Our Members at Work

First, this gorgeous photo of an October sunrise at Harpers Point, looking from Jockey Creek out into Southold Bay, snapped by John Kramer. This gets our “photo of the week” award (OK, we’re biased, he’s our Chairman!), but the submissions were few – in order that he doesn’t win again next week, please send us [...]

Your Town Trustees at Work

Report From August 22, 2007 Southold Trustees Meeting by Patricia C. Moore The Trustees start their meetings with: (1) Administrative Permits for such actions as: replacement of shingles, insulation and garage doors to existing dwelling; new fence posts for a fence; replacement of sanitary systems; and landscaping within Trustee jurisdiction. If you are by the [...]

President’s Report

President’s Report – Planning and Progress update August 21, 2007 At the July meeting I suggested we have a party at the end of the summer to get together and celebrate our success. While discussing this at our last board meeting, the board wisely advised that it is inappropriate to spend funds we have not [...]

President’s Report

President’s Report – Planning and Progress update August 21, 2007 At the July meeting I suggested we have a party at the end of the summer to get together and celebrate our success. While discussing this at our last board meeting, the board wisely advised that it is inappropriate to spend funds we have not [...]

Dredging Progress Despite Bureaucratic Snarls

It appears that about 15 projects will be able to be completed in the approaching dredging season – Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 – but not the 20 to 25 the county used to do annually. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended in April that the county submit one application for all the projects [...]

Proposed amendments to the Local Law CH. 275

This link will take you to the full text of the proposed amendment(s) to Chapter 275, the restrictions on construction along Southold’s waterfront. A public hearing is to be scheduled and when the date/time is known it will be posted here. Readers of this website and particularly waterfront property owners whose ability to construct and [...]

Aground at the Entrance to Deep Hole Creek

Steven Bellavia writes: I live on Deep Hole Creek in Mattituck. I would like to volunteer whatever time and services I could to help promote and protect our water and adjacent properties. Deep Hole Creek, like others, needs dredging. I was hard aground sitting directly between the red and green buoy at the creek entrance [...]