In bitter cold, scores of local East Hampton, NY real estate developers and contractors stood out in front of town hall with signs announcing that they are not eating dessert at fancy restaurants for three days and were asking the town board to reverse growing limits on commercial development within the town.
Members of the East Hampton Group for Developers (EHGD), were the organizers for the hunger strike. Protesters propped up signs on easels and strung posters around their necks reading, “Why Stop Us from Making a Killing?” and “Hunger Strike for Land Whores.”
“Compared to Southampton, the East Hampton town board has a poor record with respect to bending over for real estate developers and the construction minions,” president of the EHGD Bill Pain said.
“Because we have been vilified for destroying the rural charm of the East End, it’s up to us to call attention to our plight,” the 300-pound man continued. He also said that giving up dessert for three days will be a burden, but a manageable one.
The protest drew thousands of participants, and shortly after the group convened in front of town hall, effigies of local environmentalists were burned. “I promised my mistress a new home in East Hampton, but the town board wouldn't let me build a 3,500 square-foot house on a 1/8-acre lot,” said 51-year-old developer Mike Hunt.
The EHGD is a non-profit organization that advocates total destruction of nature and the complete elimination of all wildlife.
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