In his opening and closing remarks, Peter Van Scoyoc, a Democrat serving his second term on the town board, pointed to his record, and that of the sitting board, on open space
preservation, water quality protection
efforts, energy efficiency, social services, obtaining grants, and planning for the future through
ongoing hamlet studies and creation of a plan that accounts for rising sea level and shoreline erosion.
The new Lookout also offers storage space for the
ongoing volunteer - driven stewardship
efforts that will help sustain the maintenance and
preservation of Lands End as well as the nearby California Coastal Trail.