Some three dozen neighbors have joined them in writing protest letters to the zoning board, and as of Friday, more than 300 had signed a petition urging village officials to oppose the plans. “Unless the design is modified to preserve the architectural integrity of the house, we urge you not to grant any variances or exceptions,” wrote the Scarboroughs, who live on the lake two houses south of Mocomanto. “Mocomanto is one of the oldest and most architecturally significant structures on Lake Agawam,” Scarborough and his wife Ellen wrote the zoning board last month. The lake is already environmentally fragile - nitrogen runoff from fertilizer use caused a toxic algae bloom in May. “Find another town to destroy,” seethed one petition signer, Olivia Salina.įox’s eight-bedroom home - which he purchased for $10.7 million in 2012, known locally as “Mocomanto” - is on both the state and national historic registries, and sits on protected wetlands on the banks of Lake Agawam. Ken Fox - whose company, The Stripes Group, has financed Blue Apron and Seamless/Grubhub - hopes to grow his quaint, 1880s shingled home into a 25-bedroom, 14-bathroom “McMansion,” his opponents complain. Silicon Valley Bank's collapse sends shivers through China startupsĪ dashing Manhattan venture capitalist is making enemies fast as he plans to expand his lake-front Victorian in Southampton Village, with more than 300 people, including neighbor Chuck Scarborough, raging against him. JPMorgan scooped up most of Silicon Valley Bank's fleeing customers: sources California home of Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin passenger lists for $3.1MĬhainsmokers DJ duo raising a third venture capital fund
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