Shellfishing, Coliform and Water Testing Explained

There is a good deal of member interest in the closing of creeks to shellfishing. John Kramer reports on last week’s presentation by Trustee John Bredemyer to the Conservation Advisory Council. Clickthe link for the full report.

Moorings in Richmond Creek

John Kramer took a ride with a SoutholdVOICE member who wanted to show him the situation in Richmond Creek. He, too, has been on the list for a permit to moor his boat for 8 years, just like the man he wrote about last month. The mooring area in Richmond Creek is a deep oval near the end of the entrance channel, big enough to moor at least 6 and maybe 8 boats. There are presently 2 moorings there, one occupied and one not. He spoke to Jill Doherty, Chairperson of the Trustees, about this and she said…..

Trustee meeting March 17th 2010

Notes from the March 17th Town Trustees’ meeting The meeting went quickly.  There were only three administrative permits: all granted.  There were eight applications for extensions, transfers, or amendments; none too exciting.  Eight wetland permits applications were heard, several concerning actions obviously either out of the jurisdiction of the Trustees, such as work on the [...]

Concrete Solution to Cleaner Waterways

Recently returned to Southold from his Winter break, John Kramer lost no time in helping Southold VOICE uncover the latest and brightest ideas in town. Jack Gold put him onto this one and it’s a game changer for stormwater runoff problems that plague our waterways.

No Spin MIMS Application

John Kramer’s attention was directed to the Mattituck Inlet Marina and Shipyard, MIMS, zone change application for their 33+ upland acres recently. Despite the Group for the East End depicting the project as “Acres of Mining & Massive Marina heading for Mattituck Creek”, he arranged to meet Jim Pape, the person in charge at MIMS and got a look at what is being proposed. Read the REAL situation here, not the spin.

The Last of the Trustees…

…for this year… Public frustration with lack of communication between departments survives the year end, while John Kramer shares a good tip for prospective buyers of waterfront property in the Town of Southold in his report of the December 16th Trustee Meeting.

New Dock Standards

The Dock moratorium expired again on Feb. 19 and the Planning Board Office has put out a one page standard for the construction of docks in Peconic Bay and Gardiners Bay. John Kramer FOILED the map overlays and we now have them on this site.

Resident Canada Geese Remediation

Many of our members have problems with Canada Geese and after doing some research, John Kramer has found several solutions available. One is low tech, one is hi tech…..this is the low tech solution. Click the title to read more, or go to Latest news, then comment on this article in the Forum.

Trustee Meeting November 2008

Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsTrustee Meeting Report There were 5 applications for administrative permits, such as maintenance tree trimming, erecting a split rail fence, replacing windows and siding on an existing dwelling, and all were approved. Twelve applications for extensions/amendments or transfers were approved without discussion. One of

DEC Roundtable Discussion

The agenda included sewer systems, dredging windows, aquaculture, farms, wineries, and Greenport Village. Then others such as SoutholdVOICE, Inc., could ask questions or raise issues in our areas of interest.

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