentally, just review where the Obama's are going live when they leave the White House. Most people cannot afford to live there, unless of course you are a left wing liberal.  Someday, they will be building a wall to keep us out.

‘Hamptonites aren’t racist, they just don’t want poor people around’

Ritzy Hamptonites who oppose their town’s affordable-housing plan aren’t racist — they just don’t like poor people, town officials say.

“Most opponents would prefer the people who mow their lawns, cook their food, and baby-sit their children live elsewhere,” said East Hampton Housing Authority director Catherine Casey, who developed the $18-million proposal to build a 40-unit housing complex in Amagansett.

Tensions are simmering quietly as more minorities settle in the beachfront enclave which counts Paul McCartney, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jerry Seinfeld among its denizens. The area’s Latino population surged 166 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to US Census figures.

“Real Housewives” star Bethenny Frankel, who has a home in nearby Bridgehampton, caused a stir in January when she tweeted, “Wow Kmart has two registers open with five other employees standing around and two speak no English whatsoever. Shoes are sapatos right?”

“Not even attempting kids’ snow boots in Spanish,” she added.

But Casey insisted, “It’s not that they don’t want Latinos, it’s that they don’t want poor people.”

More than 200 East Hampton naysayers signed a petition protesting the town’s plan, citing concerns over traffic and taxes.

“The town will be changed for the worse and forever if the construction is permitted,” wrote Amagansett resident Alan Blum.

But East Hampton’s Latino leaders touted the plan on social media and set up a counter petition which has accumulated 187 signatures.

Town politicians say more apartments are needed for the South Fork hamlet’s working-class residents who have been priced out of the area.

The town will hold another hearing on the plan in August before the planning board and town board weigh in on it. The housing is slated for completion in 2019.

East Hampton Assessor Jeanne Nielsen hopes her neighbors wouldn’t oppose the project “out of fear.”

“We have a lot of locals that don’t have the ability to afford a single-family home,” she said. “I wish there was a way to wave a magic wand and make it better.”