An 8-year wait to get a permit

The April 21st 2010 Trustee’s meeting agenda had 6 administrative permits, all granted; 14 extensions/transfers/amendments, all granted; 8 moorings/duck blinds permits, all granted except the duck blind request where the Bay Constable thought the distance from the blind to neighboring properties was too close.  In the Wetland Permits portion of the meeting, the New Suffolk [...]

Earth Day 2010: Fragile Waterways

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provided funding for Channel Thirteen’s documentary “Fragile Waterways”, which aired last night to mark Earth Day 2010. Roughly an hour long, the program features the Peconic Bay, with Chris Pickerell of Cornell Marine, and his father. The program also explores the challenges facing Brooklyn, NY, the Great Lakes, [...]

Nor’easter drives Trustee permit changes

At a recent Trustee work session, Southold Town Trustees agreed that in the event that permitted stairs to the beach are destroyed in a storm, that no permit will be required to rebuild and/or reinstall new stairs to the beach. The same would go for repairs to bulkheads resulting from storm damage. This is good news for everyone who has been adversely impacted by the recent Nor’easter, but Southold VOICE members have questions, which we posed to Trustee Dave Bergen. Here’s his response.

655-7255

First there was Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller), then Beachwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes) and now its 655-7255 as a catchy easy-to-remember telephone number. Why should you remember 655-7255? It’s the number of SoutholdVOiCE, of course, and one you should have handy. Whenever you have a question, an idea, or need help with anything to do with our mission – which is your mission, that’s the number to call! As a member of SoutholdVOICE, you have a vast resource of information at your fingertips.

FEMA Wants to Know About your Storm Damage

The Office of the Southold Town Supervisor has been notified that FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is interested in receiving a list of residents that experienced flooding and/or property damage resulting from the recent record-setting rain storm. For further information, and to get on the list, read the full press release here.

Active Waterfront Property Rights Cases Across the States

In Florida and across the nation, there are a number of active property rights cases triggering state and federal legal reviews as to whether or not government entities must legally recognize and enforce private property boundary lines. Because a number these cases involve beachfront or oceanfront property, our courts and the media seem to be [...]