The Charter

What We Do.

Four obligations — connect, advocate, celebrate, steward. Small, specific, defensible. We measure progress by what we ship each quarter, not by what we promise each year.

i.

Connect

Quarterly mixers, a member-only Slack, and a print directory in the hands of every business owner in two zip codes.

  • Quarterly mixer — March, June, September, December
  • Member-only Slack with 140+ businesses
  • The annual print directory — distributed locally

ii.

Advocate

We hold seats on town committees and write public letters when storefronts get zoned out. The Chamber speaks for Main Street so members can keep working.

  • Seat on the Southampton Town Business Advisory Committee
  • Letters of testimony on zoning and signage code
  • Member-only briefings before major town meetings

iii.

Celebrate

Events that mark the year — Founders Dinner in March, Harvest in October, holiday windows in December. We show up for our members, in season and out.

  • Founders Dinner — March
  • Harvest & Member Vote — October
  • Holiday Windows & Main Street Lighting — December

iv.

Steward

A Main Street long preceded us and will outlast us. We work to leave it in better shape — historic preservation, signage standards, traffic patterns.

  • Historic preservation working group
  • Standardized signage program for member storefronts
  • Annual Main Street walking audit