West Creek pollution, the Real Culprits

John Kramer responds to this week’s letter in The Suffolk Times by Valerie Leonik. There’s more to the story, and it all depends on where you’re standing how you view the health of our waters. Read his opinion and hear the geese for yourself.

TRUSTEE MEETING NOTES NOV. 17

The pace was slow at the start as a group of neighbors complaining about beach egress and legal property fences on the beach occupied the work session. The discussion of Non disturbance and non turf buffer took the next hour as an applicant who was the last one to buy into a canal front neighborhood [...]

Sound Bluff Erosion Beach Walk

The weather has been great for autumn beach walks, and John Kramer highly recommends this walk to anyone who wants to see just how big a problem life on the bluff can be and how difficult it is to correct the problem. The walk begins at Horton’s Point Lighthouse.

Southold Town Trustee Dredging Priority List 2010

At the July 21 Town Trustees meeting, Dave Bergen reported the following wish list for Suffolk County dredging. Note that neither Wickham or West Creek has permits in place so it is doubtful that they will have permits in time for the dredging window. Also remember that Southold is only one of 5 towns submitting [...]

Trustees Meeting of July 21

It was a busy night, with the Suffolk County Water Authority on the schedule for a wetland permit to install a water line from Dam Pond to Browns Hill in Orient.  About 20 opponents were on hand to speak against it and it was the last item on the agenda.  The board stated they were not [...]

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 [...]

NYS Fishing License not required BUT, National Saltwater Angler Registry IS!

New York State backed off the license requirements as a direct result of the actions of our Trustees and those of the other East End towns, but, you are required to have a Federal Registration card to fish for Striped Bass or fish in Federal waters from 3-200 miles offshore. Registration is free (this year) [...]

Deer in the Town’s headlights

Southold Town Hall was packed at the recent Deer Control Informational meeting. The DEC controls the management of deer. There are several methods that were discussed, the first was hunting. The process is onerous at best and hunters complain that the check point in Ridge isn’t manned when they get there. Click the heading to read more of John Kramer’s report and add your own thoughts here.

Saturday June 13th – Morning Coffee Hour

Chairman John Kramer invites members to join him at the Piping Plover Cafe in Southold’s Feather Hill Shopping Center on Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 9:30, beginning next Saturday, June 13. John would like to hear what’s on your mind and have an open discussion on whatever comes up.

May 20th Town Trustees meeting

There were a few interesting applications this month.  The first was an application to add low voltage lighting to a cat walk and dock.  The applicant’s representative thought the building code allows lights that are controlled on the dock, but some of the Trustees were adament that this long and narrow dock with no handrails should be dark [...]

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