Bet you didn’t know that …

The more members are involved, the better your organization will be. Our bylaws do allow for additional board members and I would welcome conversation with any active member who wants to play a stronger role in SoutholdVOICE. Either email or call me or any Board Member.

Going Down The Drain – we need your help

The Town is now addressing some “impaired water bodies”, specifically Richmond and Goose Creek and some Mattituck Creek road ends potentially using porous pavement at specific road ends. There are many road end issues which also need to be resolved. John Betsch reviews our past efforts to help mitigate storm water runoff and asks for help. Click the link to read the full article.

Private Property – or Not

Under California’s “prescriptive rights” or “implied dedication” doctrine, if the public regularly traverses an area of private property for a period of at least five years, the public may obtain a permanent “right” to continued use of that area, even without the landowner’s consent.

The Comprehensive Plan and Waterfront Property Owners

Goal 1.2 of the Community Character Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan, if implemented and regulated would have a significant effect on every waterfront property owner in the Town, their well being, their property rights, and their property value. Click the header to read our response in full.

No Bluffing

Washington State’s Whatcom County policy of valuing the potential environmental benefits of natural disasters over the lives and property of its own citizens is unacceptable . . . and unlawful.

Conservation Advisory Council Targets Waterfront Property Owners

Is there a “need for a holistic approach, with lasting and durable solutions” for the protection of the shoreline? The CAC targets waterfront property owners. Read more of John Betsch’s report here.

Emergency Southold Trustee Permit Toolkit

In cooperation with the Trustee Office, Southold VOICE has prepared the following information for those who need to apply for an emergency Town of Southold Trustee permit due to damage from the last storm. Here’s what you need to know, with an itemized list of the forms you need and the people to contact.

A Line in the Sand – Simply a Matter of Respect

A November 23rd Suffolk Times on-line article entitled “Fence is Mattituck Woman’s Line in the Sand” – with its forty-four posted comments and innuendo placed by anonymous people hiding behind pseudonyms, rattled John Betsch’s cage. While it might have been an interesting story for readers, it does not tell the complete story. Read the complete article.

Southold VOICE – keeping you connected

Everyone’s Busy!   Today’s world is demanding, and everyone seems to be juggling schedules and commitments, sometimes missing important information that affects you. ● Did you miss the SoutholdVOICE story “County Road 48 Washout” and the potential affect it could have on you? ● Did you know that your creek is scheduled to be dredged in [...]

County Road 48 Washout – let’s study the study!

An analysis of a press conference by SoutholdVOICE Chair Chairman John Betsch, comments by Lynn Laskos, of the Hashomomuck Cove Group, copies of the letters between Marc Alessi and Peter Scully of the DEC, who were both no-shows, and more photos. Ted Finch, Regional Director of the NYS Emergency Management Office, representing Governor Patterson, did attend at the last minute, but can anyone remember what he said?

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